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| birth_name = Sean Paul Bush
| birth_name = Sean Paul Bush
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=USA}}
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=USA}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|2|27}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|2|11}}
| birth_place = [[Temple]], [[Texas]], U.S.A.
| birth_place = [[Temple]], [[Texas]], U.S.A.
| education = [[Texas A&M University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}}<br/> [[Texas A&M University College of Medicine]] {{small|([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])}}
| education = [[Texas A&M University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}}<br/> [[Texas A&M University College of Medicine]] {{small|([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])}}
| occupation = Emergency room physician, journal editor, musician
| occupation = Emergency physician, venomous bites and stings specialist
| years_active = 1996–present
| years_active = 1996–present
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Revision as of 12:09, 4 March 2022

Sean Paul Bush
File:Sean Bush hognose suit.jpg
Born
Sean Paul Bush

(1966-02-11) February 11, 1966 (age 58)
Temple, Texas, U.S.A.
EducationTexas A&M University (BS)
Texas A&M University College of Medicine (MD)
Occupation(s)Emergency physician, venomous bites and stings specialist
Years active1996–present

Sean Paul Bush (born February 11, 1966) is an American emergency physician, researcher, author, and a TV show presenter on the topics of venomous bites and stings. He is a member-at-large on the board of directors for the North American Society of Toxinology, the organizers of Venom Week.[1]

Education

Bush received his B.S. from Texas A&M University in 1988 and his M.D. from Texas A&M University College of Medicine in 1992. He completed his residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center in 1995 and became board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine in 1996.

Career

From 1995 to 2013, Bush served on the faculty at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California as an emergency physician and professor at the university.[2] During his time at Loma Linda, Bush received multiple awards including two Research Training Awards (1999, 2005),[3] a Hultgren Award (2001),[3] and a Certificate of Appreciation from the White House Medical Unit (2002) for his advice on snakebite treatment protocols for President Bush, his family and staff.[citation needed] In 2013, Bush moved his family to North Carolina so he could continue his research and to study copperhead snakebites. From 2013 to 2018, Bush was a professor at East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina.[citation needed] ECU granted Bush tenure in 2015.[citation needed] He currently presides on the Data Safety Monitoring Board evaluating a drug for snakebite and COVID-19.[4][failed verification] He continues to work toward advancing the field of "envenomation medicine," a focus he founded,[citation needed] and his pursuit of snakebite research, education, and prevention.[5][failed verification] He has over 100 peer-reviewed, scientific publications and medical textbook chapters[citation needed] and has also appeared in numerous television series including Venom ER, aired by the BBC and Animal Planet.[6] From 2012 to the present, Bush helped to found and serves as a member-at-large on the board of directors for the North American Society of Toxinology, the organizers of Venom Week symposia.[7]

Bush currently consults for the World Health Organization (WHO).[citation needed] WHO says snakebites are a "neglected public health issue in many tropical and subtropical countries",[8] and in 2017, WHO categorized snakebite envenomation as a neglected tropical disease (Category A).

Snakebite incident

While filming Venom ER, Bush's son Jude, age 2, was bit by a baby rattlesnake while playing with a neighbor in his backyard.[9] Having seen his father capture snakes on numerous occasions his son picked up the snake because he "wanted to put it in a cage for dad" when he was bitten on his hand. Bush's wife, A’me, called 911 and Jude was sent via emergency helicopter to Loma Linda UMC where Bush was working and filming at the time.

Selected peer-reviewed medical publications

  • Bush, SP; Ruha, AM; Seifert, SA; et al. (2015). "Comparison of F(ab')2 versus Fab antivenom for pit viper envenomation: A prospective, blinded, multicenter, randomized clinical trial". Clinical Toxicology. 53 (1): 37–45. doi:10.3109/15563650.2014.974263. PMC 4364250. PMID 25361165.
  • Bush, SP; Lavonas, EJ (2019). "Copperhead and Cottonmouth Envenomation". eMedicine Journal.
  • Bush, SP; Smith, JC; Greene, S (2020). "Widow Spider Envenomation". eMedicine Journal.
  • Greene, S; Bush, SP (2020). "Snakebite". eMedicine Journal.

Selected filmography

  • Venom ER, (10-Episode Series), BBC, Programme 1
  • Untold Stories of the E.R. - "Too Close to Home" (AKA Snakebite Son), The Learning Channel
  • I Was Bitten, (Series), Discovery Channel and Animal Planet
  • Dr. Bite (AKA Miracle Man), Animal Planet
  • Snake Underworld, National Geographic Wild Channel, 2011
  • Venom: Nature's Killer, PBS-NOVA 2011
  • Nightmares of Nature BBC, 2012
  • The Snake Doctor, for UNC-TV:Life Changing television - Science, 2015

References

  1. ^ "North American Society of Toxinology". Venom Week. 18 May 2004.
  2. ^ "Say no to uncontrollable bleeding". Los Angeles Times. 18 May 2004.
  3. ^ a b "Research Training Award". Wilderness Medical Society.
  4. ^ "An ER doctor's search for a snakebite drug might lead to a COVID-19 treatment". Los Angeles Times. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  5. ^ Bush, S. P.; Ruha, A. M.; Seifert, S. A.; Morgan, D. L.; Lewis, B. J.; Arnold, T. C.; Clark, R. F.; Meggs, W. J.; Toschlog, E. A.; Borron, S. W.; Figge, G. R.; Sollee, D. R.; Shirazi, F. M.; Wolk, R.; De Chazal, I.; Quan, D.; García-Ubbelohde, W.; Alagón, A.; Gerkin, R. D.; Boyer, L. V. (2014). "Comparison of F(ab')2 versus Fab antivenom for pit viper envenomation: a prospective, blinded, multicenter, randomized clinical trial". Clinical Toxicology. 53 (1): 37–45. doi:10.3109/15563650.2014.974263. PMC 4364250. PMID 25361165.
  6. ^ "Venom ER". TV Guide.
  7. ^ "North American Society of Toxinology". North American Society of Toxinology.
  8. ^ "Snake antivenoms: Fact sheet N°337". World Health Organization. February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  9. ^ "TV 'venom' doctor finds son, 2, is snakebite patient". Times Argus.
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