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George Sam Wang

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PEDS
Phone720/478-9220

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    1. Bero L, Lawrence R, Oberste JP, Li T, Leslie L, Rittiphairoj T, Piper C, Wang GS, Brooks-Russell A, Yim TW, Tung G, Samet JM. Health Effects of High-Concentration Cannabis Products: Scoping Review and Evidence Map. Am J Public Health. 2023 12; 113(12):1332-1342. PMID: 37939329.
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    2. Lavonas EJ, Akpunonu PD, Arens AM, Babu KM, Cao D, Hoffman RS, Hoyte CO, Mazer-Amirshahi ME, Stolbach A, St-Onge M, Thompson TM, Wang GS, Hoover AV, Drennan IR. 2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2023 10 17; 148(16):e149-e184. PMID: 37721023.
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    3. Pepin LC, Simon MW, Banerji S, Leonard J, Hoyte CO, Wang GS. Toxic Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Dose in Pediatric Cannabis Edible Ingestions. Pediatrics. 2023 09 01; 152(3). PMID: 37635689.
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    4. Buttorff C, Wang GS, Wilks A, Tung G, Kress A, Schwam D, Pacula RL. Impact of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Opioid Prescribing and Opioid-Related Hospital Visits in Colorado: an Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 09; 38(12):2726-2733. PMID: 37340250.
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    5. Kosnett MJ, Ma M, Dooley G, Wang GS, Friedman K, Brown T, Henthorn TK, Brooks-Russell A. Blood cannabinoid molar metabolite ratios are superior to blood THC as an indicator of recent cannabis smoking. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 05; 61(5):355-362. PMID: 37293900.
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    6. Rague JM, Ma M, Dooley G, Wang GS, Friedman K, Henthorn TK, Brooks-Russell A, Kosnett MJ. The minor cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) is a highly specific blood biomarker of recent cannabis smoking. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 05; 61(5):363-369. PMID: 36939145.
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    7. Wang GS, Leonard J, Cornell A, Hoyte C. Adolescent US Poison Center Exposure Calls During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Adolesc Health. 2022 12; 71(6):764-767. PMID: 36088226.
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    8. Comstock G, Kaiser S, Heard K, Wang GS. Significance of temperature in antimuscarinic toxicity: a case-control study. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 09; 60(9):1070-1072. PMID: 35735006.
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    9. Dixon A, Shea T, Wang GS, DeMasellis G, Blanchette E. A toxic ingestion with an elevated osmolal gap: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 02; 38(2):399-401. PMID: 35695964.
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    10. Shea T, Dixon AM, Wang GS, DeMasellis G, Blanchette E. A toxic ingestion with an elevated osmolal gap: Questions. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 02; 38(2):397-398. PMID: 35695959.
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    11. Sudanagunta S, Camarena-Michel A, Pennington S, Leonard J, Hoyte C, Wang GS. Comparison of Two-Bag Versus Three-Bag N-Acetylcysteine Regimens for Pediatric Acetaminophen Toxicity. Ann Pharmacother. 2023 01; 57(1):36-43. PMID: 35587124.
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    12. Wang GS, Buttorff C, Wilks A, Schwam D, Tung G, Pacula RL. Impact of cannabis legalization on healthcare utilization for psychosis and schizophrenia in Colorado. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 06; 104:103685. PMID: 35429874.
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    13. Sempio C, Almaraz-Quinones N, Jackson M, Zhao W, Wang GS, Liu Y, Leehey M, Knupp K, Klawitter J, Christians U, Klawitter J. Simultaneous Quantification of 17 Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS in Human Plasma. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Apr 21; 46(4):383-392. PMID: 33754154.
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    14. Wang GS, Bajaj L, Poppy C, Valuck R. Integrated Prescription Drug Monitoring Program for Opioid Prescribing at a Children's Hospital. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 07; 61(7):465-468. PMID: 35442096.
