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CURRICULUM VITAE

Mark Kostic MD
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1986 - 05/1990 B.S., College of William and Mary in Virginia, Williamsburg, VA
09/1990 - 06/1994 M.D., Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson
University, Philadelphia, PA

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/1994 - 06/1995 Internship, Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center
07/1997 - 07/2000 Residency, Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center
07/2001 - 06/2003 Fellowship, Medical Toxicology, Rocky Mountain Poison
and Drug Center, Denver Health Authority, Denver, CO
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA

MILITARY SERVICE:
05/1991 - 06/1994 Reservist, U.S. Navy Medical Corps
06/1994 - 09/2007 Active-duty, U.S. Navy Medical Corps
Achieved rank of Commander (O-5)

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2000 - 06/2001 Teaching faculty for residency in Emergency Medicine
09/2000 - 06/2001 Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Emergency
07/2003 - 09/2007 Teaching faculty for residency in Emergency Medicine
08/2003 - 06/2007 Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Virginia
10/2007 - Present Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Medical
10/2007 - Present Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
Medicine), University of California, San Diego
Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/2003 - 07/2004 Medical Director, Virginia Poison Center, Richmond, VA
08/2004 - 07/2007 Associate Medical Director, Virginia Poison Center
10/2007 - Present Associate Medical Director, Wisconsin Poison Center
• Education director for Medical Toxicology rotation
Milwaukee, WI
• Provide medical direction and training for staff
Richmond, VA

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/2003 - 09/2007 Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
10/2007 - Present Director of Professional Education, Wisconsin Poison Center
07/2008 - Present Member, Education Core, MCW Injury Research Center
12/2008 - 12/2009 Steering committee member, Basic and Advanced Disaster Life Support training, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical Toxicology, to start 01/2011
• Director of newly formed M4 Integrated Selective in
• Intensive didactic and bedside training in the concepts of
medical toxicology for residents in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, fellows in Pediatric EM and Adolescent Medicine, and pharmacy residents

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
02/2004 - 07/2005 Member, Institutional Review Board, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
01/2005 - 09/2006 Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
07/2005 - 05/2007 Chairman, Institutional Review Board, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
08/2003 - 09/2007 Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
10/2007 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226
10/2007 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Emergency Medicine
11/2001
12/2011
ABEM - Medical Toxicology
12/2004
12/2014
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License (#
37218-20)
07/2007
10/2011
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
06/2007 - Present "Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award"
06/2008 - Present "Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award for Off-Service Rotation"
06/2010 - Present "Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award for Off-Service Rotation" Recognized by the Medical College of Wisconsin residents in Emergency Medicine
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Navy Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Commendation, x 3
Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Expert Marksman - rifle
US Navy
Recognized by the Medical College of Wisconsin residents in Emergency Medicine
Expert Marksman - pistol
Recognized by the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA residents in Emergency Medicine

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
09/2001 - Present Fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology
01/2002 - Present Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine
12/2002 - 01/2009 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
08/2003 - Present American Association of Poison Control Centers
01/2009 - Present American Academy of Clinical Toxicology

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
10/2008 - 05/2009 Sub-Chair, Abstract Review Committee for the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology's annual meeting
06/2009 - Present Chairman, Abstract Review Committee for the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology's annual meeting
05/2010 - Present Member, Nominating Committee for the American Association of Poison Control Centers

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Researched Abuse, Diversion, and Addiction-Related Surveillance System
Source:
RADARS®, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
Role:
Local Principal Investigator
Direct Funds:
$28,843 (ongoing)
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Kostic, Mark. "Toxic Alcohols", Grand Rounds for the University of Wisconsin, Madison residents in Emergency Medicine, Madison, WI
Kostic, Mark. "Adolescent Drug Abuse", Aurora Sheboygan Hospital, Sheboygan
 
Regional
Kostic, Mark. "Generation Rx", Best Practices, Children's Specialty Group, Door County
Kostic, Mark. "Pediatric Poisonings", Uniformed Services Pediatric Seminar. San Antonio
Kostic, Mark. "Generation Rx", nursing conference sponsored by CHW, Waukesha
Kostic, Mark. "Update on Pediatric and Adolescent Poisondom", Best Practices, Children's Specialty Group, Wisconsin Dells
Kostic, Mark, Gummin, D. "Toxic Tales", annual meeting for the Midwest Association for Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (MATT), Wauwatosa
Kostic, Mark. "Drugs and Trauma", SERTAC Conference, Waukesha
Kostic, Mark. "Critical Care Poisoning Cases", ResuscitatED conference, Wauwatosa
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Kostic, Mark. Darabos, M. "A prospective trial of IV caffeine vs placebo for post- dural-puncture headache in the emergency department". Poster presentation. Annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicin, New Orleans
Kostic, Mark. Dart, R. "Clinical trial of fab2 fragment antivenom against latrodectus species envenomations". Platform presentation. Spring meeting of the American College of Medical Toxicology, Atlanta, GA
 
