Professional Summary
Dr. Franzblau's professional activities include teaching, research, and the practice of clinical occupational medicine. Among other duties, he works on the University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study and is the co-chair of the Health IRB at the University. He graduated from the University of California School of Medicine in San Diego, completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington, and had advanced training in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in 1989. He also holds academic appointments in the University of Michigan Medical School and College of Engineering.
Courses Taught
EHS504: Genes and the Environment
EHS664: Advanced Occupational and Environmental Diseases
Education
M.D., University of California, San Diego, 1983
M.S., Mathematics, Stanford University, 1978
B.A., Mathematics, Northwestern University, 1975
Research Interest & Projects
Research interests focus on various aspects of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, biological monitoring of chemical exposures, occupational neurological disease, occupational respiratory disease and environmental exposure assessment for dioxins and other persistent environmental chemicals.
Evaluation of Digital Chest Radiographs for Pneumoconioses
Principal Investigator: Franzblau, A.
Sponsor: American Schools of Public Health
Post-Offer Screening and Risk Factors for CTS
Principal Investigator: Franzblau, A.
Sponsor: Washington University - NIH
Selected Publications
Werner, R.A., Franzblau, A., Gell, N, Hartigan, A.G., Ebersole, M. and Armstrong, T.J. (2005). Incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Auto Assembly Workers and Assessment of Risk Factors Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 10, 1044-1050.
Franzblau, A., Werner, R.A. and Yihan. J. (2004). Pre-placement nerve testing for carpal tunnel syndrome: Is it cost effective? Occ Environ Med, In Press.
Tong, H.C., Werner, R.A. and Franzblau, A. (2004). The effect of aging on sensory nerve conduction study parameters. Muscle & Nerve, In Press.
Trout, D., Weissman, D.N., Brundage, R.A., Franzblau, A. and Remick, D. (2003). Evaluation of hypersensitivity pneumonitis among workers exposed to metal removal fluids. Appl Occ Environ Hyg, 18, 953-960.
Franzblau, A. and Sahakian, N. (2003). Asthma following household exposure to hydrofluoric acid. Am J Ind Med, 44(3), 321-324.
Batterman, S., Zhang, L., Wang, S. and Franzblau, A. (2002). Partition coefficients for trihalomethanes among blood, urine, water, milk and air. Science of the Total Environment, 284, 237-247.
Armstrong, T.J., Franzblau, A., Haig, A., Keyserling, W.M., Levine, S., Streilein, K., Ulin S., and Werner, R. (2001). Developing ergonomic solutions for prevention of musculoskeletal disorder disability. Assistive Technology, 13(2), 78-87.
Werner, R.A., Hamann, C., Franzblau, A. and Rodgers, P. (2002). Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome and upper extremity tendonitis among dental hygienists. J Dent Hygiene, 76(2), 126-132.
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