Loading...

Dennis Shusterman, MD, MPH

TitleProfessor Emeritus
SchoolUCSF School of Medicine
DepartmentMedicine
Address1855 Folsom Street
San Francisco CA 94103
Phone510-620-2847
vCardDownload vCard

    Collapse Biography 
    Collapse Awards and Honors
    University of Barcelona2002Gaspar de Portola Academic Exchange
    California Breathing2013Clean Air Award

    Collapse Overview 
    Collapse Overview
    Education:
    MD, UC Davis, 1978. Rotating Internship, The Waltham Hospital, 1978-1979. FP Residency, San Jose Hospital, 1979-1981. MPH, Environmental Health Sciences, UC Berkeley, 1982. Clinical Fellowship in Environmental Medicine, UCSF, 1994-1996.

    Employment:
    Medical Director, Sonoma County Indian Health Project, 1981-1984. Public Health Medical Officer, CA Dept. of Health Services, 1985-1991; Cal/EPA, 1991-1994. Full-time faculty, UCSF/SFGH Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1994-2004. Professor of Medicine and Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, 2004-2007. Chief, Hazard Evaluation Section and Information Service (HESIS), CA Dept. of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, Richmond, CA, 2007-2014.

    Recent research activities:
    Co-PI (with John Balmes, MD), FAMRI Clinical Innovator Award: "Second-hand smoke and sinusitis: Effect of sidestream smoke on sinus ostial patency." Affiliated with Human Exposure Laboratory, SFGH, and Upper Airway Biology Laboratory, UC Berkeley / Richmond Field Station.


    Collapse Research 
    Collapse Research Activities and Funding
    INDIVIDUAL FACTORS IN NASAL IRRITANT SENSITIVITY
    NIH/NIEHS R01ES010424Sep 1, 2000 - Aug 31, 2004
    Role: Principal Investigator
    NASAL IRRITANT SENSITIVITY AND ALLERGIC RHINITIS
    NIH/NIDCD K08DC000121Aug 1, 1996 - Jul 31, 2001
    Role: Principal Investigator
    NASAL IRRITANT SENSITIVITY AND ALLERGIC RHINITIS
    NIH/NIDCD K23DC000121Aug 1, 1996 - Jul 31, 2001
    Role: Principal Investigator

    Collapse ORNG Applications 
    Collapse Websites

    Collapse Bibliographic 
    Collapse Publications
    Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Researchers can login to make corrections and additions, or contact us for help.
    List All   |   Timeline
    1. Wang P, Chen W, Liao J, Matsuo T, Ito K, Fowles J, Shusterman D, Mendell M, Kumagai K. A Device-Independent Evaluation of Carbonyl Emissions from Heated Electronic Cigarette Solvents. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0169811. PMID: 28076380.
      View in: PubMed
    2. Shusterman D, Baroody FM, Craig T, Friedlander S, Nsouli T, Silverman B. Role of the Allergist-Immunologist and Upper Airway Allergy in Sleep-Disordered Breathing. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2016 Dec 03. PMID: 27923646.
      View in: PubMed
    3. Shusterman D. Nonallergic Rhinitis: Environmental Determinants. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2016 May; 36(2):379-99. PMID: 27083110.
      View in: PubMed
    4. Shusterman D . The nasal nitric oxide response to external acoustic energy: A pilot study of sampling dynamics. Sinusitis. 2015; 1(1):13-13.
      View Publication
    5. Wilken JA, Sondermeyer G, Shusterman D, McNary J, Vugia DJ, McDowell A, Borenstein P, Gilliss D, Ancock B, Prudhomme J, Gold D, Windham GC, Lee L, Materna BL. Coccidioidomycosis among Workers Constructing Solar Power Farms, California, USA, 2011-2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Nov; 21(11):1997-2005. PMID: 26484688; PMCID: PMC4622237.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    6. Shusterman D. Occupational irritant and allergic rhinitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2014 Apr; 14(4):425. PMID: 24526601.
