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Volume19, Number 4 Special Issue Michael W. Shannon, MD, MPH, FAACT, FACMT, FACEP, FAAP 1953- 2009

The Pediatric Emergency - Medical community lost Toxicology Fellowship. He remained one of its most there and began his meteoric rise in esteemed and academic medicine, becoming the first valued African-American full Professor of educators at Harvard . He when AACT was Board-Certified in four ABMS member specialties: Pediatrics, Pediatric Michael W. , Emergency Shannon died Medicine, and Medical Toxicology. suddenly on Dr. Shannon was a former © Boston Globe 2001 March 10, 2009. President of the American College of He was 55 Medical Toxicology (ACMT), and he was years old. instrumental in effecting the recent Dr. Shannon was a full professor of labeling changes to pediatric cough and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and cold . He testified before the Editor was considered the preeminent pediatric Food and Drug Administration in toxicologist in the world, according to Dr. Michael G. Holland, MD Washington, D.C., on the unproven value [email protected] Gary Fleisher, chairman of medicine at of cold for children. His Children's Hospital, Boston. He was a research interests included substance prolific writer, having published more than abuse and environmental health, as well 50 peer-reviewed articles in major scientific as drug interactions. journals. He was lead editor of one of the AACT members will recall that Dr. authoritative texts of medical Toxicology, Shannon was a regular lecturer at the Haddad, and Winchester’s Clinical North American Congress of Clinical Management of and Drug Toxicology (NACCT) meetings each th Overdose, 4 Edition, published in 2007. year, sharing his wisdom and broad He was also Medical Editor-in-Chief of breadth of toxicologic knowledge with the ToxED, and Board Co-Chair of that entire toxicology community. He was publication. instrumental in training and educating Dr. Shannon is survived by his countless in toxicology and in loving wife Elaine, and their two children: a pediatrics. son, Evan, 21, and daughter, Lila, 20; both His loss is mourned by all those students at Stanford University. who had the privilege of knowing him or Dr. Shannon received his working with him. Children's Hospital undergraduate degree from Washington CEO Dr. James Mandell was quoted in University, St. Louis, MO, and his MD from the March 11, 2009 Boston Globe as Duke University School of Medicine in saying: "We are nothing short of Durham, NC. He served as chief resident devastated by this news and this in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in incredible loss," His message to the staff Boston, part of Harvard Medical School, of the hospital also noted that "Michael where he then completed a combined was an incredibly personable, highly

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AACT ion is published by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, talented clinician, researcher, and Inc. exclusively for the use of its person." During his long tenure at The American Academy of Clinical Toxicology mourns the loss members. Articles may not be Children’s Hospital, he had served as reproduced without written chief of the Division of Emergency of one of its favorite sons. He served permission from the Editor, Medicine, chief of the Division of the Academy and the greater President, and/or Executive Clinical Pharmacology, director of the toxicology community tirelessly in his Director. Center for Biopreparedness, and illustrious career. The Academy

associate chief of the Pediatric Board of Trustees will meet in special AACT Administrative Office session to create an appropriate 777 East Park Drive Environmental Health Center. He was also the Director of the Lead and memorial award in his honor. The PO Box 8820 entire Academy wishes to express its Harrisburg, PA 17105-8820 Toxicology Clinic at The Children’s heartfelt sorrow to his wife Elaine and (717) 558-7847 phone Hospital. their children Evan and Lila for their (717) 558-7841 fax In addition to his outstanding www.clintox.org medical and academic career, he tragic loss. Visiting hours are Friday served his community as well. Executive Director Shannon was on the boards of March 13, 2009 from 4-8pm at Bell- Susie Wilson several local charities and was active O'Dea funeral home, 376 Washing- [email protected] at his church, First Parish in ton St, Brookline, MA. Funeral services are to be held at 1pm on Copyright 2009, Brookline, MA., where he organized a American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, Inc. youth group, and helped them with Saturday March 14, 2009 at the First challenges of growing up with the Parish Church, Brookline, MA. Board of Trustees social pressure faced by modern Graveside services are private. youths. For those wishing to celebrate President One of Dr. Shannon’s favorite Michael I. Greenberg, MD, MPH Michael Shannon's life, please activities was modern dancing. He [email protected] began dancing when he was an consider making a contribution to one President-Elect of the following charities in his honor: undergraduate at Washington Alan Woolf, MD, MPH University in St. Louis more than 30 [email protected] years ago and continued while in Kids Clothes Club Immediate Past President medical school at Duke. He danced 120 Cypress Street G. Randall Bond, MD Brookline, MA 02445 [email protected] professionally for several years, Secretary where he met his wife, Elaine, also a Karen Simone, PharmD dancer. He also appeared each year Barro Sinplomo [email protected] in a local production. He dedicated c/o Ellen Carno Treasurer his most recent performance in 16 Auburndale, MA 02466 E. Martin Caravati, MD, MPH Boston's "Urban Nutcracker" to

H [email protected] Dr Michael Shannon Fund for Dance "Elaine, the love of my life." A story c/o Boston Dance Alliance, Attn: Ruth Trustees about how Michael juggled his Bimberg Daniel J. Cobaugh, PharmD dancing career with his duties as a Christopher P. Holstege, MD , professor, husband and 19 Clarendon St David Juurlink, MD, PhD father was a featured article in the Boston, MA 02116 Debra Kent, PharmD Boston Globe in 2001. www.bostondancealliance.org Edwin M. Kilbourne, MD Maria Mercurio-Zappala, RPh, MS, CSPI Robert B. Palmer, MS, PhD Elizabeth J. Scharman, PharmD Anthony J. Tomassoni, MD, MS Ex Officio Greene Shepherd, PharmD Matthew Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD

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