Paul D. Blanc, MD, MSPH
Professor, Department of Medicine, UCSF
Cancer Center Program Memberships
Affiliate MemberResearch Summary
My research program focuses primarily on the epidemiology and toxicology of the pulmonary system, with additional research work on injury epidemiology (including poisoning and drug overdose) and on the history of occupational health. My research program has been composed of two principal components: (1) examining the etiologic burden and outcomes of lung disease, with an emphasis on interactions between workplace exposures and disease severity; and (2) epidemiologic and controlled human exposure studies of toxin and drug exposure effects. Outcomes in adult asthma, COPD, and interstitial disease comprise the principal thrust of these research efforts.Education
Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, BA, 1974, Liberal Arts
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA MSPH, 1977, Industrial Hygiene
Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, MD, 1982, Medicine
Professional Experience
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1976
Industrial Hygiene Trainee, Shell Oil Company, New Orleans -
1978
Research Intern, California Public Policy Center, Los Angeles -
1982-1985
Internal and Occupational Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago -
1985-1987
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) -
1987-1988
Fulbright Senior Research Scholar, Israel -
1988-1989
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF -
1989-1994
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF -
1994-2000
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF -
2000-present
Professor of Medicine, UCSF -
2001-present
Endowed Chair, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, UCSF
Honors & Awards
- 1975-1977
NIOSH Training Grant, Harvard School of Public Health - 1985-1987
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar - 1987-1988
Fulbright Award, Senior Research Fellow - 1989-1991
Research Award, American Lung Association of California Research Fund - 1990-1993
Special Emphasis Research Career Award, NIOSH (CDC) - 1991-1994
New Investigator Award, UC Tobacco Related Diseases Research Program - 1998
Burroughs Wellcome Travel Award - 1999
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Fellow - 2002
Visiting Scholar, American Academy in Rome - 2005
Dozer Visiting Professor, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel - 2007
Jubilee Medal recipient, Swedish Medical Society, Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Selected Publications
- Blanc PD, Annesi-Maesano I, Balmes JR, Cummings KJ, Fishwick D, Miedinger D, Murgia N, Naidoo RN, Reynolds CJ, Sigsgaard T, Torén K, Vinnikov D, Redlich CA. The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Jun 01; 199(11):1312-1334.
View on PubMed - Greenland JR, Wang P, Brotman JJ, Ahuja R, Chong TA, Kleinhenz ME, Leard LE, Golden JA, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Singer JP, Rajalingam R, Jones K, Laszik ZG, Trivedi NN, Greenland NY, Blanc PD. Gene signatures common to allograft rejection are associated with lymphocytic bronchitis. Clin Transplant. 2019 May; 33(5):e13515.
View on PubMed - Venado A, McCulloch C, Greenland JR, Katz P, Soong A, Shrestha P, Hays S, Golden J, Shah R, Leard LE, Kleinhenz ME, Kukreja J, Zablotska L, Allen IE, Covinsky K, Blanc P, Singer JP. Frailty trajectories in adult lung transplantation: A cohort study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Jul; 38(7):699-707.
View on PubMed - Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Yelin E, Blanc PD. Prevalence of Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis in Coal Mining Counties of the U.S. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Mar 15.
View on PubMed - Lytras T, Kogevinas M, Kromhout H, Carsin AE, Antó JM, Bentouhami H, Weyler J, Heinrich J, Nowak D, Urrutia I, Martínez-Moratalla J, Gullón JA, Vega AP, Raherison Semjen C, Pin I, Demoly P, Leynaert B, Villani S, Gíslason T, Svanes Ø, Holm M, Forsberg B, Norbäck D, Mehta AJ, Probst-Hensch N, Benke G, Jogi R, Torén K, Sigsgaard T, Schlünssen V, Olivieri M, Blanc PD, Watkins J, Bono R, Buist AS, Vermeulen R, Jarvis D, Zock JP. Occupational exposures and incidence of chronic bronchitis and related symptoms over two decades: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Occup Environ Med. 2019 Apr; 76(4):222-229.
View on PubMed - Paulin LM, Smith BM, Koch A, Han M, Hoffman EA, Martinez C, Ejike C, Blanc PD, Rous J, Barr RG, Peters SP, Paine R, Pirozzi C, Cooper CB, Dransfield MT, Comellas AP, Kanner RE, Drummond MB, Putcha N, Hansel NN. Occupational Exposures and Computed Tomographic Imaging Characteristics in the SPIROMICS Cohort. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 Dec; 15(12):1411-1419.
