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Joel Kaufman

Professor at University of Washington School of Public Health.

Dr. Kaufman is a physician-epidemiologist, board-certified in internal medicine and occupational medicine. He has been a full-time faculty member at the UW since 1997, currently holding appointments in the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, and Medicine (General Internal Medicine), and Epidemiology.

Dr. Kaufman's work integrates epidemiology, exposure sciences, toxicology and clinical medicine. His current research activities are primarily focused on environmental factors in cardiovascular and respiratory disease. He is the principal investigator of a major epidemiological prospective cohort study of air pollution and cardiovascular disease (The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution, or “MESA Air”). He directs the UW Northlake Controlled Exposure Facility, a facility customized for experimental inhalation toxicology studies on health effects of combustion products, including diesel exhaust.

Visit website: https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/joel-d-kaufman

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See also: Academia University of Washington (UW) - Public research university in Seattle, Washington

Details last updated 23-Nov-2019

Joel Kaufman News

Traffic air pollution raises your blood pressure by more than 4.5 mmHg

University of Washington (UW) - 27-Nov-2023

UW study calls for new strategies to combat traffic pollution's health risks

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Exposure to air pollution over a long time is just as bad as smoking

Independent - 14-Aug-2019

Ozone is our friend in the stratosphere but not so much at ground level

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