      View in: PubMed
    7. Macisaac J, Harrison R, Krishnaswami J, McNary J, Suchard J, Boysen-Osborn M, Cierpich H, Styles L, Shusterman D. Fatalities due to dichloromethane in paint strippers: a continuing problem. Am J Ind Med. 2013 Aug; 56(8):907-10. PMID: 23450690.
      View in: PubMed
    8. Schick SF, van den Vossenberg G, Luo A, Whitlatch A, Jacob P, Balmes J, Shusterman D. Thirty minute-exposure to aged cigarette smoke increases nasal congestion in nonsmokers. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2013; 76(10):601-13. PMID: 23859154.
      View in: PubMed
    9. Zhao YA, Shusterman D. Occupational rhinitis and other work-related upper respiratory tract conditions. Clin Chest Med. 2012 Dec; 33(4):637-47. PMID: 23153606.
      View in: PubMed
    10. Shusterman D, Weaver EM, Goldberg AN, Schick SF, Wong HH, Balmes JR. Pilot evaluation of the nasal nitric oxide response to humming as an index of osteomeatal patency. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2012 Mar-Apr; 26(2):123-6. PMID: 22487289.
      View in: PubMed
    11. Roisman R, Materna B, Beckman S, Katz E, Shusterman D, Harrison R. The role of state public health agencies in national efforts to track workplace hazards and the relevance of state experiences to nanomaterial worker surveillance. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jun; 53(6 Suppl):S38-41. PMID: 21654415.
      View in: PubMed
    12. Shusterman D. The effects of air pollutants and irritants on the upper airway. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2011 Mar; 8(1):101-5. PMID: 21364227.
      View in: PubMed
    13. Shusterman D. Regarding "Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 antagonists block the noxious effects of toxic industrial isocyanates and tear gases". FASEB J. 2010 Apr; 24(4):980. PMID: 20356910.
      View in: PubMed
    14. Morris JB, Shusterman D . Toxicology of the Nose and Upper Airways. NY: Informa Healthcare. 2010.
      View Publication
    15. Materna B, Harriman K, Rosenberg J, Shusterman D, Windham G, Atwell J, Beckman S, Mortensen E, Zipprich J. MMWR. Occupational transmission of Neisseria meningitidis – California, 2009. 2010; 45(59):1480-1483.
      View Publication
    16. Shusterman D, Tilles SA. Nasal physiological reactivity of subjects with nonallergic rhinitis to cold air provocation: a pilot comparison of subgroups. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2009 Sep-Oct; 23(5):475-9. PMID: 19807979.
      View in: PubMed
    17. Gulati RK, Kwan-Gett T, Hampson NB, Baer A, Shusterman D, Shandro JR, Duchin JS. Carbon monoxide epidemic among immigrant populations: King County, Washington, 2006. Am J Public Health. 2009 Sep; 99(9):1687-92. PMID: 19608962; PMCID: PMC2724456.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    18. Shusterman D, Hummel T. Symposium overview: Nasal trigeminal function: qualitative, quantitative, and temporal effects. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Jul; 1170:181-3. PMID: 19686134.
      View in: PubMed
    19. Shusterman D. Qualitative effects in nasal trigeminal chemoreception. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Jul; 1170:196-201. PMID: 19686137.
      View in: PubMed
    20. Shusterman D, Jansen K, Weaver EM, Koenig JQ. Documentation of the nasal nitric oxide response to humming: methods evaluation. Eur J Clin Invest. 2007 Sep; 37(9):746-52. PMID: 17696966.
      View in: PubMed
    21. Shusterman D, Murphy MA. Nasal hyperreactivity in allergic and non-allergic rhinitis: a potential risk factor for non-specific building-related illness. Indoor Air. 2007 Aug; 17(4):328-33. PMID: 17661929.
      View in: PubMed
    22. Shusterman D. Trigeminally-mediated health effects of air pollutants: sources of inter-individual variability. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2007 Mar; 26(3):149-57. PMID: 17439917.
