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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

M.D., University of North Carolina, 1985

M.P.H. in Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1985

Residency in Internal Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, 1989-1993

Senior Fellow in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 1993-1996

Senior Fellow at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, 1995-1996

M.S. in Toxicology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1996

  Timothy K. Takaro, M.D.
Acting Assistant Professor, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Washington
Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington
Affiliate Investigator, Division of Public Health Science, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Division of General Internal Medicine


OFFICE ADDRESS

Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Ave.
Campus Box 359s739
Seattle, WA 98104

e-mail: ttakaro@u.washington.edu
Academic office: (206) 616-7458
Fax: (206) 616-4875


HONORS

University of Washington, Dept. of Environmental Health Travel Award, 1996
Physicians for Social Responsibility Liaison to the World Health Organization, 1992-94


CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Hanford risk evaluation
Work and environmental health and safety
Mutagens and cancer
Pesticides
Climate change and health


REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS


Takaro TK, Pappas G, Newman L, Ertell K, Durand K, Barnhart S, Prevalence of Beryllium Sensitization at Hanford, Proceedings of the First Annual Hanford Health of the Site Conference, 245-252, 1998.

Pappas GP, Takaro TK, Stover B, Beaudet N, Salazar M, Calcagni J, Shoop D and Barnhart S, Medical clearance for respirator use: Sensitivity and specificity of a self-administered questionnaire. Am. J. Ind. Med. 35:390-394, 1999.

Salazar MK, Takaro TK, Ertell K, O’Neill S, Connon C, Gochfeld M and Barnhart S, Structure, function and financing of occupational health services across the USDOE Weapons Complex. J. Occ. & Env. Medicine - in press.

Bartell SM, Ponce RA, Takaro TK, Zerbe RO, Omenn GS, and Faustman EM. Risk Estimation and Value-of-Information Analysis for three proposed genetic screening Programs for Chronic beryllium disease prevention. Risk Analysis 1999 – in press.

Bartell SM, Takaro TK, Ponce RA, Faustman EM, and Omenn GS. Risk Assessment and Screening Strategies for Beryllium Exposure. Environment International.1999 - in press.





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