To reduce the incidence and disability related to occupational injuries and illnesses.

To achieve this goal our research focuses on the use of workers’ compensation data to:

• generate industry specific rates of injuries and illnesses
• analyze the predictors of disability and to quantify the burden of disability in workers’ compensation
• study the outcome of surgeries and other treatments for injured workers.

Gary M. Franklin, MD, MPH

About Dr. Franklin:
Dr. Gary M. Franklin obtained his MD degree from George Washington University, and MPH degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a board-certified neurologist whose current positions are:

• Research Professor, University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
  
• Research Professor, University of Washington Department of Medicine (Neurology)
  
• Medical Director, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
  

His major research interests include:

• use of workers' compensation databases to conduct epidemiologic research
  
• outcome of various medical treatments for occupational musculoskeletal disease
  
• predictors of disability in workers' compensation
  
• impact of managed care delivery systems on cost, outcome and satisfaction in workers' compensation.
  

Dr. Franklin also has interests in occupational and environmental neurology, including cumulative trauma disorders, and assessing impairment and disability of occupational and environmental diseases.

Director - Gary M. Franklin, MD, MPH
e-mail meddir@u.washington.edu
(206) 685-7193

Research Scientist - Deborah Fulton-Kehoe, PhD, MPH
debfk@u.washington.edu
(206) 543-3686 or (206) 685-7080

Research Coordinator - Kathleen Egan, MPH
katbegan@u.washington.edu
(206) 685-7194

Occupational Health Nurse - Terri Smith-Weller, MN, COHN
smithwel@u.washington.edu
(206) 543-3666

Research Scientist - Jeremy Gluck, PhD, MPH
jgluck@u.washington.edu
(206) 616-9155

Research Consultant - Rae Wu, MPH
raewu@u.washington.edu
(206) 616-9154