David J. Vearrier, MD, MPH

David J. Vearrier, MD, MPH

Professor

Department:
SOM-Emergency Medicine

Email:
dvearrier@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5570

Biography

Dr. Vearrier is board-certified in occupational medicine, addiction medicine, medical toxicology, and emergency medicine. He obtained his undergraduate degree from University of California Berkeley in 1996 and his Doctor of Medicine degree from University of California San Diego in 2000. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA in 2008 and his medical toxicology fellowship at Drexel in 2010.

Dr. Vearrier was core faculty for the emergency medicine residency and medical toxicology fellowship at Albert Einstein Healthcare Network from 2010 to 2011 before returning to Drexel University College of Medicine as core faculty for the emergency medicine residency and the medical toxicology fellowship director from 2011 to 2019. He obtained his Master of Public Health degree at Drexel University School of Public Health in 2013. He completed his occupational medicine residency at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA in 2015.

Dr. Vearrier came to University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2020 where he serves as chief of the division of medical toxicology and service chief for medical toxicology. He is the associate director for preventive medicine residency, co-medical director of student and employee health, core faculty for the emergency medicine residency, and the institution’s medical review officer.

Dr. Vearrier is a fellow of the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT). He has served as the chair of the occupational and environmental toxicology section of AACT since 2011. Dr. Vearrier is also the course director of occupational and environmental toxicology for the University of Pennsylvania occupational medicine residency.

Dr. Vearrier is very active in academic endeavors having published numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, serving as a peer reviewer for journals in the occupational medicine and medical toxicology fields, and serving as a Chief Editor at Medscape.

Education

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Occupational Medicine Residency2015
Drexel University School of Public Health, MPH, Public Health2013
Drexel University College of Medicine, Medical Toxicology Fellowship2010
Drexel University College of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency2008
University of California San Diego School of Medicine, MD, Medicine2005
University of California Berkeley, BA, History, Psychology2000

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine12/2009 - 12/2019
Re-certification, Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine2020 - 12/2029
Certification, Medical Toxicology, American Board of Emergency Medicine12/2010 - 12/2020
Certification, Occpuational Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine2016 - 01/2026
Certification, Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine2021 - 12/2030
Certification, Medical Review Officer, Medical Review Officer Certification Council12/2009 - 12/2015
Re-certification, Medical Review Officer, Medical Review Officer Certification Council09/2015 - 09/2020
Re-certification, Medical Review Officer, Medical Review Officer Certification Council09/2020 - 09/2025
Licensure, Medical Physician Unrestricted License, State of Pennsylvania08/2008 - 12/2022
Licensure, Unrestricted Medical License, State of Mississippi02/2020 - 06/2020
NPI
DEA09/2008 - 05/2023

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine03/2020 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine06/2017 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Associate Professor, Drexel University College of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine04/2011 - 01/2020