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John W. Downs, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM (he/him/his)

Director, Virginia Poison Center
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

John W. Downs MD MPH completed residency training in internal medicine at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, and in occupational & environmental medicine at the Uniformed Services University, where he also completed a Master of Public Health degree. Dr. Downs later completed a fellowship in medical toxicology at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System. Prior to his recent arrival as Director of Virginia Poison Center at VCU Health in summer 2024, Dr. Downs was a US Army officer for more than 20 years. His final active-duty tour was at the Uniformed Services University where he was an Associate Professor and the Associate Program Director for the Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency, and an attending physician at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His military medical experience includes multiple tours as senior medical officer to special operations and light infantry units to include deployments to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Downs's public health experience includes service as Chief of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Chief, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Downs is board certified as a physician in internal medicine, occupational & environmental medicine, and medical toxicology. Dr. Downs also holds allied health certifications as a certified public health professional (CPH), and Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT). Dr. Downs is a recipient of the Army Surgeon General's 9A Proficiency Designation in occupational and environmental medicine. He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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