Peter A. Chyka, Pharm.D. is Professor of Pharmacy at The University of Tennessee and Executive Director of the Southern Poison Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

He graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Pharmacy (1975) and from the University of Minnesota with the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (1977).

At The University of Tennessee he holds joint appointments in the Department of  Pharmacy and the Department of Physical Therapy.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and has been board-certified by the American Board of Applied Toxicology since 1990.

Dr. Chyka has authored or co-authored approximately 50 articles in biomedical journals or books and is currently a member of the editorial boards of Poisindex, Drug Safety, and the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He is also a regular reviewer for journals such as Annals of Emergency Medicine, Drug Safety and Pharmacotherapy. In September 2000 he became President-elect of the American Board of Applied Toxicology.

At the University of Tennessee he has been honored by receiving the National Alumni Association Public Service Award (1998) and by selection to the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Professors (2001-2003).

His research interests include methods to minimize gastrointestinal drug absorption, adverse drug reactions from drugs and dietary supplements, and poison prevention strategies.