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Matthew Lewin, MD, Emergency Medicine, Corte Madera, CA

Matthew R. Lewin MD PhD


Director, Center for Exploration and Travel Health, California Academy of Sciences; Founder, Ophirex, Inc. A Public Benefit Corporation

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  • 5643 Paradise DriveCorte Madera, CA 94925

  • Phone+1 415-425-7892

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Summary

  • Dr. Matthew Lewin is an emergency medicine physician in Corte Madera, CA. He received his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and has been in practice 18 years. He is experienced in travel and tropical medicine, general emergency medicine, wilderness medicine, expeditionary medicine, and exploration medicine. He has more than 60 publications and over 500 citations. Dr. Lewin is a recognized expert in expedition and field medicine, with emergency medicine board certification and a PhD in the field of neurophysiology. He is an elected fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, a National fellow of the Explorers Club, is currently President of the North American Society of Toxinology, and served on the WHO’s Snakebite Envenoming Working Group. He earned his MD and PhD at the University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Distinguished Alumnus award, 2020) and his BSc degree at the University of California, Berkeley.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno
    University of California (San Francisco)/FresnoResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2001 - 2003
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2000 - 2001
  • Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical Center
    Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
  • McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
    McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2010 - 2014
  • Emergency Medicine
    American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow, California Academy of Sciences California Academy of Sciences, 2010

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Ophirex Receives Wellcome Trust Award to Advance
    Ophirex Receives Wellcome Trust Award to AdvanceMarch 2nd, 2020
  • Ophirex Licenses Lilly - Shionogi Data for Novel Snakebite Treatment Development Program
    Ophirex Licenses Lilly - Shionogi Data for Novel Snakebite Treatment Development ProgramAugust 28th, 2017
  • Trick of the Trade Epistaxis Control with Tongue Blades
    Trick of the Trade Epistaxis Control with Tongue BladesJanuary 29th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Development of Intravenous Varespladib, a Phospholipase A2 Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Snakebite EnvenomingOPHIREX, INC.2023–2026

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