Paul Blanc, MD, MSPH

Professor, Medicine

Research Interests:
Epidemiology of occupational lung disease, Asthma outcomes and Occupational toxicology

Summary:
Dr. Blanc's research addresses the impact of work-related and environmental exposures on human health, in particular respiratory diseases such as asthma, and COPD. His work focuses on the role that such exposures can play in causing disease and also how ongoing stressors can aggravate pre-existing disease and lead to disability.

Address: 
10 Koret Way, Rm 201
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States
Phone: 
+1 415 476-7377
Faculty Type: 
Affiliate Faculty
Publications: 

The history of occupational health on the African continent.(link is external)

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Riva MA, Dekel R, Nemery B, Blanc PD, Naidoo RN

Occupational exposures and incidence of asthma over two decades in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey.(link is external)

Thorax

Alif SM, Benke G, Kromhout H, Abramson MJ, Kogevinas M, Jarvis D, Le Moual N, Dharmage S, Schlünssen V, Torén K, Norback D, Lytras T, Carsin AE, Svanes C, Olivieri M, Dorado-Arenas S, Urrutia I, Pascual Erquicia S, Acke S, Bentouhami H, Wieslander G, Murgia N, Martínez-Moratalla J, Leynaert B, Radon K, Gerlich J, Nowak D, Villani S, Holm M, Verlato G, D'Errico A, Bakke P, Skorge TD, Storaas T, Dahlman-Höglund A, Hellgren J, Miedinger D, Sigsgaard T, Blanc PD, Zock JP

Exposure to disulfiram and incidence of parkinsonism.(link is external)

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

d'Errico A, Strippoli E, Goldman SM, Blanc PD

Rapid COVID-19 Testing of Symptomatic Health Care Personnel: A Strategy for Safely Maintaining the Workforce.(link is external)

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

McNicholas JE, Whitman JD, Tulsky JP, Villanueva AH, Kang J, Blanc PD, Solomon GM, Jacobson MA

Sinusitis and rhinitis among US veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.(link is external)

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global

Maccarone J, Redlich CA, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Wendt CH, Wongtrakool C, Wan ES, Blanc PD, Garshick E

Issue 3-The occupational burden of respiratory diseases, an update.(link is external)

Pulmonology

Murgia N, Akgun M, Blanc PD, Costa JT, Moitra S, Muñoz X, Toren K, Ferreira AJ

Psychological morbidity among coal miners compared to other occupations in Appalachia.(link is external)

Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)

Blanc PD, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Katz PP

Self-report underestimates the frequency of the acute respiratory exacerbations of COPD but is associated with BAL neutrophilia and lymphocytosis: an observational study.(link is external)

BMC pulmonary medicine

Abrham Y, Zeng S, Lin W, Lo C, Beckert A, Evans L, Dunn M, Giang B, Thakkar K, Roman J, Blanc PD, Arjomandi M

Deployment-related Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Pulmonary Function Among U.S. Veterans.(link is external)

Military medicine

Maccarone JR, Sterns OR, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Jerrett M, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Redlich CA, Wendt CH, Blanc PD, Garshick E, Wan ES

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