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

   
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University of California, Irvine
Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
5201 California Ave, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92617

949-824-8641
949-824-2345

Education & Training: M.D., University of Alberta
Occupational Medicine Residency, University of California, Irvine

Teaching: Preceptor, UCI OEM Residency Program; weekly UCI Clinical Case Conference; Instructor, ACOEM Basic Occupational Medicine Curriculum Courses.

Research Interests: Assessment of health effects of mold, pesticides, and other toxic exposures; microbial and indoor air quality issues; hazardous material incidents; exposure assessment

Clinical & Consulting:

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.


Recent Publications:

Articles/Abstracts

Fedoruk MJ, Bronstein R, Kerger BD. Ammonia exposure and hazard assessment for selected household cleaning product uses. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 2005 Nov;15(6):534-44.

Kerger B, Fedoruk M. Exposure Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds and Metals for Government Inspectors at Auto Body Repair Facilities. Accepted for Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland (#517) March 2004.

Fedoruk M, Kerger B. Volatile Organic Compound Exposure Assessment for Government Inspectors at Gas Stations. Accepted for Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland (#516) March 2004.

Fedoruk M, Bronstein R, Kerger B. Benzene Exposure Assessment of Use of Mineral Spirits-Based Degreaser, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 18:764-771, 2003.

Fedoruk M, Kerger B. Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds Inside Automobiles. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2003 Oct;18(10):764-71.

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.