
Alan Ducatman MD FACP, FACOEM
Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, West Virginia University
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8274 NW 107th TerraceParkland, FL 33076
Phone+1 304-293-2502
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Summary
- Occupational and Environmental Health. Internal Medicine. Toxicity.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceResidency, Occupational Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1978
City University of New YorkMSc, Environmental Health, 1974
Columbia CollegeAB, Analytical Biology, 1972
Certifications & Licensure
WV State Medical License 1992 - 2026
MN State Medical License 1979 - 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Invited lectures concerning "PFAS" (a class of chemicals) for CDC, US Office of Management and Budget, Michigan State Medical Association, and others 2019-2020
- First author publication cited among “Compilation of Best Papers, 1979-1991.” J Occup Environ Med, 2016
- Appointed Best Doctors in America, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Glyphosate exposure, bone mineral density, osteoporosis, and fractures in the United States population.Naila Khalil, Latifa Hamdaoui, Alan Ducatman, Antti Koskela, Tarek Rebai
Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering. 2026-06-01 - Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review of Animal and Epidemiological Studies.Roselyn B Tanghal, Emily Beglarian, Arthur Stem, Max Aung, Tanya L Alderete
Environmental Science & Technology. 2026-02-03 - Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in adolescents and young adults: modifying roles ...Shiwen Li, Jiawen Carmen Chen, Elizabeth Costello, Douglas I Walker, Jesse A Goodrich
Environmental Research. 2026-01-01
Journal Articles
- Biomonitoring-based exposure assessment of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene among workers at petroleum distribution facilitiesHeibati B, Godri Pollitt KJ, Charati JY, Ducatman A, et al, Exotoxicol Environ Saf, 1/1/2017
- Quality improvement intervention for reduction of redundant testingDucatman AM, Tacker DH, Ducatman BS, Long D, et al., Academic Pathology, 1/1/2017
- BTEX exposure and quantitative risk assessment among petroleum product distributorsHeibati B, Godri Pollitt KJ, Karimi A, Charati JY, Ducatman A, Shokrzadeh M, Mohammadyan M., Ecotoxicol Environmental Safety, 1/1/2017
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Race/ethnicity and potential suicide misclassification: window on a minority suicide paradox?Rockett IRH, Wang S, Stack S, De Leo D, Frost J, Ducatman AM, Walker R, American Public Health Association annual meeting, 1/1/2010
- Relationship of suicide and unintentional poisoning mortality trends in the United States, 1987-2006.Rockett, IRH, Hobbs G, De Leo D, Stack S, Ducatman AM, Frost J, American Public Health Association annual meeting, 1/1/2010
- Tooth loss among residents of Appalachian coalmining counties.Hendryx M, Crout R, Ducatman AM, Zullig K, Ahern M, American Public Health Association annual meeting, 1/1/2010
Lectures
- Identification and tracking of workplace injury. Illness, exposure, and hazards. A system for rapid analysis of transactional insurance data to identify trends in cost...Cincinnati, OH - 1/1/2001
- ACOEM Millennium Series: Occupational DiseaseSan Francisco, CA - 1/1/2001
- Occupational Health Issues in BiotechnologyPhiladelphia, PA - 1/1/1987
Other
- Strategic Research Agenda on the Potential Impacts of 21st Century Oil and Natural Gas Development in the Appalachian Region and BeyondHornberger GM, Cullen AC, Ducatman A, Jackson JK, Kappel WM, Krannich RS, Matthews V, Robinson AL, Sandler DP, Stout SL, Swackhammer DL, Zhang J, Health Effects Institute
www.healtheffects.org
Boston MA - 1/1/2015 - Obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in childrenFrisbee SJ, Frisbee JC, Ducatman AM
https://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/125/10_MeetingAbstracts/AP380
1/1/2012 - ATDSR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine. Disease clusters: an overviewDucatman AM, USDHHS/ATDSR. Course SS3096
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM
1/1/2002
Authored Content
- "PFAS" medical screening presentation to NASEM Committee (zoom, storm truncated at very end)August 2021
Press Mentions
An Old Cholesterol drug could help clear PFAS January 5th, 2026
These common chemical could be harming your liverAugust 5th, 2025
'Forever Chemicals' are Everywhere. What are they doing to us?August 16th, 2023
External Links
- WVU HSC Directory Profilehttps://directory.hsc.wvu.edu/Profile/29183
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