Rafael E. de la Hoz MD MPH, MSc, ATSF, FACP, FCCP
Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease
Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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1 Gustave L Levy PlaceSCOH/WTC HP CCE Box 1059New York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-241-1652
Fax+1 212-241-5516
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Summary
- Dr. de la Hoz has had a longstanding career and research interest in clinical occupational respiratory toxicology, occupational obstructive lung diseases, and pneumoconioses. Since 2002, Dr. de la Hoz has followed and characterized the types of bronchial disease associated with occupational toxicant exposures at the WTC disaster site. From his initial clinical descriptions, he moved to the investigation, as the principal investigator of a project on the correlation of symptoms, pulmonary functional, and qualitative and quantitative chest CT scan findings in the WTC occupational cohort followed at Mount Sinai Medical Center. For his clinical, research and educational work, he received the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Thoracic Society, Section on Terrorism and Inhalational Disasters.
Education & Training
New York University-Graduate School of Arts and SciencesMSc, Environmental Health Sciences, 1995 - 2000- Yale University-School of Epidemiology and Public HealthMPH, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, 1990 - 1993
- Yale University School of MedicineOccupational and Environmental Medicine, 1990 - 1992
- University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BCPulmonology, Pulmonary Disease Fellowship, 1988 - 1990
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2026
FL State Medical License 1987 - 2000
CT State Medical License 1991 - 1993
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Occupational Medicine Top Doctor, New York Metro Area Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2015-2025
- Lifetime Achievement Award American Thoracic Society, Section on Terrorism and Inhalational Disasters, 2024
- Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Physician Communication The Joseph F. Cullman, Jr. Institute for Patient Experience at Mount Sinai, 2020, 2023
Clinical Trials
- WTC Chest CT Imaging Archive Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
- Tailored light intervention for sleep and cognition in World Trade Center (WTC) cohortAlsalman O, Li W, de la Hoz RE, Figueiro M, Arch Environ Occup Health 2025 [in press], 9/15/2025
- Spirometric pattern transitions in a World Trade Center occupational cohort on longitudinal surveillanceWeber J, Doucette JT, Sood A, Zitong Z, Celedón JC, de la Hoz RE, Respir Med 2025;244:108170, 5/20/2025
- Nasal resistance and inflammation: mechanisms for obstructive sleep apnea from chronic rhinosinusitisAyappa I, Laumbach R, Black K, Weintraub M, Agarwala P, Twumasi A, Sanders H, Udasin I, Harrison D, de la Hoz RE, Chen Y, Chitkara N, Mullins AE, Romero Castillo H, Ra..., J Clin Sleep Med 2024;20:1627-1636, 6/19/2024
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Associations between dietary quality and respiratory health among WTC responders [Abstract]Hadeli N, Globina Y, Zhang Z, Doucette JT, Weber J, Celedón JC, Nolan A, de la Hoz RE, 2026 American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando, FL, 5/20/2026
- The impact of multiethnic/multiracial categorization on asthma prevalence among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees [Abstract]Cone JE, Liu SY, Brackbill R, de la Hoz RE, Sisti J, Shaff J, APHA 2025 annual meeting, Washington, DC, 11/5/2025
- Smokers with COPD had higher risk of having an accelerated lung function decline compared to non-smokers with COPD in a WTC cohort on surveillance [Abstract]Zhang Z, Shapiro M, Weber J, Doucette JT, Celedón JC, de la Hoz RE, Occup Environ Med 2025;82 (Suppl 2):A130-A131, doi: 10.1136/oemed-2025-EPICOHabstracts.325, EPICOH 2025, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 10/5/2025
Other
- Occupational chronic airway disease among World Trade Center workers and volunteersde la Hoz RE, Lung Health Professional Magazine
1/1/2011 - COPD and GERDAnnan E, Glen C, de la Hoz RE, Raskin J, Lung Health Professional Magazine
1/1/2011 - Clinical Guidelines for Adults Exposed to the WTC Disasterde la Hoz RE, City Health Information
1/1/2008
Grant Support
- Enhancing Surveillance Spirometry of At-Risk Occupationally Exposed Populations (PI)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health2024–2026
- Disturbed Sleep and Cardiovascular Outcomes in WTC Responders (co-I, PI: Sunderram)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health2023–2026
- Role of Sleep Apnea in Cognition and Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers in WTC Responders (co-I, PI: Ayappa))National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health2021–2026
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in WTC Workers: Diagnoses and Transitions (PI)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health2018–2026
- Metabolomics of World Trade Center Lung Injury: Biomarker Validation and Longitudinal Assessment (co-I, PI: Nolan)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health2017–2026
Committees
- Management Committee Member, International Commission on Occupational Health, Scientific Committee on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) 2024 - Present
- Secretary, International Commission on Occupational Health, Scientific Committee on Respiratory Disorders, 2024 - Present
- Associate Editor, Breathe, Editorial Board 2023 - Present
- Secretary, European Respiratory Society, Environment and Epidemiology Assembly 2023 - Present
- Member, European Respiratory Society, Education Council 2023 - Present
Research History
- Principal Investigator, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in WTC Workers: Diagnoses and TransitionsThe goal of this proposal is to characterize the transitions into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among former workers and volunteers at the WTC disaster site.2017 - Present
- Principal investigator, Pulmonary Diseases in WTC Workers and Volunteers: Symptoms, Function, and Chest CT Imaging CorrelatesInvestigation of qualitative and quantitative chest CT scan measurements to characterize the chronic lower airway diseases temporally associated with occupational WTC exposures, and investigate the adverse impact of obesity on those diseases.2012 - Present
- Principal Investigator, Clinical Presentation of Adverse Health Effects of Occupational Exposures at the World Trade Center Disaster SiteThis project endeavors to describe the range of adverse health effects (particularly upper and lower airway disease, sleep disordered breathing, and gastroesophageal reflux disorders) presented by the workers and volunteers at the WTC disaster site in 2001-2002.2003 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- International Commission on Occupational Health - ICOHMember
- European Respiratory Society - ERSMember and Secretary (2023-2026) Assembly on Environment and Epidemiology
Other Languages
- Spanish, French
External Links
- ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8949-9279
- Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LpgfYh4AAAAJ&hl=en
- Mount Sinaihttp://icahn.mssm.edu/profiles/rafael-e-de-la-hoz
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