      View in: PubMed
    23. Shusterman D. Environmental nonallergic rhinitis. Clin Allergy Immunol. 2007; 19:249-66. PMID: 17153018.
      View in: PubMed
    24. Shusterman D, Matovinovic E, Salmon A. Does Haber's law apply to human sensory irritation? Inhal Toxicol. 2006 Jun; 18(7):457-71. PMID: 16603477.
      View in: PubMed
    25. Shusterman D, Tarun A, Murphy MA, Morris J. Seasonal allergic rhinitic and normal subjects respond differentially to nasal provocation with acetic acid vapor. Inhal Toxicol. 2005 Mar; 17(3):147-52. PMID: 15788375.
      View in: PubMed
    26. Shusterman D, Balmes J, Murphy MA, Tai CF, Baraniuk J. Chlorine inhalation produces nasal airflow limitation in allergic rhinitic subjects without evidence of neuropeptide release. Neuropeptides. 2004 Dec; 38(6):351-8. PMID: 15567471.
      View in: PubMed
    27. Morris JB, Wilkie WS, Shusterman D. Acute respiratory responses of the mouse to chlorine. Toxicol Sci. 2005 Feb; 83(2):380-7. PMID: 15548641.
      View in: PubMed
    28. Rigau J, Farré R, Trepat X, Shusterman D, Navajas D. Oscillometric assessment of airway obstruction in a mechanical model of vocal cord dysfunction. J Biomech. 2004 Jan; 37(1):37-43. PMID: 14672566.
      View in: PubMed
    29. Schiffman SS, Walker JM, Dalton P, Lorig TS, Raymer JH, Shusterman D, Williams CM. Potential health effects of odor from animal operations, wastewater treatment, and recycling of byproducts. J Agromedicine. 2004; 9(2):397-403. PMID: 19785232.
      View in: PubMed
    30. Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J. Influence of age, gender, and allergy status on nasal reactivity to inhaled chlorine. Inhal Toxicol. 2003 Oct; 15(12):1179-89. PMID: 14515221.
      View in: PubMed
    31. Shusterman D, Avila PC. Real-time monitoring of nasal mucosal pH during carbon dioxide stimulation: implications for stimulus dynamics. Chem Senses. 2003 Sep; 28(7):595-601. PMID: 14578121.
      View in: PubMed
    32. Tarun AS, Bryant B, Zhai W, Solomon C, Shusterman D. Gene expression for carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes in human nasal mucosa. Chem Senses. 2003 Sep; 28(7):621-9. PMID: 14578124.
      View in: PubMed
    33. Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J. Differences in nasal irritant sensitivity by age, gender, and allergic rhinitis status. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2003 Oct; 76(8):577-83. PMID: 12920525.
      View in: PubMed
    34. Matovinovic E, Solberg O, Shusterman D. Epidermal growth factor receptor - but not histamine receptor - is upregulated in seasonal allergic rhinitis. Allergy. 2003 Jun; 58(6):472-5. PMID: 12757445.
      View in: PubMed
    35. Shusterman D. Toxicology of nasal irritants. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2003 May; 3(3):258-65. PMID: 12662476.
      View in: PubMed
    36. Shusterman D, Balmes J, Avila PC, Murphy MA, Matovinovic E. Chlorine inhalation produces nasal congestion in allergic rhinitics without mast cell degranulation. Eur Respir J. 2003 Apr; 21(4):652-7. PMID: 12762352.
      View in: PubMed
    37. Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Walsh P, Balmes JR. Cholinergic blockade does not alter the nasal congestive response to irritant provocation. Rhinology. 2002 Sep; 40(3):141-6. PMID: 12357714.
      View in: PubMed
    38. Shusterman D. Review of the upper airway, including olfaction, as mediator of symptoms. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Aug; 110 Suppl 4:649-53. PMID: 12194901; PMCID: PMC1241220.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    39. Shusterman D. Individual factors in nasal chemesthesis. Chem Senses. 2002 Jul; 27(6):551-64. PMID: 12142331.
