Bio

Denise Fernandez is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Fernandez is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Toxicology. She earned her BS from Cornell University and her MD from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University and Weill Cornell, followed by a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at NYU Langone.

Her academic interests include opioid use disorder, medical management of the poisoned patient, medical education, and substance use disorder.