The Harvard Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency (OEMR)

Administration & Faculty

Administration | Faculty  

 

ADMINISTRATION
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Ann Backus, MS, Administrator of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency;
Instructor in Occupational Safety and Health; Director, Outreach Program

Harvard School of Public Health
Occupational Health Program
665 Huntington Avenue
SPH-1415
Boston, MA 02115

Tel: (617) 432-3327
Fax: (617) 432-0219

Email: abackus@hsph.harvard.edu
Website: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/erc/programs/ce-outreach/index.html

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Stefanos Kales, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM,

Director of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency; Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health; Medical Director of Employee and Industrial Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Harvard School of Public Health
Occupational Health Program
665 Huntington Avenue
SPH-1418
Boston, MA 02115

Tel: (617) 665-1580
Email: skales@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Firefighter's Health
Hazardous Materials and Chemical Emergencies
Heavy Metals
Predictors of Cardiovascular Outcomes

Photo Courtesy of Cambridge Health Alliance

 

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FACULTY
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Carlos Aristequieta , MD, MPH
Preceptor, United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Branch

Tel: (513) 458-7173
Fax: (513) 458-7105
Email: caristequieta@cdc.gov

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Elisha Atkins, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Medical Director, Occupational Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital - Chelsea Memorial Health Center

Tel: (617) 889-8580
Email: eatkins@partners.org

Areas of specialty:
Occupational hazards in the health care industry

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F. Joseph Celona, MD
Preceptor, Occupational Medicine, Fallon Clinic

Tel: (508) 852-0600 x51821
Email: f.joseph.celona@fallon-clinic.com

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David Christiani, MD, SM, MPH
Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Harvard Education and Research Center; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital


Tel: (617) 432-1260
Email: dchris@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Occupational diseases
Biomarkers
Molecular epidemiology

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Vincent Ciriello, ScD, CPE
Instructor in Biomechanics; Senior Research Associate in Ergonomics, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

Areas of specialty:
Human factors
Ergonomics

Photo Courtesy of Liberty Mutual

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Earl Francis Cook, Jr., SD
Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; Associate Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology), Harvard Medical School

Tel: (617) 525-6716
Email: ecook@partners.org

Areas of specialty:
Clinical epidemiology
Outcomes research

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Ted Courtney, MS, CSP
Instructor on Injury, Safety and Ergonomics; Director, Quantitative Analysis Unit, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

Areas of specialty:
Occupational injury

Photo Courtesy of Liberty Mutual

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Occupational Health Surveillance Program, MDPH

Tel: (617) 624-5626
Email: letitia.davis@state.ma.us

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Jack Tigh Dennerlein, SMME, PhD
Associate Professor of Ergonomics and Safety; Program Director, Occupational Injury Prevention Training Program

Tel: (617) 432-2028
Email: jax@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Orthopedic and occupational Biomechanics
Chronic musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace
Control of human movement
Human factors engineering and the design of human-machine interfaces
Injury prevention

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Douglas Dockery, MS, SD
Chair, Department of Environmental Health; Professor of Environmental Epidemiology; Associate Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology), Harvard Medical School

Tel: (617) 432-0729
Email: ddockery@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Air pollution epidemiology

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Ellen A. Eisen, MS, SD
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health


Email: eeisen@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Occupational epidemiology
Cohort mortality
Pulmonary function

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Sam Forman, MD, MPH, MSOH, MBA

Visiting Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health, HSPH; President, Oak and Ivy Health Systems, Inc.

Tel: (617) 487-8887

Email: sforman@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:

  • Initiative for Productivity and Health Management (IPHM) for employed populations and their dependants
  • Population based disease management and wellness programs
  • Pneumoconioses
  • Explosives toxicology
  • History of medicine and science in societal context
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Thomas Gassert, MS, MD
Ombudsman for Residency, Physician, Visiting Scientist, Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Tel: (978) 621-6879
Email: tomgassert@yahoo.com

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Rose Goldman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Occupational Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance

Email: rgoldman@challiance.com

Areas of specialty:
Repetitive strain injuries
Neurotoxicity
Metals
Pediatric environmental health

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Preceptor, Proctor and Gamble

Tel: (513) 626-5856
Email: hammel.rr@pg.com
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Russ B. Hauser, MD, MPH, SD 
Frederick Lee Hisaw Professor of Reproductive Physiology

