Graduated Residents, 1992 - Present

Our graduates go on to do great work! In this section, you will be able to see some of the things that our Residency program's recent graduates have been doing.

Name

Dates Attended

Publications/Presentations During Training

Current Position

Mohammed Ranavaya, MD, MS
June 1992
 
Medical Director, Appalachian Institute of Occupational Medicine, Chapmanville, WV
Brian Pierson, MD, MPH
June 1992
   
Dawn Murphy, MD, MPH

July 1993 -
June 1995

   
Diana Martin, MD, MPH

July 1994 -
June 1996

   
Gina Buono, MD, MPH January 1995 -
December 1996
  Staff Physician Medical Assoc Health Ctr, WI and Officer in Charge of Public Health for the 128 Air Refueling Wing
Chris Westra, MD, MPH
July 1996 -
June 1998
 
Associate Medical Director, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI
J. Xavier Castillo, MD
July 1996 - June 1997
 
 
Linda Karbonit, DO, MPH
October 1997 - October 1998
 
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Lynda Lombardo, MD, MPH
August 1996 - August 1998
L. Lombardo, J. Meyer. Should Hepatitis B-Infected Health Care Workers Perform Invasive Procedures? OEM Report, Vol. 11, Number 5, May 1997
Passed Away July 6, 2008
John Muller, MD, MPH
June 1999
 
Navy Environmental Health Center, Portsmouth, VA
Philip Franklin, MD, MPH
July 1997 -
June 1999
Franklin PJ, Goldenberg WS, Ducatman AM, Franklin E. Too hot to handle: an unusual exposure of HDI in specialty painters. Am J Ind Med. 2000 Apr;37(4):431-7.
US Director of Health Services, Sanofi Aventis, New Jersey

Ghazala Kazi (Afaq) MD, MPH

July 1999 -
June 2000

Cocalis J, Burton N, Hearl FJ, Afaq G, Trout D, Hintz P, Pickett-Harner M. Workers Exposed to Class B Biosolids During and After Field Application. NIOSH Hazard ID; August, 2000. Publication No. 2000-158.

TriState Occupational Medicine, Martinsburg, WV

Helen (Hongfei) Li, MD, PhD, MPH

July 1999 -
June 2001

Li H, Wang ML, Seizas N, Ducatman, A, et al. Respiratory Protection: Associated Factors & Effectiveness of Respirator Use Among Underground Coal Miners. Am J of Preventive Medicine July, 2002 42: 1, pp 55-62.

Medical Officer, DOT
Health Resources & Services Administration,
Rockville, MD

Ibrahim Heiba, MD, MPH&TM

July 2000 -
June 2001

Heiba I, Schumpert J, Hoffman C, and Kreiss K. Benzylkonium Chloride as the Cause of Occupational Asthma in a Health Care Worker. American Occupational Health Conference, San Francisco, 2000.

Corporate Medical Director, Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN

Charles Werntz, DO, MPH

July 2000 -
June 2002

Werntz C, Casini V, and Mardis A. Fourteen-Year-Old Rental Equipment Worker Dies from Asphyxiation After Becoming Entangled in an Electric Chain Hoist – Colorado. NIOSH FACE Report #2001-13. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/in-house/full200113.html

Werntz C and Martin C. Zinc Protoporphyrin Changes Following Acute Lead Intoxication. American Occupational Health Conference, Chicago, 2002.Martin CJ,

Werntz III CL, and Ducatman AM. The interpretation of zinc protoporphyrin changes in lead intoxication: A case report and review of the literature. Occup Med (In press).

Associate Residency Director & Assistant Professor, IOEH, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

William Hoh, MD, MPH

July 200 -
June 2002

   

Chuanfang Jin, MD, MPH

July 2001 -
June 2003

Jin C and Higgins D. Hispanic Carpenter Dies After Being Crushed Between the Loader Bucket of a Backhoe/Loader and a Concrete Building - North Carolina. NIOSH FACE Report #2003-06.http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/in-house/full200306.html

Jin C, Haut M, Ducatman A. Industrial Solvents and Psychological Effects. Clin Occup Environ Med. Nov 2004, Vol 4, Number 4.

Assistant Professor, IOEH, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Matthew Caddell, DO, MPH

July 2002 -
June 2003

Caddell M, Downey B, and Petsonk E. Does the Quality of an Establishment’s Respiratory Protection Program Affect the Occurrence of Occupational Disease Outcomes? A BLS Study. American Occupational Health Conference. Atlanta 2003.

Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY

Syed Sohail, MD, MPH

July 2002 -
June 2004

Sohail S. Evaluation of “Other Symbols” Abnormalities in the National Coal Workers X-Ray Surveillance Program. Poster Presentation, American Occupational Health Conference, Kansas City, 2004.

