Doctor's Bio
Dr. Ziad N. Kazzi, MD, is a board-certified emergency physician and medical toxicologist who specializes in caring for patients with poisonings, medication overdoses, toxic exposures, and radiation-related emergencies. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Emory University, where he served as chief resident, followed by a fellowship in Medical Toxicology through Emory University, the Georgia Poison Center, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Today, Dr. Kazzi cares for patients at Grady while also serving as an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory University, Assistant Medical Director of the Georgia Poison Center, and a medical toxicologist with the CDC. He is passionate about improving emergency care through education, research, and disaster preparedness, and has helped train healthcare professionals around the world in the recognition and treatment of toxic exposures and other medical emergencies.
Whether caring for patients in the emergency department or helping prepare healthcare teams for complex emergencies, Dr. Kazzi is committed to delivering expert, compassionate care when it matters most.
Board Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine Emergency Medicine
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Assessing trans fat levels in street foods of Tbilisi: a public health concern (2021).
Kakutia N, Caudle WM, Kazzi ZN, Sturua L, Zarnadze SD, Uberi E, Mebonia N
BMC nutrition. 2025;11(1):212.
PMID: 41225623 - Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among School-Aged Children in the Country of Georgia: A Cross-Sectional Study, 2022.
Kakutia N, Caudle WM, Kazzi ZN, Sturua L, Davit Zarnadze S, Mebonia N
BMC nutrition. 2025;11(1):9.
PMID: 39806469 - Designer benzodiazepines: a report of exposures recorded in the National Poison Data System, 2014-2017.
Carpenter JE, Murray BP, Dunkley C, Kazzi ZN, Gittinger MH
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2019;57(4):282-286.
PMID: 30430874 - Opportunity for Collaboration Between Radiation Injury Treatment Network Centers and Medical Toxicology Specialists.
Davlantes E, Shartar S, Venero J, Steck A, Langston A, Kazzi ZN
Southern medical journal. 2017;110(8):497-501.
PMID: 28771645 - Medical toxicologists' practice patterns regarding drug-induced QT prolongation in overdose patients: a survey in the United States of America, Europe, and Asia Pacific region.
Othong R, Devlin JJ, Kazzi ZN
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2015;53(4):204-9.
PMID: 25706450 - Report of a Bite from a New Species of the Echis Genus--Echis omanensis.
Al Hatali BA, Al Mazroui SA, Alreesi AS, Geller RJ, Morgan BW, Kazzi ZN
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology. 2015;11(2):242-4.
PMID: 25403810 - Radiological emergency preparedness: a survey of nuclear medicine technologists in the United States.
Van Dyke ME, McCormick LC, Bolus NE, Pevear J, Kazzi ZN
Journal of nuclear medicine technology. 2013;41(3):223-30.
PMID: 23907559 - Imidacloprid poisoning presenting as leukoclastic vasculitis with renal and hepatic dysfunction.
Agha A, Bella A, Aldosary B, Kazzi ZN, Alhumaidi MA
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia. 2012;23(6):1300-3.
PMID: 23168873 - Exotic venomous snakebite drill.
Othong R, Sheikh S, Alruwaili N, Gorodetsky R, Morgan BW, Lock B, Kazzi ZN
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2012;50(6):490-6.
PMID: 22624659 - Cardiovascular events in adults taking medications for ADHD.
Devlin JJ, Punja M, Kazzi ZN
JAMA. 2012;307(14):1485-6; author reply 1486.
PMID: 22496258
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