Kurt C. Kleinschmidt

Kurt C. Kleinschmidt is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He served as Division Chief for Medical Toxicology from 2004-2020 and as Toxicology Fellowship Program Director (2004-2018). He is Medical Director of Parkland Health's Perinatal Intervention Program (2016-present) and former Service Chief for the Integrated Family Planning Opioid Program (2020-2024 funded by Texas DHS).

• University of South Florida College of Medicine (MD 1986)
• Madigan Army Medical Center (Emergency Medicine Residency 1990)
• UT Southwestern (Toxicology Fellowship 1999)

His research focuses on Medical Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, particularly substance use disorders and snake envenomations. He investigates antivenom efficacy, opioid withdrawal management, and synthetic drug toxicity.

Recent publications analyze copperhead snakebite treatment outcomes, U-47700 synthetic opioid detection methods, and epidemiological trends in snakebites and drug poisonings. His work spans clinical trials, registry-based studies, and case reports on emerging toxicological threats.

• Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
• Board Certified in Medical Toxicology
• Board Certified in Addiction Medicine

His grants include Texas Department of Health Services funding (2020-2024) for addiction treatment programs and CDC grants via Dallas County Health and Human Services for snakebite research.