Dr Aravindan Veiraiah
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Bio
Dr Aravindan Veiraiah is the Director of the National Poisons Information Service Edinburgh, and a Consultant in Acute Medicine and Toxicology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Dr Veiraiah is a Scottish Quality and Safety Fellow with a key role in maintaining and editing Toxbase, the online clinical resource provided by the NPIS.
He has provided clinical toxicology care directly to patients in in the Emergency Department , Intensive Care Unit and a dedicated poisons ward, and is part of the 24/7 NPIS telephone enquiry service. As well as collaborating with UK Health Security Agency (HSA) in the management of some evolving poisons scenarios .
Dr Veiraiah's appointment as a member of the COT expires on 31st March 2028.
An up-to-date record of member interests can be found on the Register of Interests page.