Kurt C. Kleinschmidt, M.D., FACMT, DABAM is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is the Division Chief and Program Director for Medical Toxicology. He also works with Parkland Health and Hospital System Maternal Fetal Medicine in optimizing the care of pregnant women who have substance use disorders. His areas of interest include drugs of abuse and addiction and withdrawal issues. He graduated from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1986, completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in 1990, and finished a clinical fellowship in Toxicology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1999. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Addiction Medicine. In 2016, he became the Medical Director of the Perinatal Intervention Program with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; providing addiction care to pregnant patients who have substance use disorders.
In 2018, Dr. Kleinschmidt received UT Southwestern's Program Development Award.
