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
- 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 May 29.
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 Mar 24.
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 Feb 22.
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. 2017 Oct 07.
View on PubMed - Schwartz DA, Vinnikov D, Blanc PD. Occupation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Meta-Analysis. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 Jun; 59(6):502-508.
View on PubMed - Blanc PD. The early history of manganese and the recognition of its neurotoxicity, 1837-1936. Neurotoxicology. 2018 Jan; 64:5-11.
View on PubMed - Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Alilin A, Zutler M, Holty JC. Fatigue and sleepiness determine respiratory quality of life among veterans evaluated for sleep apnea. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Mar 14; 15(1):48.
View on PubMed - Garrett GL, Blanc PD, Boscardin J, Lloyd AA, Ahmed RL, Anthony T, Bibee K, Breithaupt A, Cannon J, Chen A, Cheng JY, Chiesa-Fuxench Z, Colegio OR, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Del Guzzo CA, Disse M, Dowd M, Eilers R, Ortiz AE, Morris C, Golden SK, Graves MS, Griffin JR, Hopkins RS, Huang CC, Bae GH, Jambusaria A, Jennings TA, Jiang SI, Karia PS, Khetarpal S, Kim C, Klintmalm G, Konicke K, Koyfman SA, Lam C, Lee P, Leitenberger JJ, Loh T, Lowenstein S, Madankumar R, Moreau JF, Nijhawan RI, Ochoa S, Olasz EB, Otchere E, Otley C, Oulton J, Patel PH, Patel VA, Prabhu AV, Pugliano-Mauro M, Schmults CD, Schram S, Shih AF, Shin T, Soon S, Soriano T, Srivastava D, Stein JA, Sternhell-Blackwell K, Taylor S, Vidimos A, Wu P, Zajdel N, Zelac D, Arron ST. Incidence of and Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States. JAMA Dermatol. 2017 Mar 01; 153(3):296-303.
View on PubMed - Rosengarten D, Fox BD, Fireman E, Blanc PD, Rusanov V, Fruchter O, Raviv Y, Shtraichman O, Saute M, Kramer MR. Survival following lung transplantation for artificial stone silicosis relative to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Ind Med. 2017 Mar; 60(3):248-254.
View on PubMed - Singer JP, Katz PP, Soong A, Shrestha P, Huang D, Ho J, Mindo M, Greenland JR, Hays SR, Golden J, Kukreja J, Kleinhenz ME, Shah RJ, Blanc PD. Effect of Lung Transplantation on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Era of the Lung Allocation Score: A U.S. Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Transplant. 2017 May; 17(5):1334-1345.
View on PubMed - Carek PJ, Malaty J, Dietrich E, Lombardi J, Porter M, Blanc P, Samraj G. Addressing Hospital Readmissions: Impact of Weekly Review. Fam Med. 2016 Sep; 48(8):638-41.
View on PubMed - Vinnikov D, Blanc PD, Brimkulov N. Spirometry reference values for a Kyrgyz population. Clin Respir J. 2018 Feb; 12(2):826-828.
View on PubMed - Vinnikov D, Khafagy A, Blanc PD, Brimkulov N, Steinmaus C. High-altitude alpine therapy and lung function in asthma: systematic review and meta-analysis. ERJ Open Res. 2016 Apr; 2(2).
View on PubMed - Ozrazgat-Baslanti T, Blanc P, Thottakkara P, Ruppert M, Rashidi P, Momcilovic P, Hobson C, Efron PA, Moore FA, Bihorac A. Preoperative assessment of the risk for multiple complications after surgery. Surgery. 2016 08; 160(2):463-72.
View on PubMed - Blanc PD, Torén K. COPD and occupation: resetting the agenda. Occup Environ Med. 2016 06; 73(6):357-8.
View on PubMed - Blanc PD, Seaton A. Pneumoconiosis Redux. Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis Are Still a Problem. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Mar 15; 193(6):603-5.
View on PubMed - Katz P, Iribarren C, Sanchez G, Blanc PD. Obesity and Functioning Among Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD. 2016 Jun; 13(3):352-9.
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