Guest Faculty

Dr. Arthur L. Frank

Arthur L. Frank MD, PhD is a physician trained in both Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine and holds Board Certification in the USA in both fields. A graduate of the first class of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, Dr. Frank obtained his PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences studying the biological effects of asbestos on respiratory tissue. A life-long academic, Dr. Frank has held positions at Mount Sinai, the University of Kentucky and the University of Texas. Currently he serves as Professor of Public Health, Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Dr. Frank has served in the US Public Health Service and has been an advisor to many governmental agencies both in the USA and internationally. He has over 225 publications, many related to occupational lung disease, especially caused by asbestos. Dr. Frank has also been engaged in work in agricultural safety and health matters. He has received many honors and awards, including election as a Fellow to the Collegium Ramazzini, and is a recipient of the Ramazzini Award for his lifetime of work. He has been awarded visiting professorships in India, China and Mongolia.

Dr. Carol H. Rice

Dr. Carol Rice specializes in estimating the potential for environmental exposure of humans to toxic substances, either qualitatively through interviews or quantitatively by using historical measures of air concentrations of the material of interest. These exposure estimates are particularly valuable in occupational and environmental epidemiology. When possible, this work may include current measurements of industrial contaminants using recognized industrial hygiene techniques. Statistical analyses of exposure-responsedata to understand the importance of exposure profiles in disease development is a particular interest.