Tel: (617) 432-3326
Email: rhauser@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Occupational lung diseases
Environmental agents and allergic airways disease
Male reproductive epidemiology

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Robert F. Herrick, MS, SD, CIH
Senior Lecturer on Industrial Hygiene

Tel: (617) 384-8803
Email: herrick@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Exposure-reactive aerosols
Characterization of complex exposures
Interaction of individuals with a source of exposure

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Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health; Professor of Social Epidemiology, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health; Associate Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology), Harvard Medical School

Tel: (617) 432-0235
Email: ikawachi@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Impact of social class and stress on health

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Director, Traveler's Health Service, Tufts Medical Center

Tel: (617) 636-7006
Email: lkogelman@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
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Carolyn Langer, MD, JD, MPH
Instructor in Occupational Health; Medical Director, Medical Management and Policy, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare

Email: carolyn_langer@hotmail.com

Areas of specialty:
Occupational health policy and regulations

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Gary Liss, MD, MS, FRCPC
Preceptor, Ontario (Canada) Ministry of Labour and Workplace Safety Insurance Board (inactive 2006-2007); Assistant Professor, University of Ontario

Tel: (416) 326-7880
Email: lissg@gov.gov.on.ca

Areas of specialty:
Occupational asthma
Latex allergy
Workers compensation

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Atkinson Longmire, MD, MPH
Preceptor, Director, United States Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Occupational Medicine  

Tel: (202) 693-2018
Email: longmire.atkinson@dol.gov


Areas of specialty:
Occupational health administration

 

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Eileen McNeely, RNP, MS, PhD
Instructor in Occupational Health; Co-Director, Occupational Health Services Research Component

Tel: (617) 384-8861
Email: emcneely@hohp.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Occupational health services research, injury prevention
Health effects of the organization of work (work structures, organizations, re-engineering)
Quality of worklife
Musculoskeleletal injuries

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John Orav, PhD
Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health; Associate Professor of Medicine (Biostatistics), Harvard Medical School

Tel: (617) 732-5899
Email: orav@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Biostatistics

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Elise Pechter , MD, CIH 
Occupational Health Surveillance Program, MDPH 

Tel: (617) 624-5681
Email: elise.pechter@state.ma.us

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Glenn Pransky, MD, MOH
Visiting Scholar, Harvard School of Public Health; Director, Center for Disability Research, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

Areas of specialty:
Occupational injury
Repetitive strain

Photo Courtesy of Liberty Mutual

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Marc Roberts, PhD
Professor of Political Economy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health

Tel: (617) 432-0807
Email: mroberts@hsph.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Health sector reform
Clinical and philosophical basis of health care policy

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Daniel Singer, MD, MA
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Tel: (617) 724-3207
Email: dsinger@partners.org

Areas of specialty:
Application of epidemiologic techniques to study the etiology and preventability of common medical problems, and to improve the efficiency of managing common illnesses

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Thomas Smith, MPH, MS, PhD, CIH
Professor of Industrial Hygiene; Director, Industrial Hygiene Training Core; Deputy Director, Harvard Education and Research Center

Tel: (617) 384-8804
Email: tsmith@hohp.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:

Evaluation of exposure-response relationships through occupational epidemiologic studies Application of pharmocokinetic modeling to study exposure-tissue dose relationships Lab and field simulations to characterize exposure determinants

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Bob Speilvogel
President, R. Speilvogel and Associates, Inc.

Areas of specialty:
General occupational safety

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James Stewart, PhD, CIH
Research Associate; Instructor on Industrial Hygiene in the Environmental Science and Engineering Program, Harvard School of Public Health

Email: jstewart@hsph.harvard.edu

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David H. Wegman, MD
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health; Dean, School of Health and Environment, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tel: (978) 934-3265
Email: david_wegman@uml.edu

Areas of specialty:
General occupational epidemiology
Occupational health policy

Photo Courtesy of University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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Medical Officer, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Tel: (770) 488-4608
Email: dvq6@cdc.gov

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Thomas Winters, MD
Visiting Scholar, Harvard School of Public Health; Preceptor, Occupational and Environmental Health Network; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine

Tel: (780) 290-2211
Email: twinters@caregroup.harvard.edu

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Richard Youngstrom, MS
Instructor in Industrial Hygiene; Occupational Safety and Health Consultant, International Union of Electrical Workers

Email:richard_youngstrom@dfci.harvard.edu

Areas of specialty:
Industrial hygiene

 

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