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    15. Petska HW, Yin S, Lindberg DM, Beal SJ, Drendel AL, Greiner MV, Wang GS. Drug exposures in young children - The next frontier in occult injury testing. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 05; 127:105575. PMID: 35276533.
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    16. Comstock G, Kilgallon K, Wang GS, Bourne D, Blanchette E, Stenson E. Management and Associated Toxicokinetics of Massive Valproic Acid Ingestion with High Flow Continuous Venovenous Hemodiafiltration. J Med Toxicol. 2022 07; 18(3):239-242. PMID: 35235162.
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    17. Wang GS, Buttorff C, Wilks A, Schwam D, Metz TD, Tung G, Pacula RL. Cannabis legalization and cannabis-involved pregnancy hospitalizations in Colorado. Prev Med. 2022 03; 156:106993. PMID: 35150750.
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    18. Wang GS, Buttorff C, Wilks A, Schwam D, Tung GJ, Banerji S, Dart RC, Pacula RL. Comparison of hospital claims and poison center data to evaluate health impact of opioids, cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar; 53:150-153. PMID: 35051702.
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    19. Wang GS, Reynolds KM, Banner W, Bond GR, Kauffman RE, Palmer RB, Paul IM, Rapp-Olsson M, Green JL, Dart RC. Adverse Events Related to Accidental Unintentional Ingestions From Cough and Cold Medications in Children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jan 01; 38(1):e100-e104. PMID: 32576790.
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    20. Buttorff C, Wang GS, Tung GJ, Wilks A, Schwam D, Pacula RL. APCDs can Provide Important Insights for Surveilling the Opioid Epidemic, With Caveats. Med Care Res Rev. 2022 08; 79(4):594-601. PMID: 34933577.
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    21. Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bos T, Bielsky A, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Long Bone Fracture at Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e1524-e1527. PMID: 32384393.
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    22. Bashqoy F, Heizer JW, Reiter PD, Wang GS, Borgelt LM. Increased Testing and Health Care Costs for Pediatric Cannabis Exposures. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e850-e854. PMID: 30998654.
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    23. Desai NM, Mistry RD, Brou L, Boehnke ME, Lee JS, Wang GS. Pediatric Exposures Reported to the Toxicology Investigators Consortium, 2010-2015. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e1039-e1043. PMID: 31464880.
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    24. Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bielsky A, Reid A, Bos T, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Acute Pain at a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e841-e845. PMID: 31688834.
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    25. Halmo LS, Wang GS, Reynolds KM, Delva-Clark H, Rapp-Olsson M, Banner W, Bond GR, Kauffman RE, Palmer RB, Paul IM, Green JL, Dart RC. Pediatric Fatalities Associated With Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications. Pediatrics. 2021 11; 148(5). PMID: 34607934.
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    26. Wang GS, Buttorff C, Wilks A, Schwam D, Tung G, Pacula RL. Changes in Emergency Department Encounters for Vomiting After Cannabis Legalization in Colorado. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2125063. PMID: 34533572.
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    27. Johnson AB, Wang GS, Wilson K, Cline DM, Craven TE, Slaven S, Raghavan V, Mistry RD. Association between secondhand marijuana smoke and respiratory infections in children. Pediatr Res. 2022 06; 91(7):1769-1774. PMID: 34321605.
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    28. Hunter K, Poel K, Pennington S, Bindseil I, Banerji S, Leonard J, Wang GS. Trends of prescription psychotropic medication exposures in pediatric patients, 2009-2018. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2022 Feb; 60(2):243-251. PMID: 34196239.
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    29. Wymore EM, Palmer C, Wang GS, Metz TD, Bourne DWA, Sempio C, Bunik M. Persistence of ?-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Human Breast Milk. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 06 01; 175(6):632-634. PMID: 33683306.
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    30. Joynt PY, Wang GS. Fentanyl contaminated "M30" pill overdoses in pediatric patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 12; 50:811.e3-811.e4. PMID: 34030905.