View on PubMed - Gajic S, Callahan EC, Brown JK, Elicker B, Ley B, Blanc PD. Pulmonary toxicity associated with pomalidomide. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 Nov 01; 22(11):1383-1386.
View on PubMed - Torén K, Andersson M, Olin AC, Blanc PD, Järvholm B. Airflow limitation classified with the fixed ratio or the lower limit of normal and cause-specific mortality - A prospective study. Respir Med. 2018 Nov; 144:36-41.
View on PubMed - Domeracki SJ, Landman Z, Blanc PD, Guntur S. Off the Courts: Occupational "Tennis Leg". Workplace Health Saf. 2019 Jan; 67(1):5-8.
View on PubMed - Goodnough R, Li K, Fouladkou F, Lynch KL, Shah M, Smollin CG, Blanc PD. Notes from the Field: Toxic Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Tianeptine Misuse - California, 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Jul 13; 67(27):769-770.
View on PubMed - Fell AKM, Svendsen MV, Kim JL, Abrahamsen R, Henneberger PK, Torén K, Blanc PD, Kongerud J. Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: cross-sectional data from the general population of Telemark, Norway. BMC Public Health. 2018 07 06; 18(1):843.
View on PubMed - Shitrit D, Adir Y, Avriel A, King D, Epstein Shochet G, Guber A, Schnaer S, Kassirer M, Blanc PD, Abramovich A. EBUS-TBNA is Sufficient for Successful Diagnosis of Silicosis with Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy. Lung. 2018 08; 196(4):441-445.
View on PubMed - Arjomandi M, Zeng S, Geerts J, Stiner RK, Bos B, van Koeverden I, Keene J, Elicker B, Blanc PD, Gold WM. Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2018; 5(1):e000284.
View on PubMed - Arjomandi M, Zeng S, Blanc PD, Gold WM. Increasing the Resolution of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Definition. Lessons from a Cohort with Remote but Extensive Exposure to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 Apr; 15(Supplement_2):S122-S123.
View on PubMed - Lytras T, Kogevinas M, Kromhout H, Carsin AE, Antó JM, Bentouhami H, Weyler J, Heinrich J, Nowak D, Urrutia I, Martinez-Moratalla J, Gullón JA, Pereira-Vega A, Raherison-Semjen C, Pin I, Demoly P, Leynaert B, Villani S, Gislason T, Svanes C, Holm M, Forsberg B, Norbäck D, Mehta AJ, Probst-Hensch N, Benke G, Jogi R, Torén K, Sigsgaard T, Schlünssen V, Olivieri M, Blanc PD, Vermeulen R, Garcia-Aymerich J, Jarvis D, Zock JP. Occupational exposures and 20-year incidence of COPD: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Thorax. 2018 11; 73(11):1008-1015.
View on PubMed - Kolaitis NA, Soong A, Shrestha P, Zhuo H, Neuhaus J, Katz PP, Greenland JR, Golden J, Leard LE, Shah RJ, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Kleinhenz ME, Blanc PD, Singer JP. Improvement in patient-reported outcomes after lung transplantation is not impacted by the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jul; 156(1):440-448.e2.
View on PubMed - Sampognaro P, Vo KT, Richie M, Blanc PD, Keenan K. Bismuth Subgallate Toxicity in the Age of Online Supplement Use. Neurologist. 2017 Nov; 22(6):237-240.
View on PubMed - Vandenplas O, Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Agache I, Bachert C, Bewick M, Cardell LO, Cullinan P, Demoly P, Descatha A, Fonseca J, Haahtela T, Hellings PW, Jamart J, Jantunen J, Kalayci Ö, Price D, Samolinski B, Sastre J, Tian L, Valero AL, Zhang X, Bousquet J. Impact of Rhinitis on Work Productivity: A Systematic Review. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Jul - Aug; 6(4):1274-1286.e9.
View on PubMed - Schwartz DA, Vinnikov D, Blanc PD. Occupation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Meta-Analysis. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 06; 59(6):502-508.
View on PubMed - Blanc PD. The early history of manganese and the recognition of its neurotoxicity, 1837-1936. Neurotoxicology. 2018 01; 64:5-11.
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