Respiratory and Mental Health Consequences of WTC Exposure
by David J. Prezant, MD, FCCP
Presented Thursday, March 22, 2007
Disclosure: This course has been planned and implemented in accordance with ACOEM. This speaker has no significant financial interest or other relationship with any commercial products mentioned in this presentation.
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Learning Objectives:
- Understand pathophysiology of particulate matter-induced irritant asthma
- Become familiar with diagnostic and treatment paradigms for treating disaster cough and dyspnea
- Understand the mental health consequences
David J. Prezant, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and
Chief Medical Officer, Fire Department of New York City (FDNY). Office of Medical Affairs
Co-director, FDNY WTC Medical Programs
New York, NY
Dr. David Prezant received his Bachelor of Science from Columbia College in 1977 and his Doctor of Medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1981. He completed a Medical Residency at Harlem Hospital, Columbia University in 1984 and a Fellowship in Pulmonary Diseases at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1987. As the Chief Medical Officer at the Office of Medical Affairs for the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), Dr. Prezant directs all medical protocol development for both day to day operations and homeland security issues. He is also the Senior Pulmonary Consultant for FDNY. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Director of Albert Einstein Medical School’s Pulmonary Course for medical students and the Research Director for their Unified Pulmonary Division. Dr. Prezant is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Prezant is a member of the International Association of Firefighters Redmond Medical Advisory Board. He is a member on the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Personal Protective Equipment in the Workplace.
Dr. Prezant responded on 9/11/01 to the World Trade Center and was present during the collapse and its aftermath. Since that day he along with Dr. Kelly (FDNY’s Chief Medical Officer at the Bureau of Health Services) has initiated a medical monitoring and treatment program for FDNY firefighters funded by FDNY, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). He is the Principal Investigator for the FDNY Data Coordinating Center for the WTC Medical Monitoring Program and is on the Steering Committee for the WTC Medical Monitoring Program. He served as a member of the EPA WTC Technical Advisory Committee and the NYC Dept of Health WTC Registry Scientific Advisory Board. Since 9/11, Dr. Prezant has written extensively on the health impact of World Trade Center Collapse on NYC Firefighters with papers published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, CDC–MMWR, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Chest and Environmental Health Perspectives. |
