Timur Durrani, MD, MPH, MBA

Title(s)Professor, Clinical Pharmacy
SchoolSchool of Pharmacy
Phone510-486-7589
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    University of ArizonaMD2004Medicine
    University of ArizonaMPH2004College of Public Health
    University of California IrvineMBA2008School of Business
    University of California Los AngelesResidency2007Family Medicine
    California Department of Public HealthResidency2008Preventive Medicine and Public Health
    University of California San FranciscoResidency2012Occupational and Envronmental Medicine
    University of California San FranciscoFellowship2012Medical Toxicology
    United States Army War CollegeMSS2018Strategic Studies

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    Dr. Timur S. Durrani is the Medical Director for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco. He holds board certifications in Occupational Medicine, Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Currently his academic responsibilities include teaching medical and pharmacy students, as well as graduate medical trainees including Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Occupational and Environmental Medicine residents, and Medical Toxicology Fellows. As a consultant for the Medical Toxicology Service, he provides clinical care for acutely poisoned patients at the San Francisco General Hospital, as well as outpatient Medical Toxicology consultations through the UCSF Occupational and Environmental Medicine Faculty Practice. He serves as Medical Toxicology consultant for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, region 9, and the Environmental Protection Agency, region 9. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Medical Toxicology, and has developed online training modules in Occupational and Environmental Health, including four with the American College of Medical Toxicology. Dr. Durrani has publications in basic science and public health disciplines, and has presented abstracts in neurotoxicology.

    Dr. Durrani’s career combines medicine with public health, allowing him to focus on individual patients while considering their population and environment. He has experience in caring for populations both domestically and internationally, having worked in multiple countries. His academic interests include occupational and environmental toxicology, reproductive toxicology, pediatric toxicology and clinical pharmacology.
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    1. Unintentional pediatric exposures to household cleaning products: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Poison Data System (2000-2015). J Occup Med Toxicol. 2023 Aug 11; 18(1):16. Pacini A, Tsutaoka B, Lai L, Durrani TS. PMID: 37568177; PMCID: PMC10422824.
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    2. Solvent-based paint and varnish removers: a focused toxicologic review of existing and alternative constituents. J Appl Toxicol. 2020 10; 40(10):1325-1341. Durrani T, Clapp R, Harrison R, Shusterman D. PMID: 32342556.
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    3. Evaluating Effectiveness of Online Learning Modules in Pediatric Environmental Health Education. J Med Toxicol. 2020 07; 16(3):269-275. Wong KH, Allen A, Durrani TS. PMID: 31873854; PMCID: PMC7320078.
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    4. EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS. Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health. 2019 Apr 10; 147-197. Macher MJ, Gold GD, Cruz CP, Kyle KJ, Durrani DT, Shusterman SD. .
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    5. Do we know how best to disinfect child care sites in the United States? A review of available disinfectant efficacy data and health risks of the major disinfectant classes. Am J Infect Control. 2019 01; 47(1):82-91. Holm SM, Leonard V, Durrani T, Miller MD. PMID: 30172610.
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    6. Lead Exposure in the Special Operations Shooter How to Prevent Cognitive Decline and Permanent Disability. J Spec Oper Med. 2018 Spring; 18(1):81-87. Brandon JW, Solarczyk JK, Durrani TS. PMID: 29533439.
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    7. One Toxicology, One Health, One Planet. Beyond One Health. 2018 Mar 16; 117-154. Hryhorczuk HD, Beasley BV, Poppenga PR, Durrani DT. .
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    8. Exposures to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Consumer Products-A Guide for Pediatricians. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2017 May; 47(5):107-118. Wong KH, Durrani TS. PMID: 28526231.
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    9. Edible Marijuana Labeling and Packaging. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 02; 57(2):227-230. Tsutaoka B, Araya-Rodríguez G, Durrani T. PMID: 28952346.
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    10. Mercury Exposure Through Gold Extraction: Varied Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity. Toxicology and Forensic Medicine - Open Journal. 2016 Nov 29; 1(1):18-20. Durrani DT, Tsutaoka TB, Moeller MM, Harrison HR. .
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    11. UCSF Hospitalist Handbook. Toxicology. 2016. Gregory Summerville, Gregory Judson, Timur S. Durrani (Chapter editor). . View Publication.
    12. CDS: Hospital Medicine, Miller C Ed. 2nd Edition. Salicylate toxicity. 2016. Timur S. Durrani. . View Publication.
    13. CDS: Hospital Medicine. Miller, C Ed. 2nd Edition. Needlestick and post exposure prophylaxis. 2016. Timur S. Durrani. . View Publication.
    14. CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine, in LaDou, J ed. Medical Toxicology. 2014. Kent Olson, Timur S. Durrani. . View Publication.
    15. CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine, LaDou, J ed. Occupational Infections. 2014. Robert Harrison, Timur S. Durrani. . View Publication.
    16. CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine, LaDou, J ed. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 2014. Neal Benowitz, Timur S. Durrani. . View Publication.
    17. When Is "Pseudo-Ludwig's Angina" Associated With Coagulopathy Also a "Pseudo" Hemorrhage? J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2013 Apr-Jun; 1(2):2324709613492503. Lovallo E, Patterson S, Erickson M, Chin C, Blanc P, Durrani TS. PMID: 26425576; PMCID: PMC4528795.
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    18. Poisoning & Drug Overdose, Olson, K ed. 6th Edition. Methyl Bromide. 2011; 284 - 285. Delia Dempsey, Timur S. Durrani. . View Publication.
    19. Health sector development in Afghanistan: the way forward. US Army Med Dep J. 2009 Apr-Jun; 51-7. Brezinski P, Edie-Korleski M, Durrani TS, Howard D, Manansala M. PMID: 20084748.
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    20. Is early postoperative duplex scan surveillance of leg bypass grafts clinically important? J Vasc Surg. 2003 Mar; 37(3):495-500. Ferris BL, Mills JL, Hughes JD, Durrani T, Knox R. PMID: 12618681.
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    21. Preimplant vein intimal thickness is not a predictor of bypass graft stenosis. J Surg Res. 2001 Mar; 96(1):1-5. James DC, Durrani T, Wixon CL, Hughes JD, Westerband A, Mills JL. PMID: 11180988.
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