Peter Orris MD MPH
Professor and Senior Attending Physician, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Illinois Health
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1900 W Polk StSte 500Chicago, IL 60612
Phone+1 312-884-5550
Fax+1 312-884-9701
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Education & Training
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1977 - 1979- Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1975
Yale UniversityM.P.H., 1970
Harvard UniversityB.A., 1967
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1976 - 2026
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Lifetime Achievement Award World Federation of Public Health Associations, 2017
- Fellow Institute of Medicine Chicago, 2013
- Selection as the only Occupational Medicine “Top Doctor” Chicago Magazine, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsOutbreak of COVID-19 and interventions in a large jail - Cook County, IL, United States, 2020.Chad Zawitz, Sharon F. Welbel, Isaac Ghinai, Connie Mennella, Rebecca Levin
American Journal of Infection Control. 2021-04-02 - 19 citationsNetwork Characteristics and Visualization of COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Detention Facility in the United States - Cook County, Illinois, 2020.Uzay Kirbiyik, Alison M. Binder, Isaac Ghinai, Chad Zawitz, Rebecca Levin
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020-11-06 - The Introduction to the 1965 Cuban Government's Occupational Health and Safety Manual, With a Statement From Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara.Peter Orris
New Solutions. 2019-02-26
Journal Articles
- Lessons in Forging Global ChangeKarliner, J. Cohen, J. Orris, P., Stanford Social Innovation Review, 1/1/2014
- The Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers by Pregnant Health Care WorkersEvans, V, Orris P, JOEM, 1/1/2012
- Alternatives to the mercury sphygmomanometerBuchanan, S. Orris, P. Karliner, J, J Public Health Pol, 11/25/2010
Press Mentions
Illinois Is No Stranger to Train Derailments Involving Hazardous Materials. Could an East Palestine Disaster Happen Here?March 7th, 2023- Philly to Let Restaurants Expand Indoor Capacity and Plans for Start of Teacher Vaccinations; Delco Closes Mass Vaccine Clinic After Dose ShortageFebruary 9th, 2021
- Day After Protests, Mayor Talks Ventilation, Vaccination Plan for Philadelphia TeachersFebruary 9th, 2021
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