Education
| London University, Imperial College |
M.Sc. |
1979 |
History of Science |
| Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public
Health |
M.D./M.P.H. |
1984 |
Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Yale School of Medicine |
Ph.D. |
1997 |
Epidemiology |
Research Interests
As the only board certified Occupational and Environmental
Medicine Physician and Epidemiologist in South Florida,
I serve in an unique role at the University of Miami.
My areas of research and teaching are Occupational and
Environmental Medicine and Epidemiology. I have performed
funded research on: the health effects of methyl mercury
contamination in the Everglades, neurotoxic effects
of fumigation workers, pesticides and Parkinson's Disease,
evaluation of reported health effects of the fumigant
Benlate, the health effects and exposures of hazardous
waste incineration and solid waste workers, and the
chronic health effects of a cohort of licensed Florida
Pesticide Applicators and Firefighters.
As the Co Director of the National Science Foundation
(NSF)-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS) University of Miami Oceans and Human Health
Center CSTORMS, the Associate Director and Director
of Outreach and Education of the University of Miami
NIEHS Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center,
and the Associate Director of the Florida International
University (FIU)-University of Miami NIEHS ARCH Program,
I work in the areas of Marine and Freshwater Toxins,
Recreational Microbes, Human Health, and Epidemiologic
issues (www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/niehs/).
Working with various Center colleagues and others, I
have created educational materials concerning the human
health effects of marine and freshwater natural toxins,
and performed research in Ciguatera Fish Poisoning,
Florida Red Tides (Brevetoxins) and the application
of GIS to the Marine and Freshwater Toxin Diseases;
currently I am involved in a study of the human health
effects of aerosolized red tide toxins, a study of the
possible acute health effects associated with exposure
to surface drinking waters contaminated by blue green
algal toxins, and the development of K-12 environmental
health curriculum materials. With a group of interdisciplinary
colleagues, I am exploring the morbidity and mortality
of US workers in the National Health Interview Survey
funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) (www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/niehs/niosh).
As Acting Director of the Florida Cancer Data System,
Florida’s incident cancer registry, I work with
researchers and students to promote work in cancer epidemiology
and prevention in Florida. I teach physicians and residents,
and Masters of Public Health, medical, law and undergraduate
students in environmental and occupational health and
epidemiology. I also act as a Consultant in Occupational
and Environmental Medicine and Epidemiology both locally
and internationally, and I serve on a number of University,
State and National Taskforces and Committees.
Selected Publications
Fleming LE, Rivero C, Burns J, Williams C,
Bean J, Shea K, Stinn J. "Blue Green Algal (Cyanobacterial)
Toxins, Surface Drinking Water, and Liver Cancer in
Florida." Harmful Algae 2002;1(2):157-168.
Fleming LE, Gomez-Marin O, Zheng D, Ma F,
Lee D. "National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Mortality among US Farmers and Pesticide Applicators."
Am
J Ind Med, 2003;43(2):227-233.
Backer LC, Fleming LE, Rowan A et al. "Recreational
Exposure to Aerosolized Brevetoxins During Florida Red
Tide Events." Harmful Algae 2003;2:19-28
Shibata T, Solo Gabriele HM, Fleming LE, Elmir
S. "Monitoring Marine Recreational Water Quality
Using Multiple Microbial Indicators in an Urban Tropical
Environment." Water Research in press.
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