International
Kostic, Mark. Dart, R. "CSF haloperidol concentrations after IV overdose". Poster presentation. Annual meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Palm Springs
Kostic, Mark. Heard, K. "Pilot study of fomepizole for the treatment of diethylene glycol poisoning in a rat model". Platform presentation. Annual meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Seattle
Kostic, Mark. Gummin, D. "Persistent cerebral edema and death after hemodialysis for chronic salicylism". Poster presentation. Annual meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Toronto
*Kostic, Mark. Gummin, D. "Poison center consultation decreases inpatient hospital charges and length of stay". Platform presentation. Annual meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT), Denver
Kostic, Mark. Pan, C. Leikin, J. "Critical Valproate toxicity reversed with hemodialysis in a toddler. Poster presentation. Annual meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Denver
Kostic, Mark. Gummin, D. "ED referral is unnecessary after unintentional pediatric ingestion of common topical liniments". Poster presentation. Annual meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Denver
*Awarded "Best Platform Presentation" for NACCT, 2010
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Community/Lay Public
To date, I have provided 17 interviews to local print and broadcast media on toxicologic issues of public interest.
 
Medical Student Education
Since my arrival in October of 2007, I have provided 15 lectures of varying subjects related to medical toxicology to MCW medical students of all years. Complete list is available upon request.
 
Resident and Fellow Education
Pediatrics (several lectures yearly)
Adolescent Psychiatry (on occasion)
Adult Critical Care (monthly)
Emergency Medicine (bimonthly)
Training is provided to members (residents, fellows, and faculty) in each of the following departments (complete list available upon request):
Pediatric Critical Care (scheduled)
 
Continuing Medical Education
04/2008 - Present "The Real World Application of Pharmacogenetics"
08/2008 - Present Kostic, Mark. "Generation Rx", Pediatric Grand Rounds. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
12/2008 - Present Kostic, Mark. "Chemical Weapons", Pediatric Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
08/2010 - Present Kostic, Mark. "Creepy Crawlies", Pediatric Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Conceived, coordinated, and moderated this afternoon of CME at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
06/2009 - 08/2009 Jessica Oswald (M2), Research mentor
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
06/2009 - present Heather Saavedra, MD (fellow in Pediatric Emergency Medicine), Scholarship Oversight Committee
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Kostic, MA., Dart, RC. Rethinking the toxic methanol level. Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology. 2002. 41;6:793-800
2. * Platform presentation at the International Congress for the European Association of Poison Control Centers, Rome (05/2003)
3. Bebarta, V., Kostic, MA., Gonzalez, MG. Managing adverse reactions to psychotropic medications. Pediatric Annals. 2005.34;12:947-954
4. Kostic, MA., Rose, SR., Bebarta, V. Understanding Poison Control and Protecting its Future. Pediatric Annals. 2005.34;12:983-988
5. Callan, J., Kostic, MA., Bachrach, EA., Rieg, TS. Prochlorperazine vs promethazine for
6. headache treatment in the emergency department: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2008.35;3:247-253
7. Kostic, MA., Gutierrez, F., Rieg, T., Moore, T., Gendron, T. A prospective randomized trial of intravenous prochlorperazine versus subcutaneous sumatriptan in acute migraine therapy in the emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2010.56;1:1-6
8. *Poster presentation at the annual meeting for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Washington, DC (05/2008)
9. **"Top 10 Emergency Medicine Best Evidence of 2010" (ranked #2) by Medscape and WebMD
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Kostic, MA., Dart, RC. "Coma" in Medical Toxicology, 3rd Edition. Editor Dart, RC. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia. Nov 2003
2. Kostic, MA., Dart, RC. "Hyperkalemia" in Medical Toxicology, 3rd Edition. Editor Dart, RC. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia. Nov 2003
3. Kostic, MA., Phillips, S. "Air Pollution" in Medical Toxicology, 3rd Edition. Editor Dart, RC. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia. Nov 2003