Medical schools that undertake Silicosis research.
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Below are medical schools with faculty in silicosis research.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
2100 M St., NW, Suite 203
School of Public Health and Health Services
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-1734
Fax: (202) 994-0011
Email:
David Goldsmith, MSPH, PhD
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Area of expertise: environmental health, with a particular interest in silica, silicosis and cancer risks; respiratory illnesses and exposure to wood dust, paints and welding fumes; risk assessment and risk communication; and the chronic health effects, including cancer, associated with pesticide exposure.
Harvard School of Public Health
Occupational Health Program
SPH I-1402
665 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA USA 02115
Telephone: (617) 432-1260
Fax: (617) 432-3441
Gregory Wagner, MD, MPH
Email:
Areas of expertise: Occupational and Environmental Health Policy, Work-related lung disease epidemiology and prevention, Work-Health interrelationships, International silicosis elimination.
University of Washington
School of Public Health & Community Medicine
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Health Sciences Building, F-561F
Box 357234
Seattle, WA 98195-7234
Harvey Checkoway, Ph.D.
Email:
Area of expertise: occupational and environmental risk factors for chronic diseases. Recent examples of research projects for which he has been or is principal investigator are studies of: silica, silicosis, and lung cancer among diatomaceous earth industry workers.
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