Sean Bush

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Sean Paul Bush
Born
Sean Paul Bush
Education
Occupation(s)Emergency physician, venomous bites and stings specialist
Years active1996–present

Sean Paul Bush is an American emergency physician,[1] academic, and researcher. An expert on venomous bites and stings,[2] he was a host of the Animal Planet series, Venom ER.[3] He is the current President of the North American Society of Toxinology.[4]

Career[edit]

Bush was on the faculty at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California.[5] He has received two Research Training Awards (1999, 2005) from the Wilderness Medical Society,[6] and a Hultgren Award (2001).[6] He has appeared in television series including Venom ER, aired by the BBC and Animal Planet.[7] He is the current President of the North American Society of Toxinology.[4]

According to Scopus, he has an h-index of 19.[8]

Television[edit]

  • 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, 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, 201

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Literally dying screaming"—the most painful and deadly toxins revealed by venom experts". Newsweek. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ^ Johannes, Laura (2009-05-13). "Deadly Dilemma: Do Snake-Bite Kits Help?". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. ^ Raney, Rebecca Fairley (2006-06-29). "Southern Californians See a Rise in Venomous Snakes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. ^ a b "North American Society of Toxinology". Venom Week. 18 May 2004.
  5. ^ "Say no to uncontrollable bleeding". Los Angeles Times. 18 May 2004.
  6. ^ a b "Research Training Award". Wilderness Medical Society.
  7. ^ "Venom ER". TV Guide.
  8. ^ Bush, Sean P.. Scopus. Elsevier B.V. Accessed March 2022.