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    31. Fredericks RM, Wang GS, Vohwinkel CU, Graham JK. An Unusual Case of Severe Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis in a 3-year-old Girl. Pediatr Rev. 2021 01; 42(Suppl 1):S46-S51. PMID: 33386361.
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    32. Wang GS, Baker K, Ng P, Janis GC, Leonard J, Mistry RD, Heard K. A randomized trial comparing physostigmine vs lorazepam for treatment of antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) toxidrome. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Aug; 59(8):698-704. PMID: 33295809.
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    33. Martin AM, Wang GS, Poel K. Use of both Fab and F(ab')2 fragment antivenom in a pediatric patient for treatment of a North American Crotalidae envenomation. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 07; 45:677.e1-677.e3. PMID: 33293188.
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    34. Wang GS, Green JL, Reynolds KM, Banner W, Bond GR, Kauffman RE, Palmer RB, Paul IM, Rapp-Olsson M, Dart RC. Trends in adverse events and related health-care facility utilization from cough and cold medication exposures in children. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Apr; 59(4):351-354. PMID: 32914676.
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    35. Wang GS, Bourne DWA, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Chapman K, Knupp K, Wempe MF, Borgelt L, Christians U, Leonard J, Heard K, Bajaj L. Disposition of Oral Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extracts in Children with Epilepsy. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2020 08; 59(8):1005-1012. PMID: 32048179.
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    36. Wang GS, Olsen H, Severtson G, Green JL, Dart RC. The impact of the prescription opioid epidemic on young children: Trends and mortality. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 06 01; 211:107924. PMID: 32178937.
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    37. Graham J, Leonard J, Banerji S, Wang GS. Illicit Drug Exposures in Young Pediatric Patients Reported to the National Poison Data System, 2006-2016. J Pediatr. 2020 04; 219:254-258.e1. PMID: 31952846.
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    38. Wang GS, Banerji S, Contreras AE, Hall KE. Marijuana exposures in Colorado, reported to regional poison centre, 2000-2018. Inj Prev. 2020 04; 26(2):184-186. PMID: 31676510.
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    39. Heard K, Monte AA, Wang GS. Another Perspective on Cannabis and Emergency Medicine in Colorado. West J Emerg Med. 2019 10 16; 20(6):855-856. PMID: 31738711.
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    40. Wang GS, Reynolds KM, Banner W, Bond GR, Kauffman RE, Palmer RB, Paul IM, Rapp-Olsson M, Green JL, Dart RC. Medication Errors From Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications in Children. Acad Pediatr. 2020 04; 20(3):327-332. PMID: 31562931.
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    41. Bonney CF, Hatten B, Wang GS. Toxicity From Unintentional Pediatric Ingestion of a Performance-Enhancing Drug: A Case Report With Review of Clenbuterol Toxicity and Treatment. J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct; 57(4):e105-e108. PMID: 31493966.
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    42. Halmo LS, Hurst IA, Ng PC, Wang GS. Latrodectus Facies After Latrodectus Hesperus Envenomation in?a?Pediatric Patient. J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct; 57(4):523-526. PMID: 31492593.
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    43. Ng PC, Banerji S, Graham J, Leonard J, Wang GS. Adolescent exposures to traditional and novel psychoactive drugs, reported to National Poison Data System (NPDS), 2007-2017. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 09 01; 202:1-5. PMID: 31279256.
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    44. Wang GS, Bourne DWA, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Chapman K, Knupp K, Wempe MF, Borgelt L, Christians U, Heard K, Bajaj L. Disposition of oral delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in children receiving cannabis extracts for epilepsy. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 02; 58(2):124-128. PMID: 31111749.
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    45. Wang GS, Haynes C, Besharat A, Lait ML, Green JL, Dart RC, Roosevelt G. Brief report: Characterization of marijuana use in us college students by state marijuana legalization status as reported to an online survey. Am J Addict. 2019 07; 28(4):266-269. PMID: 30901123.
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    46. Ng PC, Schimmel J, Wang GS. Lacosamide Overdose: A Case of QRS Prolongation and Seizure. J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun; 56(6):652-656. PMID: 30879851.
