DR.
FREDERICK W. OEHME
(Pronounced OH-mee)
Professor of toxicology, pathobiology, medicine and physiology
Director of comparative toxicology laboratories
If
your child or pet has ingested a poisonous substance, you'll want
to call an expert. Fred Oehme, professor of toxicology and pathobiology
and director of Kansas State University's comparative toxicology
laboratories in the department of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology,
is not only an expert on handling clinical emergencies, but also
on preventing them.
Since 1969, he has led the Comparative Toxicology Program, an internationally recognized post-graduate training center for toxicologists and a research and clinical service facility. Oehme installed a 24 hours a day, seven days a week Information Response Center to answer requests for information on potential chemical hazards, clinical emergencies and environmental contamination.
Also at K-State, Oehme has developed clinical toxicology courses in professional curriculum and graduate biochemical and environmental toxicology and built K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine's graduate teaching program in toxicology. He has mentored more than 60 graduate and post-doctorate students, many of whom have successfully completed the examinations for the American Board of Toxicology and the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology.
Internationally, Oehme provides training programs to developing countries including Indonesia, Japan and Australia. He also has served as a toxicology consultant for developing poisoning prevention programs to the Food and Agricultural Organization, the International Program for Chemical Safety and the World Health Organization.
He is the editor of the international journal, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, is on editorial boards of numerous other scientific journals, has contributed to more than 750 professional publications and has presented more than 675 papers to professional and scientific groups.
Oehme received his bachelor's degree in biological science from Cornell University, his master's degree in toxicology and medicine from K-State and his doctorate in toxicology from the University of Missouri. He received his DVM in 1958 from Cornell University.
He holds memberships in a variety of professional organizations including the American Board of Toxicology, the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology, the American Academy of Veterinary and Comparative Toxicology, the American Academy of Toxicological Sciences, the Society of Toxicology, the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and the World Federation of Clinical Toxicology and Poison Control Centers.
Oehme can be contacted at 785-532-4334 or via e-mail at oehme@vet.ksu.edu.
K-State's Poison Control Hotline is 785-532-5679.