BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Appointments and Professional Experience
| 1983-1984 | Emergency Room Physician,
Coastal Group Inc., Atlanta GA Tanner Memorial Hospital, Carrollton, GA West Paces Ferry Hospital, Atlanta, GA Redmond Park Hospital, Rome, GA |
| 1987-1994 1994-2000 2000-2005 |
Assistant Staff Physician Associate Staff Physician Professor of Medicine Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO |
| 1987-1994 1994-2000 2000-2005 |
Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO (Primary Affiliated Faculty Appointment) |
| 1987-1988 | Employee Occupational Health Physician, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO |
| 1988-1994 1994-2000 2000-2005 |
Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO (Secondary Affiliated Faculty Appointment) |
| 1994-1995 | Acting Division Director, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO |
| 1995-1998 | Staff Physician, Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine (Volunteer Staff), Denver Health Medical Center (Denver General Hospital), Denver, CO |
| 1997-2005 | Head, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO |
| 2000-Present | Faculty Member, Graduate School Faculty, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO |
| 2001-Present | Ph.D. Program in Clinical Science, Regular Faculty, University of Colorado Graduate School |
| 2000-2002 | Residency Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO |
| 2002-Present | Residency Co-Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO |
| 2004-2005 | Assistant Laboratory Director, Clinical Immunology (Beryllium Laboratory), National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO |
| 2006-Present | Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO |
| 1974 | McLean Johnson Fund for Social Responsibility |
| 1974-1975 | Co-Chairman, The Amherst Student (college newspaper) |
| 1975 | Magna Cum Laude, Amherst College |
| 1975 | Sigma Xi, National Honorary Scientific Society |
| 1975-1976 | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Trainee in Psychology |
| 1984-1987 | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Trainee in Pulmonary Medicine |
| 1987 | Recipient, Milan Prize, XI World Congress on Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Diseases |
| 1987 | Recipient, American College of Chest Physicians/Winthrop-Breon Young Scholar Award |
| 1990 | Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians (F.C.C.P.) |
| 1993 | 1993 James J. Waring Award for Outstanding Medical Achievements, American Lung Association of Colorado |
| 2001 2002 2003 |
Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award, America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., New York |
| 2002 2003 2004 |
Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc., Aiken, SC |
| 2002 | Recipient, Merit in Authorship Award, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) |
| 2004 | Fellow, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (F.A.C.O.E.M.) |
| 2004 | Clinician's Center Medical Expert on Occupational Lung Disease (ATS 2004, Orlando, FL) |
| 2004 | Collegium Ramazzini Fellow |
| 1984-Present | American College of Chest Physicians |
| 1984-Present | American Thoracic Society |
| 1984-Present | American Academy for the Advancement of Science |
| 1986-Present | American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| 1986-Present | Rocky Mountain Academy of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Vice President (1990) President (1992) Board of Directors (1993) |
| 1987-Present | Society for Leukocyte Biology |
| 1987-1992 | Colorado Medical Society |
| 1987-1992 | Denver Medical Society |
| 1988-Present | World Association of Sarcoidosis
and Other Granulomatous Disorders Board of Directors (1999-Present) |
| 1989-Present | American Public Health Association |
| 1989-Present | The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics, Member |
| 1994-Present | Colorado Trudeau Society (Thoracic
Society) Vice President (1995) President (1996-1998) |
| 1996-Present | American Federation for Medical Research, Member |
| 1998-Present | Sarcoidosis Research Institute, Medical Advisory Board Member |
| 1999-Present | Society of Toxicology |
| 2000-Present | European Respiratory Society |