Dennis Shusterman, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus
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. Staff Physician, Occupational Health Clinic, University of California, Berkeley, 2014-present.
Recent research activities:
Co-PI, FAMRI Clinical Innovator Award: "Second-hand smoke and sinusitis: Effect of sidestream smoke on sinus ostial patency." Collaborated with ORL Depts. at UCSF and UW on use of acoustically stimulated nasal NO as an index of ostiomeatal complex patency. Collaborated with the ORL Dept. at Ohio State University on modeling nasal NO using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models. Collaborated with Indoor Air Quality Section at California Department of Public Health on a pilot study of nasal trigeminal irritation by microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs). Mentored OEM fellow in a systematic literature review of the the relationship between occupational rhinitis and occupational asthma. Continuing work on the toxicology and epidemiology of methylene chloride exposures. Affiliated with Human Exposure Laboratory, ZSFGH, and Director of Upper Airway Biology Laboratory, UC Berkeley / Richmond Field Station.
Honors and Awards
- Clean Air Award, California Breathing, 2013
- Gaspar de Portola Academic Exchange, University of Barcelona, 2002
Websites
Publications
Shusterman DJ, Spector BM, Goldberg AN, Weaver EM, Otto BA, Zhao K. Use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model observed nasal nitric oxide levels in human subjects. 2021. PMID: 34923761
Grant M, Harrison R, Nuñez A, Kurtz T, Phelps S, Brokaw J, Shusterman D. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Firefighters/Paramedics in San Francisco, CA. 2021. PMID: 34739446
Spector BM, Shusterman DJ, Goldberg AN, Weaver EM, Farag AA, Otto BA, Zhao K. Computational modeling of nasal nitric oxide flux from the paranasal sinuses: Validation against human experiment. 2021. PMID: 34388459
. Assessment of Methylene Chloride-Related Fatalities in the United States, 1980-2018. 2021. PMID: 33871539
Skirko JR, James KT, Shusterman DJ, Weaver EM. Association of Allergic Rhinitis With Change in Nasal Congestion in New Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Users. 2020. PMID: 32271366
Durrani T, Clapp R, Harrison R, Shusterman D. Solvent-based paint and varnish removers: a focused toxicologic review of existing and alternative constituents. 2020. PMID: 32342556
Shusterman D. A simplified technique for evaluating nasal mucociliary clearance via saccharin transit time. 2020. PMID: 32052924
Kleinhans NM, Reilly M, Blake M, Greco G, Sweigert J, Davis GE, Velasquez F, Reitz F, Shusterman D, Dager SR. FMRI correlates of olfactory processing in typically-developing school-aged children. 2018. PMID: 30554128
Chen W, Wang P, Ito K, Fowles J, Shusterman D, Jaques PA, Kumagai K. Measurement of heating coil temperature for e-cigarettes with a "top-coil" clearomizer. 2018. PMID: 29672571
Balogun RA, Siracusa A, Shusterman D. Occupational rhinitis and occupational asthma: Association or progression? 2018. PMID: 29411403
Shusterman D, Wang P, Kumagai K. Nasal Trigeminal Perception of Two Representative Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds (MVOCs): 1-Octen-3-ol and 3-Octanol—a Pilot Study 2017. PMID:
Sondermeyer Cooksey GL, Wilken JA, McNary J, Gilliss D, Shusterman D, Materna BL, Vugia DJ. Dust Exposure and Coccidioidomycosis Prevention Among Solar Power Farm Construction Workers in California. Volume 107 of Issue 8. 2017. PMID: 28640687
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. Volume 12 of Issue 1. 2017. PMID: 28076380
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. Volume 5 of Issue 3. 2016. PMID: 27923646
Shusterman D. Nonallergic Rhinitis: Environmental Determinants. Volume 36 of Issue 2. 2016. PMID: 27083110
Shusterman D. The nasal nitric oxide response to external acoustic energy: A pilot study of sampling dynamics 2015. PMID:
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. Volume 21 of Issue 11. 2015. PMID: 26484688
Shusterman D. Occupational irritant and allergic rhinitis. Volume 14 of Issue 4. 2014. PMID: 24526601
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. Volume 56 of Issue 8. 2013. PMID: 23450690
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. Volume 76 of Issue 10. 2013. PMID: 23859154
Zhao YA, Shusterman D. Occupational rhinitis and other work-related upper respiratory tract conditions. Volume 33 of Issue 4. 2012. PMID: 23153606
