Emergency Medicine
Medical Toxicology
Addiction Medicine
Fellowship
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (Phoenix, AZ)
Residency
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Recent Publications
Peer-Reviewed Research Articles
Claudius IA, Jontz A, Levine M, LoVecchio F, Dabrowski P, Kreisler R. Marijuana self-report compared with testing in trauma patients before and after legalization. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Nov 23:1-3. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1693045. [Epub ahead of print]
Quan D, LoVecchio F, Bhattarai B, Flores M, Frechette A, Sinha M. Comparing clinical outcomes between two scorpion antivenom dosing strategies in children. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Sep 2;57(9)760-64. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1551546.
Levine M, Pizon A, Beuhler M, Cantrell FL, LoVecchio F, Spyres M, Skolnik AB, Brooks DE. Exploratory Ingestions of Novel Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets: What Is the
Risk? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Nov 19. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001616.
Levine M, Offerman S, Vohra R, et al. Assessing the effect of a medical toxicologist in the care of rattlesnake envenomated patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Mar 2. doi: 10.1111/acem.13401. [Epub ahead of print]
Moran GJ, Krishnadasan A, Mower WR, et al. Effect of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole vs Cephalexin Alone on Clinical Cure of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017 May 23;317(20):2088-2096. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.5653.
Kannan VC, Hodgson N, Lau A, et al. Geolocalization of Influenza Outbreak Within an Acute Care Population: A Layered-Surveillance Approach. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;68(5):618-626. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.07.025.
Talan DA, LoVecchio F, Abrahamian FM, et al. A Randomized Trial of Clindamycin Versus Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Wound Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 15;62(12):1505-13. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw177.
Talan DA, Mower WR, Krishnadasan A, et al. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess. N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 3;374(9):823-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507476.
Crowe C, Bobrow BJ, Vadeboncoeur TF, et al (2015). Measuring and improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality inside the emergency department. Resuscitation. Aug;93:8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.04.031.
LoVecchio F and Zoph O (2015). Incidence of electronic cigarette exposures in children skyrockets in Arizona. Am J Emerg Med. Jun;33(6):834-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.02.036.
O'Donnell K, Mansbach JM, LoVecchio F, et al (2015). Use of Cough and Cold Medications in Severe Bronchiolitis before and after a Health Advisory Warning against Their Use. J Pediatr. Jul;167(1):196-8.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.03.037.
LoVecchio F and Heise CW (2015). Accidental pediatric ingestions of medical marijuana: a 4-year poison center experience. Am J Emerg Med. Jun;33(6):844-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.03.030.
Storrow AB, Nowak RM, Diercks DB, et al (2015). Absolute and relative changes (delta) in troponin I for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction: Results of a prospective multicenter trial. Clin Biochem. Mar;48(4-5):260-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.09.012.
Storrow AB, Christenson RH, Nowak RM, et al (2015). Diagnostic performance of cardiac Troponin I for early rule-in and rule-out of acute myocardial infarction: Results of a prospective multicenter trial. Clin Biochem. 2015 Mar;48(4-5):254-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.08.018.
Review Articles
Rafique Z, Peacock WF, LoVecchio F, Levy PD (2015). Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS-9) for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 16(11):1727-34. doi: 10.1517/14656566.2015.1066334.