Robert Laumbach, M.D., MPH, CIH
Assistant Professor
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Clinical Research and Occupational Medicine
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute

Research Interests:

Sick Building Syndrome, Mold, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Occupational Medicine, Asbestos, Industrial Hygiene.

Publications:

Bukowski, J. A., Lewis, R.J., Gamble, J.F., Wojcik, N.C., Laumbach, R.J. Range-finding study of risk factors for shildhood asthma development and national asthma prevalence. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 8(4):735-765, 2002.

Udasin, I., Lu, H., Laumbach, R., Kipen, H. "Symptomatic improvement after cessation of mold exposure: clinical experience in environmental and occupational health." 5th International Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins on Human Health. Septmeber 10-12, 2003 (Accepted for presentation).

Laumbach, R.J., Fiedler, N., Gardner, C.R., Zhang, J., Lioy, P., Fan, T., Soukup, J., Devlin, R.B., Kelly-McNeil, K., Kipen, H.M. "Nasal effects of VOCs and ozone." International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). May 21-26, 2003.

Laumbach, R.J., Laskin, D., Garder, C.R., Fiedler, N., Zhang, J., Lioy, P., Fan, T., Kelly-McNeil, K., Kipen, H.M. "HSP 60: A biomarker for nasal inflammation?" Presented at American Occupational Health Conference, May 6, 2003. Abstract published in JOEM, 45(7), 771-774, July 2003.

R.J., Laumbach, Carr, R., Lehrer, P. "Physiological effects of abnormal vs. thoracic breathing in healthy human subjects." 1995 Robert Wood Johnson Summer Research Foundation Abstracts., Tian, Y&., Laumbach, R.J., Gallo, M., "Regulation of estrogen receptor (ER) mRNA levels in cell lines by 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin." 1995 Annual Workshop on Cancer Research in NJ.

Awards and Honors:

2000 Occupational Physicians Scholarship Fund Award

1999 Frank C. Snope Excellence Award for Family Medicine Residents

1997 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

1997 Appleton and Lange Outstanding Medical Honor Society

1983 Tri Beta National Biological Sciences Honor Society