Shusterman DJ, 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. Volume 26 of Issue 2. 2012. PMID: 22487289
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. Volume 53 of Issue 6 Suppl. 2011. PMID: 21654415
Shusterman D. The effects of air pollutants and irritants on the upper airway. Volume 8 of Issue 1. 2011. PMID: 21364227
Materna B, Harriman K, Rosenberg J, Shusterman D, Windham G, Atwell J, Beckman S, Mortensen E, Zipprich J. MMWR 2010. PMID:
Morris JB, Shusterman DJ (eds.). Toxicology of the Nose and Upper Airways. NY: Informa Healthcare 2010. PMID:
Shusterman DJ, Tilles SA. Nasal physiological reactivity of subjects with nonallergic rhinitis to cold air provocation: a pilot comparison of subgroups. Volume 23 of Issue 5. 2009. PMID: 19807979
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. Volume 99 of Issue 9. 2009. PMID: 19608962
Shusterman D. Qualitative effects in nasal trigeminal chemoreception. Volume 1170. 2009. PMID: 19686137
Shusterman D, Hummel T. Symposium overview: Nasal trigeminal function: qualitative, quantitative, and temporal effects. Volume 1170. 2009. PMID: 19686134
Shusterman DJ, Jansen K, Weaver EM, Koenig JQ. Documentation of the nasal nitric oxide response to humming: methods evaluation. 2007. PMID: 17696966
Shusterman D, Murphy MA. Nasal hyperreactivity in allergic and non-allergic rhinitis: a potential risk factor for non-specific building-related illness. 2007. PMID: 17661929
Shusterman D. Trigeminally-mediated health effects of air pollutants: sources of inter-individual variability. 2007. PMID: 17439917
Shusterman D. Environmental nonallergic rhinitis. Volume 19. 2007. PMID: 17153018
Shusterman D, Matovinovic E, Salmon A. Does Haber's law apply to human sensory irritation? Volume 18 of Issue 7. 2006. PMID: 16603477
Shusterman D, Tarun A, Murphy MA, Morris J. Seasonal allergic rhinitic and normal subjects respond differentially to nasal provocation with acetic acid vapor. Volume 17 of Issue 3. 2005. PMID: 15788375
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. Volume 38 of Issue 6. 2004. PMID: 15567471
Morris JB, Wilkie WS, Shusterman DJ. Acute respiratory responses of the mouse to chlorine. 2004. PMID: 15548641
Rigau J, Farré R, Trepat X, Shusterman D, Navajas D. Oscillometric assessment of airway obstruction in a mechanical model of vocal cord dysfunction. Volume 37 of Issue 1. 2004. PMID: 14672566
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. Volume 9 of Issue 2. 2004. PMID: 19785232
Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J. Influence of age, gender, and allergy status on nasal reactivity to inhaled chlorine. Volume 15 of Issue 12. 2003. PMID: 14515221
Tarun AS, Bryant B, Zhai W, Solomon C, Shusterman D. Gene expression for carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes in human nasal mucosa. Volume 28 of Issue 7. 2003. PMID: 14578124
Shusterman D, Avila PC. Real-time monitoring of nasal mucosal pH during carbon dioxide stimulation: implications for stimulus dynamics. 2003. PMID: 14578121
Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J. Differences in nasal irritant sensitivity by age, gender, and allergic rhinitis status. Volume 76 of Issue 8. 2003. PMID: 12920525
Matovinovic E, Solberg O, Shusterman D. Epidermal growth factor receptor - but not histamine receptor - is upregulated in seasonal allergic rhinitis. 2003. PMID: 12757445
Shusterman D. Toxicology of nasal irritants. Volume 3 of Issue 3. 2003. PMID: 12662476
Shusterman D, Balmes J, Avila PC, Murphy MA, Matovinovic E. Chlorine inhalation produces nasal congestion in allergic rhinitics without mast cell degranulation. 2003. PMID: 12762352
Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Walsh P, Balmes JR. Cholinergic blockade does not alter the nasal congestive response to irritant provocation. Volume 40 of Issue 3. 2002. PMID: 12357714
Shusterman D. Review of the upper airway, including olfaction, as mediator of symptoms. Volume 110 Suppl 4. 2002. PMID: 12194901
Shusterman D. Individual factors in nasal chemesthesis. Volume 27 of Issue 6. 2002. PMID: 12142331
Shusterman D, Solomon C, Balmes J, Blanc P. Chlorine exposure and the upper respiratory tract. 2002. PMID: 11866020
Shusterman D. Odor-associated health complaints: competing explanatory models. 2001. PMID: 11287393
Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J. The influence of sex, allergic rhinitis, and test system on nasal sensitivity to airborne irritants: a pilot study. 2001. PMID: 11171519
Avila PC, Shusterman DJ. Work-related asthma and latex allergy. Sorting out the types, causes, and consequences. 1999. PMID: 10376049