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    47. Wang GS, Hoyte C. Novel Drugs of Abuse. Pediatr Rev. 2019 Feb; 40(2):71-78. PMID: 30709973.
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    48. Wang GS, Hoyte C, Roosevelt G, Heard K. The Continued Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Unintentional Pediatric Exposures in Colorado. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 01; 58(1):114-116. PMID: 30288992.
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    49. Wang GS, Davies SD, Halmo LS, Sass A, Mistry RD. Marijuana Legalization and Adolescent Health. J Adolesc Health. 2018 09; 63(3):367. PMID: 30237003.
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    50. Wang GS, Hoyte C. Review of Biguanide (Metformin) Toxicity. J Intensive Care Med. 2019 Nov-Dec; 34(11-12):863-876. PMID: 30126348.
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    51. Wang GS, Hoyte C. Common Substances of Abuse. Pediatr Rev. 2018 Aug; 39(8):403-414. PMID: 30068741.
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    52. Heizer JW, Borgelt LM, Bashqoy F, Wang GS, Reiter PD. Marijuana Misadventures in Children: Exploration of a Dose-Response Relationship and Summary of Clinical Effects and Outcomes. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Jul; 34(7):457-462. PMID: 27050740.
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    53. Wang GS, Severtson SG, Bau GE, Dart RC, Green JL. Unit-Dose Packaging and Unintentional Buprenorphine-Naloxone Exposures. Pediatrics. 2018 06; 141(6). PMID: 29724879.
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    54. Wang GS, Davies SD, Halmo LS, Sass A, Mistry RD. Impact of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado on Adolescent Emergency and Urgent Care Visits. J Adolesc Health. 2018 08; 63(2):239-241. PMID: 29609916.
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    55. Graham J, Barberio M, Wang GS. Capsaicin Cream for Treatment of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in Adolescents: A Case Series. Pediatrics. 2017 Dec; 140(6). PMID: 29122973.
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    56. Wang GS, Heard K, Roosevelt G. The Unintended Consequences of Marijuana Legalization. J Pediatr. 2017 11; 190:12-13. PMID: 29144239.
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    57. Klawitter J, Sempio C, M?rlein S, De Bloois E, Klepacki J, Henthorn T, Leehey MA, Hoffenberg EJ, Knupp K, Wang GS, Hopfer C, Kinney G, Bowler R, Foreman N, Galinkin J, Christians U, Klawitter J. An Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization MS/MS Assay Using Online Extraction for the Analysis of 11 Cannabinoids and Metabolites in Human Plasma and Urine. Ther Drug Monit. 2017 10; 39(5):556-564. PMID: 28640062.
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    58. Wang GS, Hoppe J, Brou L, Heard K. In response to "Balancing the risks and benefits of medication organizers". Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 02; 56(2):156. PMID: 28748717.
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    59. Wang GS, Hoppe JA, Brou L, Heard KJ. Medication organizers (pill minders) increase the risk for unintentional pediatric ingestions. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2017 Sep; 55(8):897-901. PMID: 28471310.
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    60. Green JL, Wang GS, Reynolds KM, Banner W, Bond GR, Kauffman RE, Palmer RB, Paul IM, Dart RC. Safety Profile of Cough and Cold Medication Use in Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2017 Jun; 139(6). PMID: 28562262.
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    61. Wang GS, Hall K, Vigil D, Banerji S, Monte A, VanDyke M. Marijuana and acute health care contacts in Colorado. Prev Med. 2017 Nov; 104:24-30. PMID: 28365373.
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    62. Wang GS, Roosevelt G, Becker A, Brou L, Galinkin JL. Evaluation of drug use and medication compliance in adolescents admitted to a psychiatric facility from the pediatric emergency department. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2017 05; 46:38-40. PMID: 28622813.
