
Paul Ciminera MD
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Director of Accession and Retention Medical Policy
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Defense Health Headquarters (DHHQ)7700 Arlington RoadFalls Church, VA 22042
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Summary
- Dr. Paul Ciminera is an occupational medicine specialist based in Falls Church, VA. He completed his residency in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine at the National Capital Consortium from 2002 to 2004, having graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 2001. He currently serves as Director of Accession and Retention Medical Standards Policy and Oversight at OASD(HA) since 2017, and was formerly the Director of Public Health Services at the Naval Health Clinic from 2015 to 2017. His research includes contributions to the study of burn pit emissions and respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, with notable publications cited by other works in his field.
Education & Training
National Capital Consortium Public Health and General Preventive MedicineResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2002 - 2004
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2002 - 2026
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsDeployment-related Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Pulmonary Function Among U.S. Veterans.Jennifer R Maccarone, Jennifer R Maccarone, Olivia R Sterns, Andrew Timmons, Anna M Korpak
Military Medicine. 2024-08-30 - 8 citationsChronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans.Eric Garshick, Carrie A Redlich, Anna Korpak, Andrew K Timmons, Nicholas L Smith
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2024-02-02 - 46 citationsBurn Pit Emissions Exposure and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Conditions Among Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry ParticipantsJason J. Liu, Nicholas Lezama, Joseph Gasper, Jennifer Kawata, Sybil Morley
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2016-07-01
Press Mentions
Gulf War Syndrome, Other Illnesses Among Veterans May Be Due to Toxic EnvironmentsFebruary 7th, 2013
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