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- Carl
A. (Drew) Brodkin, MD, MPH
- William O. Robertson, MD
- Thomas G.Martin, MD, MPH
- Catherine Karr, MD
- Matthew Keifer, MD, MPH
- Tim Takaro, MD, MPH, MS
- Ruth Sechena, MD, MPH
- Nancy Beaudet, MS, CIH
- Lauren Yusem, MHA
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Carl A. (Drew) Brodkin, MD, MPH
(Principal Investigator) |
| Carl A. Brodkin is an Assistant Professor
of Medicine and Environmental Health. He is also the
Associate Director of the Occupational Medicine Residency/Fellowship
Program. His research focuses on the hepatotoxic effects
of solvents and natural history of asbestos-related
lung disease. He is active in providing consultation
to the WPC physicians, consultation through the University
of Washington's MEDCON, and in teaching.
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William O. Robertson,
MD (CO-Principal Investigator) |
| William Robertson is a Professor
of Pediatrics and is Medical Director of the Washington
Poison Center. He is a nationally recognized expert
on childhood poisoning, has authored the sections
of poisoning for the "Merck Manual", Cecil's "Textbook
of Medicine" and Dreisback's "Handbook of Poisons",
and has been instrumental in making the Washington
Poison Center a model program. Dr. Robertson, as Director
of the WPC, takes a lead role in providing consultation
on environmental exposures and seeing patients in
the clinic based at Children's Hospital and Regional
Medical Center.
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Thomas G. Martin,
MD, MPH |
| Thomas G. Martin is an Associate
Professor of Medicine and Associate Medical Director
of the Washington Poison Center. Dr. Martin is the
Director of the UW Medical Toxicology Service (UTOX)
and the UW Medical Toxicology Consult Service (UW-TOX).
In addition to board certification in medical toxicology
and occupational medicine, he earned an MPH in Occupational
and Environmental Health. He is an attending physician
in the Emergency Department at UW Medical Centerand
at the UW/Harborview Medical Center Occupational and
Environmental Medicine Clinic providing consultation
and care for patients with chemical, biological, or
other exposures. He also serves as the coordinator
of the ACMT (American College of Medical Toxicology)/ATSDR
(Agency for Toxics Substances and Disease Registry)
consulting network.His toxicology and occupational
and environmental medicine expertise make him ideally
suited to provide diagnosis and treatment to children
exposed to environmental toxins. He also oversees
toxicology training of Emergency Medicine Residents
from the joint Madigan Army Hospital - University
of Washington ACGME-sanctioned training program.
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Catherine
Karr, MD, MS |
| Catherine Karr is a board certified
pediatrician with a masters degree in environmental
health. She is currently working on a PhD in Epidemiology.
Her research involves a large study of the impact of
ambient air pollution on infant bronchiolitis. She is
an Acting Instructor with the University of Washington
Department of Pediatrics and sees patients at the UW
Pediatric Clinic. She serves as a consultant to PEHSU,
where she responds to queries from health care providers,
government officials and families regarding health risks
associated with environmental exposures.
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Matthew Keifer,
MD, MPH |
| Matthew Keifer is an Assistant Professor
of Medicine and Environmental Health and Co-PI of the
Pacific Northwest Agriculture Safety and Health Center
(PNASH). He has extensive clinical and research experience
in pesticide-related health effects. Given the importance
of pesticide exposure in occupational and environmental
settings he provides crucial expertise for the conduct
of the UW-PEHSU. DR. Keifer is involved in providing
consultation to the WPC physicians, MEDCON consultations,
and teaching.
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Tim Takaro, MD,
MPH, MS |
| Tim Takaro is trained in Internal Medicine,
Occupational Medicine, and holds a Masters Degree in
Public Health and Toxicology. He has taken a leadership
role in the University of Washington's investigations
on the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford site. He is
an expert in the effects of nuclear weapons production
and now weapon site remediation on the worker, community,
as well as regional ecology. He provides an invaluable
resource to the center for questions arising with respect
to children who are potentially exposed to toxins arising
from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and other such
sites.
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Ruth Sechena,
MD, MPH |
| Ruth Sechena is an internist trained
in Occupational Medicine. She coordinates outreach for
the University of Washington-NIEHS Center for Ecogenetics.
She has extensive experience in bridging the needs of
community members to access and appropriately interpreting
scientific information with respect to environmental
exposures. As such, she is an important link between
the UW-PEHSU and the Center for Ecogenetics to address
cutting-edge issues involving the environment and health
effects.
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Nancy Beaudet,
MS, CIH |
| Nancy Beaudet is a certified industrial
hygienist. She conducts patient related work site investigations,
as well as communicates with consultants, regulators
and others to ensure physicians have the best exposure
information possible for patient care. She also provides
leadership on research projects, including hazards in
the fishing industry as well as on children's environmental
health concerns. She has extensive experience conducting
compliance inspections for the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration and the Washington State Department
of Labor and Industries. Her ability to effectively
integrate industrial hygiene concepts into the clinical,
research and teaching missions of the program make her
an important asset to the Pediatric Speciality Unit.
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Lauren D. Yusem,
MHA |
| Lauren D. Yusem is a Program Operations
Manager in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Program at the University of Washington. She has over
five years of experience in health services administration
and management. Her work experience includes project
management in subacute and long-term care services,
therapeutic and diagnostic services and cardiology leadership
team management at Group Health Cooperative, Puget Sound.
Ms. Yusem is responsible for the administrative management
of PEHSU and for ensuring that a seamless set of services
are coordinated for children and families in the region.
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