      View in: PubMed
    40. Shusterman D, Solomon C, Balmes J, Blanc P. Chlorine exposure and the upper respiratory tract. Eur Respir J. 2002 Feb; 19(2):381-2. PMID: 11866020.
      View in: PubMed
    41. Shusterman D. Odor-associated health complaints: competing explanatory models. Chem Senses. 2001 Mar; 26(3):339-43. PMID: 11287393.
      View in: PubMed
    42. Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J. The influence of sex, allergic rhinitis, and test system on nasal sensitivity to airborne irritants: a pilot study. Environ Health Perspect. 2001 Jan; 109(1):15-9. PMID: 11171519; PMCID: PMC1242045.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    43. Avila PC, Shusterman D. Work-related asthma and latex allergy. Sorting out the types, causes, and consequences. Postgrad Med. 1999 Jun; 105(7):39-46. PMID: 10376049.
      View in: PubMed
    44. Shusterman D, Key L. Critique of the multicenter latex skin testing efficacy study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999 May; 103(5 Pt 1):961-2. PMID: 10329840.
      View in: PubMed
    45. Prudhomme JC, Bhatia R, Nutik JM, Shusterman D. Chest wall pain and possible rhabdomyolysis after chloropicrin exposure. A case series. J Occup Environ Med. 1999 Jan; 41(1):17-22. PMID: 9924716.
      View in: PubMed
    46. Freed KS, Paulson EK, Frederick MG, Preminger GM, Shusterman D, Keogan MT, Vieweg J, Smith RH, Nelson RC, Delong DM, Leder RA. Interobserver variability in the interpretation of unenhanced helical CT for the diagnosis of ureteral stone disease. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1998 Sep-Oct; 22(5):732-7. PMID: 9754108.
      View in: PubMed
    47. Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes JR. Subjects with seasonal allergic rhinitis and nonrhinitic subjects react differentially to nasal provocation with chlorine gas. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1998 Jun; 101(6 Pt 1):732-40. PMID: 9648699.
      View in: PubMed
    48. Prudhomme JC, Shusterman D, Blanc PD. Acute-onset persistent olfactory deficit resulting from multiple overexposures to ammonia vapor at work. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1998 Jan-Feb; 11(1):66-9. PMID: 9456450.
      View in: PubMed
    49. Shusterman D, Balmes J. Measurement of nasal irritant sensitivity to pulsed carbon dioxide: a pilot study. Arch Environ Health. 1997 Sep-Oct; 52(5):334-40. PMID: 9546755.
      View in: PubMed
    50. Shusterman D, Balmes JR. A comparison of two methods for determining nasal irritant sensitivity. Am J Rhinol. 1997 Sep-Oct; 11(5):371-8. PMID: 9768319.
      View in: PubMed
    51. Shusterman D. Latex allergy. West J Med. 1996 Sep; 165(3):141-2. PMID: 8909169; PMCID: PMC1303724.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    52. Harber P, Shusterman D. Medical causation analysis heuristics. J Occup Environ Med. 1996 Jun; 38(6):577-86. PMID: 8794956.
      View in: PubMed
    53. Kreutzer RA, Hewitt DJ, Sun R, Draper W, Mangiamele D, Goldman L, Jackson R, Smith D, Shusterman D. A community-based epidemiologic study of acute health effects from a metam-sodium spill on California's Sacramento River. Toxicol Ind Health. 1996 Mar-Apr; 12(2):267-75. PMID: 8794539.
      View in: PubMed
    54. Shusterman D, Alexeeff G, Hargis C, Kaplan J, Sato R, Gelb A, Becker C, Benowitz N, Gillen M, Thollaug S, Balmes J. Predictors of carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide exposure in smoke inhalation patients. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1996; 34(1):61-71. PMID: 8632515.
