Jonathan Borak, MD, DABT Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Public Health Director, Yale Interdisciplinary Risk Assessment Forum 234 Church Street Suite 1100 Phone: 203-777-6611 Fax: 203-777-1411 e-mail: jborak@jborak.com Website: www.jborak.com

College

Amherst College - BA 

Medical School

New York University - MD

Residency

Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University,  Montreal - Internal Medicine

Research Activities

Biological and clinical surveillance of toxic exposures, risk assessment of susceptible populations.

Clinical Activities

Occupational and environmental toxicology.

Selected Publications

Books and Monographs

1. McCunney RJ, Roundtree P, Barbanel C, Borak J, Bunn W, Levin J, Harber P (eds): A Practical Approach to Occupational and Environmental Medicine (3rd Edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2003.

2. Ducatman AM, Borak J: Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Investigating Disease Clusters. Atlanta: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, US Public Health Service, 2002.

3. Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures, (Principal authors: Borak J, Olsen K, Sublet V). Atlanta: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, US Public Health Service, 1994.

Book Chapters

1. Borak J, Pleus R: Toxicology. In: McCunney RJ, Roundtree P, Barbanel C, Borak J, Bunn W, Levin J, Harber P (eds): A Practical Approach to Occupational and Environmental Medicine (3rd Edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2003; 554-570.

2. Russi M, Borak J: Chemical Hazards in Health Care Institutions. In: Orford R (ed): Occupational Health in the Healthcare Industry: Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Philadelphia: W.A. Saunders, 2001; 1:369-395

3. McKay CA, Borak J: Chlorine. In: Haddad LM, Winchester JF, Shannon M (eds): Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose (3rd edition). Philadelphia: Saunders, 1998.

4. Borak J: Anion and Osmolar Gaps. In: Viccellio P (ed): Handbook of Medical Toxicology (2nd edition). Boston: Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

Journal Articles

1. Borak J, Slade MD, Russi M. 2005.Risks of brain tumors in rubber workers: a meta-analysis. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (in press).

2. Borak J, Sirianni G, Cohen HJ, Chemerynski S, Wheeler R. 2003. Comparison of NIOSH 5040 method versus aethalometer to monitor diesel particulate matter. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 64:260-264.

3. Borak J. Sirianni G, Cohen HJ, Chemerynski S, Jongeneelen F. 2002. Biological vs. ambient exposure monitoring of creosote facility workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 44:310-319.

4. Cohen HJ, Borak J, Hall T, Sirianni G, Chemerynski S. 2002. Exposure of miners to diesel exhaust particulates in underground nonmetal mines. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 63:651-658.

5. Borak J, Diller WF. 2001. Phosgene exposure: Mechanisms of injury and treatment strategies. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 43:110-119.

6. Borak J, Cohen HJ, Hethmon TA. 2000. Copper exposure and metal fume fever: Lack of evidence for a causal relationship. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 61:832-836.

7. Borak J, Pastides H, Van Ert M, Russi M, Herzstein J. 1998.  Exposure to MTBE and acute human health effects: a critical literature review. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 4:177-200.

8. Borak J, Wise JP. 1998. Does aluminum exposure of pregnant animals lead to accumulation in mothers or their offspring? Teratology 57:127-139.