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David Christiani, MD, Pulmonology, Boston, MA, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Pulmonology • Boston, MA

Critical Care Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease, Pleural Disease

Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. David Christiani is a pulmonologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice 41 years. He specializes in critical care medicine, occupational & environmental lung disease, and pleural disease and is experienced in critical care medicine, general pulmonology, and environmental lung disease.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/BIDMC/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1987
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMS, Physiology, 1980 - 1981
  • Boston City Hospital
    Boston City HospitalN/A, Residency in Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1979
  • Boston Medical Center
    Boston Medical Center1979
  • Boston Medical Center
    Boston Medical Center1976 - 1977
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of MedicineMD, Medicine, 1972 - 1976
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008-2013
  • Boston Herald Castle Connolly, 2005
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Association of Serum Mannose with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Risk and Survival  
    David Christiani, MD, JAMA Network Open
  • Author Correction: A Genome-Wide Cross-Trait Analysis from UK Biobank Highlights the Shared Genetic Architecture of Asthma and Allergic Diseases  
    David Christiani, MD, Nature
  • Fine Mapping of MHC Region in Lung Cancer Highlights Independent Susceptibility Loci by Ethnicity  
    David Christiani, Chu Chen, Nature
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Lectures

  • A Prospective Cohort Study Examining the Association Between Maternal Arsenic Exposure, Fetal Loss, and Neonatal Mortality 
    Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts - 4/28/2013
  • 38th Annual Infectious Diseases of Adults Postgraduate Course 
    Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/13/2013
  • Current Concepts and Controversies in Asbestos-Related Disease 
    Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/11/2013

Press Mentions

  • Smoking Cessation Pre-Diagnosis Improves Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
    Smoking Cessation Pre-Diagnosis Improves Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer PatientsMay 6th, 2023
  • Pre-Diagnosis Smoking Cessation and Overall Survival Among Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
    Pre-Diagnosis Smoking Cessation and Overall Survival Among Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung CancerMay 5th, 2023
  • People Diagnosed with Lung Cancer Who Quit Smoking Early Have Better Lung Cancer Survival Rates
    People Diagnosed with Lung Cancer Who Quit Smoking Early Have Better Lung Cancer Survival RatesMay 5th, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Project 2: Genetic Epidemiology Of Neurodevelopmental Metal ToxicityNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2010–2012
  • The Cardiopulmonary Effects Of Particulate ExposureNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2003–2012
  • The Hsph Education And Research Center For Occupational Safety And HealthNational Institute For Occupational Safety And Health2008–2011
  • Career Development ProgramNational Cancer Institute2008–2011
  • Arsenic Exposure And Birth Outcomes In BangladeshNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2007–2011
  • Training Program In Environmental EpidemiologyNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2005–2011
  • Molecular And Genetic Analysis Of Lung Cancer SurvivalNational Cancer Institute2002–2011
  • Genetic Analysis Of Nsclc SurvivalNational Cancer Institute2008–2009
  • Lung Disease In Chinese Textile WorkersNational Institute For Occupational Safety And Health2001–2009
  • Molecular Epidemiology Of ARDSNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2009
  • Genetic Susceptibility To Lung CancerNational Cancer Institute2000–2008
  • Occupational Safety And Health Education And Research C*National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health2005–2007
  • Arsenic Exposure And Skin Diseases In BangladeshNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2002–2005
  • Training In Environmental EpidemiologyNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2000–2004
  • Brain Neoplasms, Leukemia &Petrochemal ExposuresNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2000–2004
  • Biomarkers Of Carcinogen Exposure And Oxidative InjuryNational Cancer Institute2001–2003
  • Fuel Oil ASH And Human HealthNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2000–2002
  • Arsenic And Health In BangladeshNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2000–2002
  • Core--Occupational HealthNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1998–2002
  • Cardiopulmonary Effects Of Particulate ExposureNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2000–2001
  • Cardiopulmonary Effects Of Particulate ExposureNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1999
  • Environmental EpidemiologyNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1998–1999
  • Genetic Susceptibility To Lung CancerNational Cancer Institute1997–1999
  • Vanadium And Human HealthNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1996–1999
  • Lung Disease In Chinese Textile WorkersNational Institute For Occupational Safety And Health1988–1998
  • Petrochemical Exposure And Reproductive OutcomesNational Institute For Occupational Safety And Health1994–1997
  • A Case-Control Study Of Genetic Factors In Lung CancerNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1996
  • Molecular And Genetic Analysis Of Lung CancerNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences1992–1996
  • Respiratory Disease In Workers Exposed To Rice Grain Dust In ChinaNational Center For Research Resources1990

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. David Christiani, Dr. David Christiani, MD, Dr. D Christiani, Dr. David C Christiani