Laura Lee S. Beneke, MD

Laura Lee S. Beneke, MD

Assistant Professor-Clinical

Department:
Emergency Dept

Email:
lbeneke@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5570

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Medical Toxicology Fellowship2025
University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Emergency Medicine Residency2022
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, MD, Medical Doctor2019
University of Alabama, BA, English Literature2015

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, American Board of Emergency Medicine10/2023 - 12/2028

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine10/2025 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Publications

Journal Article

Autonomic responses to blast overpressure can be elicited by exclusively exposing the ear in rats David S. Sandlin, Yue Yu, Jun Huang, Chunming Zhang, Alberto A. Arteaga, John K. Lippincott, Erin O.H. Peeden, Ryan R. Guyton, Lan Chen, Laura L.S. Beneke, Jerome C. Allison, Hong Zhu, Wu Zhou. Autonomic responses to blast overpressure can be elicited by exclusively exposing the ear in rats. Journal of Otology 13.2 (2018) p 44-53.
Ventricular Tachycardia Following Kratom Ingestion Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Young Woman: Case Report. McLin-Evans, M., Tiscareno, J., Beneke, L.(2026). Ventricular Tachycardia Following Kratom Ingestion Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Young Woman: Case Report. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 10(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.51542.
Neurotoxicity after intrathecal cefepime administration: case report. Beneke LL, Marlin MB, Kyle PB, Vearrier DJ. Neurotoxicity after intrathecal cefepime administration: case report. JMSMA. 2026;66(9/10).
Dazed and confused: variability in reported and measured tetrahydrocannabinol content in cannabis edibles Beneke, L. L., Kyle, P. B., Benton, J. B., & Maready, M. (2025). Dazed and confused: variability in reported and measured tetrahydrocannabinol content in cannabis edibles. Clinical Toxicology, 63(11), 981–986. https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2025.2559183
A Retrospective Descriptive Study of Maternal Morbidity Based on Mississippi Poison Control Center Data Beneke, L. S., Saran, Z., Pullman, M., Davis, J., & Vearrier, D. (2025). A Retrospective Descriptive Study of Maternal Morbidity Based on Mississippi Poison Control Center Data. Journal of Public Health in the Deep South, 5(2), 4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55533/2996-6833.1106
COVID-19’s Effect on Calls to the Mississippi Poison Control Center. Davis J, Beneke L, Marlin B, Vearrier D. COVID-19’s Effect on Calls to the Mississippi Poison Control Center. Journal of Public Health in the Deep South 3:2 (2022). https://journals.library.msstate.edu/index.php/jphds/article/view/1313/962.
An Unusual Case of Auto-Immune Hemolytic Anemia Beneke, L.L., Garg, P. An Unusual Case of Auto-Immune Hemolytic Anemia. Indian Pediatrics 58, 992–993 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-021-2338-8.
Delayed Presentation of a snakebite Laura Lee Beneke, David Vearrier. Delayed Presentation of a snakebite. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine 22 (2021) 100936. ISSN 2405-4690.

Abstracts

Dazed and Confused: Variability in Reported and Measured THC Content in Cannabis Edibles. Beneke, L., Benton, B., Kyle, P., Maready, M. “Dazed and Confused: Variability in Reported and Measured THC Content in Cannabis Edibles.”: Accepted for presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Neurotoxicity after Intrathecal Cefepime Administration Beneke, L., Vearrier, D., Marlin, M. “Neurotoxicity after Intrathecal Cefepime Administration.” Accepted for presentation at the American College of Medical Toxicology Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. April 2025.
A Case Report of a Metolachlor and Metribuzin Herbicide Fatality Davis, J., Beneke, L., Pullman, M. “A Case Report of a Metolachlor and Metribuzin Herbicide Fatality.” Accepted for a presentation at the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Denver, CO. September 2024.

Electronic Publications

Tricyclic Antidepressant Toxicity Beneke, Laura L. S., Vearrier, David. Tricyclic Antidepressant Toxicity. Medscape Drugs & Diseases. Updated June 4, 2024. Available at: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/819204-overview?form=fpf.

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Spirit of EM Award, UMMC Department of Emergency Medicine2022

Professional Membership and Service

American College of Clinical Toxicology, Member2023 - Present
American College of Medical Toxicology, Member2023 - Present
American College of Emergency Physicians, Member2019 - Present

Committee Service

Mississippi Poison Control Center Fatality Review Committee, Member2023 - Present

Community Service

American Heart Association, Heart Ball Executive Leadership Team04/2026 - Present
Jackson Backpack Project, member07/2024 - Present
Junior League of Jackson, Member07/2020 - Present

Directed Student Learning

Preceptor, Advised: Riley Olier2026 - 2026
Preceptor, Advised: Perriann Smith2025 - 2026