The Georgia Occupational and
Environmental Toxicology Clinic
Grady Memorial Hospital
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
12th Floor, C Wing
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Clinic Founded 1990
AOEC Contact
Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
zkazzi@emory.edu
For appointments call Nicole Wilkins at 404-616-0013 nbwilkins@ghm.edu
Clinic Description
The Georgia Occupational and Environmental Toxicology Clinic meets one
day each week and is staffed with seven Emory University attending
physicians. The clinic is located at Grady Memorial Hospital in
downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Services provided by the clinic include
diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from a wide variety of
occupational and environmental diseases, poisonings, and exposures to
hazardous substances.
Most Common Diagnoses
Occupational Asthma, Chemical Bronchitis, Irritant Rhinitis, Solvent
Exposure, Pneumoconiosis, Chemical Exposures, Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning, Heavy Metal Toxicity, Building Associated Illness (Sick
Building Syndrome), Toxic Fume Inhalation, Pesticide Exposure, Snake
and Spider Envenomations.
General Services Provided
Diagnosis of occupational related disease, Diagnosis of environmental
related disease, Impairment and Disability evaluations, Medical
surveillance, Screenings, Health Education, Independent Medical
Examinations, Medical-Legal Evaluations, Consultations to Labor and
Industry, Hazmat Training and surveillance
Specialized Services
EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies for “Peripheral Nerve Studies,
Neuropsychological Evaluation, Treatment of Metal Toxicity (including
DMSA Chelation)
Non-Routine Tests
Various Toxicology
Staff
Brent Morgan, MD, Physician
Joel Moorhead, MD, MPH, Physician
Murray Gilman, MD, FCCP, Physician
Michael Schwartz, MD, Physician
Josh Schier, MD, Physician
Jerry Thomas, MD, Physician
Robert Geller, MD, Physician
Ziad Kazzi, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT, Physician
Specialties Represented
Occupational Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Pediatrics, Internal
Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Pulmonology
Training Offered
Residents, Medical Students
Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Heavy Metal Exposures, Snake Envenomation, Carbon Disulfide, Mixed
Solvents and other Exposures, Occupational Lung Diseases, HAZMAT
Exposures, Clinical Toxicology, Symptom-Based Illnesses and Medically
Unexplained Symptoms.
Significant Affiliations
CDC, ATSDR (national office), NIOSH (national and regional office),
OSHA (regional and area office), Georgia Poison Center, Georgia
Department of Labor and Human Resources (Division of Public Health),
Georgia Tech (OSHA consultation program, industrial hygiene program),
Project Safe Georgia.
Updated 8/17