Occupational Medicine Specialist; Med-i-qwik, Inc. Fort Wayne, IN

William Cutlip, MD, MPH

 

Cutlip W, and Martin CJ. Hand-arm vibration syndrome: Are we left out in the cold? OEM Report February, 2004.

Cutlip W and Martin C. Evaluation of Workers Diagnosed with Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. American Occupational Health Conference, Kansas City, 2004.

Medical Director, Mon Youth Community Servivces, McKeesport, PA

Gerard DeGuzman, MD

July 2003 -
June 2005

deGuzman G and Higgins D. Hispanic Sawmill Worker Dies Inside Storage Silo After Being Engulfed in Sawdust - North Carolina. NIOSH FACE Report 2004-09. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/In-house/full200409.html

Higgins D and deGuzman G. Chain Saw Operate Dies After Being Struck by Excavator Bucket During Site Clearing - North Carolina. NIOSH FACE Report 2004-07.http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/in-house/full200407.html

deGuzman G, A Descriptive Study of Injuries and Indemnity Costs of Occupational Injuries in Nursing Homes Using a State Managed Compensation Database. American Occupational Health Conference, Washington, DC, 2005. ( see photo)

Occupational Medicine Physician, Valley Occupational Medicine, Salem, VA

Kristin Cummings, MD, MPH

July 2004 -
June 2005

Cummings, K. J., D. Deubner, C. Schuler, K. Kreiss. A Preventive Program for Decreasing Sensitization in Beryllium Workers. American Occupational Health Conference, Washington, DC 2005.

EIS Program @ NIOSH, Morgantown, WV

Joseph Chesky, MD, MPH

July 2004 -
June 2005

Chesky, J and Higgins D.
Hispanic Youth Dies in Densifier at a Plastics Recylcing Plant - TN
NIOSH FACE Report 2005-05
http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/face/In-house/full200505.html



Medical Director, Occupational Medicine Division, Community Hospital, Ephrata, PA

Joseph Eshelman, MD, MPH
October 2005 - September 2006
  Area Medical Director, Concentra Medical Centers, Cleveland, Ohio
Luci Kovacevic, MD
July 2005 -
June 2007

Kovacevic, L
Career Fire Fighter Dies When Trapped by Collapsed Canopy during a Two Alarm Attached Garage Fire - PA,
NIOSH FACE REPORT 2007-08
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200708.html

Occupational Medicine Physician @ Cascade Health Solutions, Eugene, OR
Kashif Khan, MD
September 2005 -
August 2007
K. Khan, Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Need in Pakistan. Medicine Today, Vol 5, No. 3, July-Sept 2007. Medical Director, Concentra Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Chao Sun, MD, MPH
October 2006 -
September 2007
C. Sun, et al., Cost and Outcome Analyses on the Timing of First Independent Medical Evaluation in Patients with Work-Related Lumbosacral Sprain, JOEM, Vol. 49, No. 11, Nov. 2007.

Physician,
Solano Regional Medical Group, Vacaville, CA

Scott Leslie, MD July 2006 -
June 2008
  Center Medical Director at Well @ Work , Memorial Hospital, Fremont, OH
Theo Oyelayo, MD, MPH July 2007 -
June 2008
  N/A
Marco Melo, MD July 2007 -
June 2009

Differences in RA Related Mortality Based on Presumptive Low Use of Silica Containing Skin Products, American Occupational Health Conference, San Diego, CA April 2009. (poster)

Hypothesis Regarding the Immunologic Response to Nonprotein Molecules: Slica and Beryllium, American Occupational Health Conference, San Diego, CA April 2009. (poster)

Medical Officer, Div. of Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Healthcare Systems Bureau/HRSA, Rockville, MD
Anna Allen, MD, MPH January 2008 -
December 2009

Occupational Health Survey of Small Businesses in Monongalia County, WV, American Occupational Health Conference 2010, Orlando, FL, April 2010 (poster)

NIOSH FACE Report: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/In-house/full200901.html

Assistant Professor, IOEH, West Virginia University
Sanjeev Kakkar, MD, MPH

July 2008 - June 2010

  Occupational Staff Physician, Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN
Cristina Demian, MD, MPH July 2009 - June 2011   Senior Instructor, U of Rochester Medical Center, Div. of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Andrew Yorgason, DO, MHPE July 2009 - June 2011

Solid Waste Compost Facility Worker Dies, Body is Recovered in Digester Tube - TN (NIOSH FACE Report)

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/In-house/full201001.html

 

Occupational Staff Physician, Banner Occupational Health Services, Phoenix, AZ
B. Jean Meade, MD, DVM, PhD Anticipated Graduation: June 2012    
Rayed Almanei, MD Anticipated Graduation date: June 2013    
Mohannad Kusti, MD Anticipated Graduation date: June 2013    
Syam Stoll, MD Anticipated Graduation date: June 2013