Christopher P. Holstege, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology
Senior Associate Vice President of Student Health & Wellness
Director, Blue Ridge Poison Center
Adjunct Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School

P.O. Box 800699
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699
Phone: (434) 924-5185
Fax: (434) 971-8657
E-mail: ch2xf@uvahealth.org

Christopher P. Holstege, M.D., is a University of Virginia Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics within the School of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology, Director of UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, and Senior Associate Vice President of Student Health and Wellness for the University of Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree from Calvin College and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigan. He is dually boarded, a diplomate of both the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Medical Toxicology.

Dr. Holstege is clinically active and provides medical care for poisoned patients.  He has been integrally involved in the diagnosis and management of a number of high-profile criminal poisonings, both domestic and abroad. He has served as principal or co-investigator on numerous extramural and multi-center funded research projects in clinical, basic science and epidemiologic arenas.  He has presented hundreds of research papers and lectures at regional, national, and international meetings. Dr. Holstege has over 300 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, periodicals, and books.  He has edited or authored 13 books, including the book titled Criminal Poisoning – Clinical and Forensic Perspectives.  

• Clinical toxicology
• Criminal poisoning
• Substance use/misuse trends
• Student health & wellness