My principal area of academic interest is in occupational and environmental lung disease. I have conducted experimental research studying the acute effects of toxic inhalational exposure and observational research analyzing exposure-effects relationships in selected populations. I have a secondary area of academic interest in medical ethics.
Honors & Awards
William A. Nelson Award for Excellence in Health Care Ethics, Veterans Health Administration (2011)
Clean Air Award for Medical Research, Breathe California (2010)
Outstanding Service Award, American Lung Association of San Francisco and San Mateo Counties (2006)
Faculty Teaching Award, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University (2002)
Faculty Teaching Award, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University (2000)
Cecile Lehman Mayer Research Award Finalist, American College of Chest Physicians (1996)
Research Award, Foundation for Occupational Health and Research (1996)
Walter Travel Fund Award, American Lung Association (1995)
Research Award, Foundation for Fellows in Asthma Research (1995)