MercyIn the care of the sick, great tenderness above all things. - Catherine McAuley, Founder, Sisters of Mercy

Physician Referal 1.800.MD-Mercy  Mercy Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy 301 St. Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410.332.9000 TTY: 410.332.9888 web: www.MDMercy.com Privacy Policy

Media Relations: Medical Experts Profiles:
Katherine M. Prybys, D.O.

Katherine M. Prybys, D.O.

FIELD: Toxicology and Emergency Medicine

POSITION/TITLE: Toxicology/Emergency Medicine staff at Mercy Medical Center's Emergency Department

BACKGROUND: A graduate of the University of Osteopathic Medicine & Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa, Dr. Prybys has practiced emergency medicine at health care facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio. She served as Fellow of Toxicology and Hyperbaric Medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has more than 10 years experience in her field.

MISCELLANEOUS: Dr. Prybys has numerous medical publications to her credit in such areas as pediatric toxicology and inhalant abuse. She has delivered lectures on such topics as "Plant & Mushroom Poisoning," "Natural Toxicology," "Wound Care," "Carbon Monoxide Poisoning," "High Altitude Illness," "Hypothermia," "Toxicology and Substance Abuse," etc. She is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Association.