Thao-Phuong C. Hallett, MD

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Dr. Thao-Phuong C. Hallett, MD, is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist who specializes in caring for children with urgent illnesses and injuries, including poisonings, medication exposures, and other toxic exposures. She is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, and medical toxicology.

Dr. Hallett completed her pediatric residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, where she served as Chief Resident. She then completed advanced fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and medical toxicology through Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Hallett serves as Director of Medical Toxicology for Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Associate Pediatric Medical Director of the Georgia Poison Center. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.

Her research focuses on childhood poisoning, adolescent substance use, and disaster preparedness. She also helps educate physicians and communities about preventing and responding to poisonings and other potentially dangerous exposures.