      View in: PubMed
    55. Shusterman D, Balmes J, Cone J. Irritant-induced asthma. J Occup Environ Med. 1995 Jun; 37(6):662. PMID: 7670910.
      View in: PubMed
    56. Shusterman D, Hargis C. Surrogate laboratory measures of cyanide intoxication. Ann Emerg Med. 1994 Sep; 24(3):537-8. PMID: 7993438.
      View in: PubMed
    57. Cone JE, Wugofski L, Balmes JR, Das R, Bowler R, Alexeeff G, Shusterman D. Persistent respiratory health effects after a metam sodium pesticide spill. Chest. 1994 Aug; 106(2):500-8. PMID: 7774327.
      View in: PubMed
    58. Alexeeff GV, Shusterman D, Howd RA, Jackson RJ. Dose-response assessment of airborne methyl isothiocyanate (MITC) following a metam sodium spill. Risk Anal. 1994 Apr; 14(2):191-8. PMID: 8008928.
      View in: PubMed
    59. Lipsett M, Waller K, Shusterman D, Thollaug S, Brunner W. The respiratory health impact of a large urban fire. Am J Public Health. 1994 Mar; 84(3):434-8. PMID: 8129061; PMCID: PMC1614852.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    60. Shusterman D. Neurogenic inflammation: additional points. Environ Health Perspect. 1994 Jan; 102(1):12; author reply 13. PMID: 19391307; PMCID: PMC1567223.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    61. Olson KR, Shusterman D. Mixing incompatibilities and toxic exposures. Occup Med. 1993 Jul-Sep; 8(3):548-60. PMID: 7505954.
      View in: PubMed
    62. Shusterman D. Polymer fume fever and other fluorocarbon pyrolysis-related syndromes. Occup Med. 1993 Jul-Sep; 8(3):519-31. PMID: 8272977.
      View in: PubMed
    63. Shusterman D. Clinical smoke inhalation injury: systemic effects. Occup Med. 1993 Jul-Sep; 8(3):469-503. PMID: 8272975.
      View in: PubMed
    64. Shusterman D. Trichloroethylene exposure. Am Fam Physician. 1993 Jun; 47(8):1713-4. PMID: 8498283.
      View in: PubMed
    65. Shusterman D, Windham GC, Fenster L. Employment in electronics manufacturing and risk of spontaneous abortion. J Occup Med. 1993 Apr; 35(4):381-6. PMID: 8487115.
      View in: PubMed
    66. Shusterman D, Kaplan JZ, Canabarro C. Immediate health effects of an urban wildfire. West J Med. 1993 Feb; 158(2):133-8. PMID: 8434462; PMCID: PMC1021964.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    67. Liu KS, Girman JR, Hayward SB, Shusterman D, Chang YL. Unintentional carbon monoxide deaths in California from charcoal grills and hibachis. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 1993; 3 Suppl 1:143-51. PMID: 9857300.
      View in: PubMed
    68. Shusterman D. Community health and odor pollution regulation. Am J Public Health. 1992 Nov; 82(11):1566-7. PMID: 1443313; PMCID: PMC1694630.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    69. Shusterman D. Environmental odor pollution. Arch Environ Health. 1992 Sep-Oct; 47(5):388-90. PMID: 1444603.
      View in: PubMed
    70. Shusterman D, Sheedy JE. Occupational and environmental disorders of the special senses. Occup Med. 1992 Jul-Sep; 7(3):515-42. PMID: 1496433.
      View in: PubMed
    71. Shusterman D, Handler SD, Marsh RR, Bilaniuk L, Tom LW. Usefulness of computed tomographic scan in the evaluation of sensorineural hearing loss in children. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992 May; 118(5):501-3. PMID: 1571122.
      View in: PubMed
    72. Shusterman D. Critical review: the health significance of environmental odor pollution. Arch Environ Health. 1992 Jan-Feb; 47(1):76-87. PMID: 1540008.
