John D. Meyer MD, MPH
- Associate Professor in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Degrees, Universities Attended
- MD, Cornell University Medical College
- MPH, Boston University School of Public Health
Brief Chronology of Professional Career
Dr. Meyer is associate professor and assists in coordinating the NIOSH-funded residency training program in occupational medicine within the DOEM. He joined the UConn faculty in 2001 after having directed the residency program at West Virginia University and following a three-year appointment at the University of Manchester in England, where he was engaged in national occupational surveillance programs to measure the extent of work-related illness.
His current areas of interest are in the evaluation and prevention of occupational hazards in pregnant and fertile women, and clinical evaluation of work-related upper extremity disorders. He is also active in resident training and education, having served as the chair of the Occupational Medicine Residency Directors Association from 1997 to 1999, and in 2004-05. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC).
For his work in multidisciplinary training of residents and safety professionals and his role in developing distance learning opportunities in West Virginia and Appalachia, Dr. Meyer was awarded the American College of Preventive Medicine's "Rising Star" award in 1998. He is the recipient of grants from the UConn Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health and from NIOSH for the evaluation of occupational risks to pregnancy and associations of work with preterm delivery and low birth weight.
Courses Taught in MPH Program
- Occupational Epidemiology
- Occupational Disease
Major Research Interests
Occupational reproductive hazards and risks to pregnancy. Surveillance for work-related illness and injury, epidemiology of occupational diseases, physician training in occupational medicine.
Recent Publications
Book Chapters
- Meyer JD. "Occupational Diseases and Injuries in Women", in Clinical Updates in Women's Health Care. Washington DC. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In press.
- Meyer JD, McCunney, RJ. "Occupational Exposure to Noise", in Rom W, ed. Environmental and Occupational Medicine. 4th edition. Philadelphia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006
- Meyer JD. "Noise-induced Hearing Loss", in McCunney RJ, ed. A Practical Approach to Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2nd edition. Boston. Little, Brown & Co. 2003.
- Martin CJ, Meyer JD. "Bacteria", in Wald P, Stave G, eds. Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace. Philadelphia. 2nd edition. John Wiley. 2001.
- Meyer JD. "Occupational Tuberculosis", in Couturier A, ed. Occupational and Environmental Infectious Diseases. Beverly, MA. OEM Press. 2000.
- McCunney, RJ, Meyer JD. "Occupational Exposure to Noise", in Rom W, ed. Environmental and Occupational Medicine. 3rd edition. Philadelphia. Lippincott-Raven. 1998.
Scientific Articles
- Meyer JD, Nichols GH, Warren N, Reisine S. Maternal occupation and risk for low birth weight delivery: Assessment using state birth registry data. J Occup Environ Med 2008;50:306-315.
- Baker BA, Katyal S, