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Medical Schools: Silicosis Research
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
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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
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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.
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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.



For a list with more Medical Schools that offer distance education, follow this link: Medical School: Distance Education.
Ivy League Medical Schools.

For a list of Osteopathic Medical Schools, follow this link: American Osteopathic Medical Schools
 
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