      View in: PubMed
    73. Cone JE, Shusterman D. Health effects of indoor odorants. Environ Health Perspect. 1991 Nov; 95:53-9. PMID: 1821378; PMCID: PMC1568400.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    74. Neutra R, Lipscomb J, Satin K, Shusterman D. Hypotheses to explain the higher symptom rates observed around hazardous waste sites. Environ Health Perspect. 1991 Aug; 94:31-8. PMID: 1954936; PMCID: PMC1567952.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    75. Shusterman D, Lipscomb J, Neutra R, Satin K. Symptom prevalence and odor-worry interaction near hazardous waste sites. Environ Health Perspect. 1991 Aug; 94:25-30. PMID: 1954935; PMCID: PMC1567940.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    76. Lipscomb JA, Fenster L, Wrensch M, Shusterman D, Swan S. Pregnancy outcomes in women potentially exposed to occupational solvents and women working in the electronics industry. J Occup Med. 1991 May; 33(5):597-604. PMID: 1870012.
      View in: PubMed
    77. Shusterman D, Dager SR. Prevention of psychological disability after occupational respiratory exposures. Occup Med. 1991 Jan-Mar; 6(1):11-27. PMID: 2008632.
      View in: PubMed
    78. Windham GC, Shusterman D, Swan SH, Fenster L, Eskenazi B. Exposure to organic solvents and adverse pregnancy outcome. Am J Ind Med. 1991; 20(2):241-59. PMID: 1951371.
      View in: PubMed
    79. Shusterman D. Espresso maker's wrist. West J Med. 1990 Jun; 152(6):721-2. PMID: 2353484; PMCID: PMC1002447.
      View in: PubMed, PubMed Central
    80. Shusterman D, Quinlan P, Lowengart R, Cone J. Methylene chloride intoxication in a furniture refinisher. A comparison of exposure estimates utilizing workplace air sampling and blood carboxyhemoglobin measurements. J Occup Med. 1990 May; 32(5):451-4. PMID: 2348262.
      View in: PubMed
    81. Wrensch M, Swan S, Lipscomb J, Epstein D, Fenster L, Claxton K, Murphy PJ, Shusterman D, Neutra R. Pregnancy outcomes in women potentially exposed to solvent-contaminated drinking water in San Jose, California. Am J Epidemiol. 1990 Feb; 131(2):283-300. PMID: 2296981.
      View in: PubMed
    82. Shusterman D, Balmes J, Cone J. Behavioral sensitization to irritants/odorants after acute overexposures. J Occup Med. 1988 Jul; 30(7):565-7. PMID: 3397783.
      View in: PubMed
    83. Shusterman D. Workers' compensation. Am Fam Physician. 1988 Jul; 38(1):59, 63. PMID: 2969181.
      View in: PubMed
    84. Shusterman D, Neal E. Skeletal muscle and myocardial injury associated with metal fume fever. J Fam Pract. 1986 Aug; 23(2):159-60. PMID: 3734720.
      View in: PubMed
    85. Shusterman D, Neal E. Prolonged fever associated with inhalation of multiple pyrolysis products. Ann Emerg Med. 1986 Jul; 15(7):831-3. PMID: 3729107.
      View in: PubMed
    86. Shusterman D. Criticism of mathematical approach to compensatory issue. J Occup Med. 1985 Dec; 27(12):861-2. PMID: 2935601.
      View in: PubMed
    87. Shusterman D. Problem-solving techniques in occupational medicine. J Fam Pract. 1985 Sep; 21(3):195-9. PMID: 3161991.
      View in: PubMed
    88. Brodersen R, Cashore WJ, Wennberg RP, Ahlfors CE, Rasmussen LF, Shusterman D. Kinetics of bilirubin oxidation with peroxidase, as applied to studies of bilirubin-albumin binding. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 1979 Apr; 39(2):143-50. PMID: 523962.
      View in: PubMed
    Dennis's Networks
    Concepts
    Derived automatically from this person's publications.
    See all (356) concept(s)
    _
    Co-Authors
    People in Profiles who have published with this person.
    See all (8) people
    _
    Related Authors
    People who share related concepts with this person.
    See all (60) people
    _
    Back to TOP