M. Joseph Fedoruk, MD, CIH, DABT, FACMT
Clinical Professor
Senior Physician, COEH Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic

Dr. Fedoruk has extensive experience in managing health and environmental issues related to building microbial and other contamination. His unique blend of experience in occupational medicine, toxicology, and industrial hygiene enables him to investigate and manage health issues associated with building microbial problems. Dr. Fedoruk has served as an advisor to both government and industry and has lectured and organized symposia on microbial and indoor air quality issues. Dr. Fedoruk has also served as an advisor to public health and fire departments on health impacts of hazardous material releases, including green waste fires, anthrax, cyanide and other exposures. He was an expert panel member for a joint USEPA, US DOL, USDA and DHS pesticide initiative aimed at developing national strategies for educating the nation's health care providers on pesticide issues. He has been active in developing medical screening guidelines for several agencies including the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the city of New York.

Articles/Abstracts

Fedoruk M., Kerger B. Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds in Vehicles. International Journal of Environmental Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment (in press).

Fedoruk M., Kerger B. Assessment of toluene and ethyl acetate exposure from wearing a costume mask bonded with contact cement. Accepted (Abstract No. 1692) for Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting Nashville, Tennessee, March 2002.

Kerger B., Fedoruk, M. Ammonia exposure and dose response assessment for household cleaning uses. Accepted (Abstract No. 1693) for Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, March, 2002.

Jones P, Greaney P, Fedoruk M. A model medical surveillance program. Accepted for presentation at National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) symposium Best Practices in Workplace Surveillance: Identification and Tracking of Workplace Injury, Illness, Exposures, and Hazards, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7–9 2001.

Fedoruk M., Kerger B. Measurement of volatile organic compounds in vehicles. The Toxicologist Supplement 2001; 1:97, March.

Kerger B, Fedoruk M. Benzene exposure assessment for the use of petroleum naphtha in a metal parts cleaner. The Toxicologist Supplement 2000; 54(1):21, March.

Fedoruk M, Carmean G. Development of job-related medical screening criteria for New York City police officers. Abstract, accepted by 19th UOEH and 3rd IIES International Symposium, Kitakyushu, Japan, October 1999.

Carmean G, Chase W, Fedoruk M. Empirical validation of New York City police officer visual acuity requirements. Abstract, accepted by 19th UOEH and 3rd IIES International Symposium, Kitakyushu, Japan, October 1999.

Fedoruk M, Kerger B D. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) measured in a grade school following a fluorescent light ballast failure. The Toxicologist Supplement 1999; 48(1–S): 279, March.

Book Chapters

Fedoruk M, Uhlman S, Baker D, Yang H. Analysis of microbial contamination of a ventilation system detected by measurement of microbial volatile organic compounds. In: Bioaerosols, Fungi, and Mycotoxins: Health Effects, Assessment, Prevention and Control, Ed. Eckardt Johanning, Boyd Printing Company, Inc., 1999, New York, New York, pp. 386–395.

Fedoruk M. Gastrointestinal system. In: Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Volume 2, F-P, Ed. Philip Wexler, Academic Press, 1998, pp. 44–50.

Fedoruk M. Hazardous response personnel. In: Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 4th Edition. International Labour Office, World Health Organization, Geneva Switzerland, 1997, Vol. 3, 95.19–95.21.

Hughson WG, Fedoruk MJ. Occupational and environmental causes of lung cancer and esophageal cancer. In: Comprehensive Textbook of Thoracic Oncology, Eds Green M, Perry M, Martini N, Arriagada R. New York, NY, Williams and Wilkins, 1996, pp. 66–89.

Harber P, Fedoruk M. Job demand, preplacement evaluation, and accommodation. In: Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Disease, Eds. Harber P, Schenker M, Balmes J. Mosby, Publisher, 1996, pp. 857–867.