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    63. Wang GS, Le Lait MC, Deakyne SJ, Bronstein AC, Bajaj L, Roosevelt G. Unintentional Pediatric Exposures to Marijuana in Colorado, 2009-2015. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 09 06; 170(9):e160971. PMID: 27454910.
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    64. Wang GS. Food for thought. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Nov; 54(9):817-818. PMID: 27534572.
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    65. Wang GS, Roosevelt G, Fagan K, Hoppe J. Pediatric Emergency Physician Knowledge and Utilization of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jan; 56(1):80-82. PMID: 26976807.
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    66. Wang GS. Pediatric Concerns Due to Expanded Cannabis Use: Unintended Consequences of Legalization. J Med Toxicol. 2017 03; 13(1):99-105. PMID: 27139708.
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    67. Cao D, Maddux AB, Mashburn D, Vohwinkel C, Wang GS. Pediatric occult methanol intoxication with hyperammonemia. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Feb; 34(2):343.e5-6. PMID: 26162618.
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    68. Richards DB, Wang GS, Buchanan JA. Pediatric tea tree oil aspiration treated with surfactant in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Apr; 31(4):279-80. PMID: 25285387.
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    69. Wang GS, Monte A, Hatten B, Brent J, Buchanan J, Heard KJ. Initiation of a medical toxicology consult service at a tertiary care children's hospital. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2015 May; 53(4):192-4. PMID: 25686099.
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    70. Wang GS, Roosevelt G, Le Lait MC, Martinez EM, Bucher-Bartelson B, Bronstein AC, Heard K. Association of unintentional pediatric exposures with decriminalization of marijuana in the United States. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jun; 63(6):684-9. PMID: 24507243.
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    71. Wang GS, Le Lait MC, Heard K. Unintentional pediatric exposures to central alpha-2 agonists reported to the National Poison Data System. J Pediatr. 2014 Jan; 164(1):149-52. PMID: 24094880.
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    72. Wang GS, Roosevelt G, Heard K. Pediatric marijuana exposures in a medical marijuana state. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Jul; 167(7):630-3. PMID: 23712626.
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    73. Wang GS, Deakyne S, Bajaj L, Yin S, Heard K, Roosevelt G. The limited utility of screening laboratory tests and electrocardiograms in the management of unintentional asymptomatic pediatric ingestions. J Emerg Med. 2013 Jul; 45(1):34-8. PMID: 23561311.
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    74. Borgelt LM, Franson KL, Nussbaum AM, Wang GS. The pharmacologic and clinical effects of medical cannabis. Pharmacotherapy. 2013 Feb; 33(2):195-209. PMID: 23386598.
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    75. Wang GS, Banerji S, Roussil TK, Heard KJ. Survival after amphotericin B overdose treated with plasmapheresis. Ann Pharmacother. 2013 Feb; 47(2):e9. PMID: 23362040.
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    76. Wang GS, Yin S, Shear B, Heard K. Severe poisoning after accidental pediatric ingestion of glycol ethers. Pediatrics. 2012 Oct; 130(4):e1026-9. PMID: 23008459.
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    77. Wang GS, Tham E, Maes J, Buchanan JA. Flecainide toxicity in a pediatric patient due to differences in pharmacy compounding. Int J Cardiol. 2012 Nov 29; 161(3):178-9. PMID: 22749450.
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    78. Wang GS, Narang SK, Wells K, Chuang R. A case series of marijuana exposures in pediatric patients less than 5 years of age. Child Abuse Negl. 2011 Jul; 35(7):563-5. PMID: 21816471.
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    79. Wang GS, Monte A, Bagdure D, Heard K. Hepatic failure despite early acetylcysteine following large acetaminophen-diphenhydramine overdose. Pediatrics. 2011 Apr; 127(4):e1077-80. PMID: 21402629.
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    80. Wang GS, Erwin N, Zuk J, Henry DB, Dobyns EL. Retrospective review of emergency response activations during a 13-year period at a tertiary care children's hospital. J Hosp Med. 2011 Mar; 6(3):131-5. PMID: 21387548.
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