Environmental Health & Epidemiology Expert MD PhD

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I have over 20 years of experience as a researcher, principal investigator, and consultant in public health with a focus on environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, and toxicology. I authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications in environmental and occupational health and epidemiology. My PhD and later work heavily focused on environmental and occupational studies, assessing human exposures to chemical mixtures and their link to health outcomes. I designed and directed population-based studies, including roofers, welders, coke oven workers, and Air Force personnel. Over the last few years, I have been an expert witness in legal cases evaluating toxic exposures, reviewing existing literature, and preparing reports. For example, I recently prepared a report summarizing my findings on the link between glyphosate exposures and the risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Some examples of the chemical mixtures I worked on are: - Pesticides, Herbicides - Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Cases - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - Benzene - Volatile Organic Compounds - Heavy Metals - Jet Fuel - Asphalt - Diesel Exhaust - Tobacco Smoke I earned my Ph.D. in environmental health sciences (with supporting areas in epidemiology and toxicology) from the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I obtained postdoctoral training at the University of North Carolina, School of Public Health and at Duke University Medical Center. I have a medical degree from Ankara University, Turkey and I did my residency in public health and preventive medicine at Hacettepe University. I worked as an Assistant Professor at the Stempel College of Public Health at Florida International University and later at the Colorado School of Public Health. As an academician, I developed and taught several graduate-level courses in environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, exposure assessment, and toxicology. I also mentored students as their main advisor and as dissertation committee member.