Shusterman D, Key L. Critique of the multicenter latex skin testing efficacy study. 1999. PMID: 10329840
Prudhomme JC, Bhatia R, Nutik JM, Shusterman DJ. Chest wall pain and possible rhabdomyolysis after chloropicrin exposure. A case series. 1999. PMID: 9924716
Shusterman DJ, Murphy MA, Balmes JR. Subjects with seasonal allergic rhinitis and nonrhinitic subjects react differentially to nasal provocation with chlorine gas. 1998. PMID: 9648699
Prudhomme JC, Shusterman DJ, Blanc PD. Acute-onset persistent olfactory deficit resulting from multiple overexposures to ammonia vapor at work. Volume 11 of Issue 1. 1998. PMID: 9456450
Shusterman DJ, Balmes JR. A comparison of two methods for determining nasal irritant sensitivity. 1997. PMID: 9768319
Shusterman D, Balmes J. Measurement of nasal irritant sensitivity to pulsed carbon dioxide: a pilot study. 1997. PMID: 9546755
Shusterman D. Latex allergy. Volume 165 of Issue 3. 1996. PMID: 8909169
Harber P, Shusterman D. Medical causation analysis heuristics. 1996. PMID: 8794956
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. 1996. PMID: 8794539
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. 1996. PMID: 8632515
Shusterman D, Balmes J, Cone J. Irritant-induced asthma. 1995. PMID: 7670910
Shusterman D, Hargis C. Surrogate laboratory measures of cyanide intoxication. 1994. PMID: 7993438
Cone JE, Wugofski L, Balmes JR, Das R, Bowler R, Alexeeff G, Shusterman D. Persistent respiratory health effects after a metam sodium pesticide spill. 1994. PMID: 7774327
Alexeeff GV, Shusterman DJ, Howd RA, Jackson RJ. Dose-response assessment of airborne methyl isothiocyanate (MITC) following a metam sodium spill. 1994. PMID: 8008928
Lipsett M, Waller K, Shusterman D, Thollaug S, Brunner W. The respiratory health impact of a large urban fire. 1994. PMID: 8129061
Shusterman DJ. Clinical smoke inhalation injury: systemic effects. 1993. PMID: 8272975
Olson KR, Shusterman DJ. Mixing incompatibilities and toxic exposures. 1993. PMID: 7505954
Shusterman DJ. Polymer fume fever and other fluorocarbon pyrolysis-related syndromes. 1993. PMID: 8272977
Shusterman D. Trichloroethylene exposure. Volume 47 of Issue 8. 1993. PMID: 8498283
Shusterman D, Windham GC, Fenster L. Employment in electronics manufacturing and risk of spontaneous abortion. 1993. PMID: 8487115
Shusterman D, Kaplan JZ, Canabarro C. Immediate health effects of an urban wildfire. 1993. PMID: 8434462
Liu KS, Girman JR, Hayward SB, Shusterman D, Chang YL. Unintentional carbon monoxide deaths in California from charcoal grills and hibachis. 1993. PMID: 9857300
Shusterman D. Community health and odor pollution regulation. 1992. PMID: 1443313
Shusterman D. Environmental odor pollution. 1992. PMID: 1444603
Shusterman DJ, Sheedy JE. Occupational and environmental disorders of the special senses. 1992. PMID: 1496433
Shusterman D. Critical review: the health significance of environmental odor pollution. 1992. PMID: 1540008
Cone JE, Shusterman D. Health effects of indoor odorants. 1991. PMID: 1821378
Neutra R, Lipscomb J, Satin K, Shusterman D. Hypotheses to explain the higher symptom rates observed around hazardous waste sites. 1991. PMID: 1954936
Shusterman D, Lipscomb J, Neutra R, Satin K. Symptom prevalence and odor-worry interaction near hazardous waste sites. 1991. PMID: 1954935
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. 1991. PMID: 1870012
Windham GC, Shusterman D, Swan SH, Fenster L, Eskenazi B. Exposure to organic solvents and adverse pregnancy outcome. 1991. PMID: 1951371
Shusterman DJ, Dager SR. Prevention of psychological disability after occupational respiratory exposures. 1991. PMID: 2008632
Shusterman D. Espresso maker's wrist. Volume 152 of Issue 6. 1990. PMID: 2353484
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. 1990. PMID: 2348262
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. 1990. PMID: 2296981
Shusterman D, Balmes J, Cone J. Behavioral sensitization to irritants/odorants after acute overexposures. 1988. PMID: 3397783
Shusterman D. Workers' compensation. Volume 38 of Issue 1. 1988. PMID: 2969181
Shusterman D, Neal E. Skeletal muscle and myocardial injury associated with metal fume fever. 1986. PMID: 3734720
Shusterman D, Neal E. Prolonged fever associated with inhalation of multiple pyrolysis products. 1986. PMID: 3729107
Shusterman D. Problem-solving techniques in occupational medicine. 1985. PMID: 3161991
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. Volume 39 of Issue 2. 1979. PMID: 523962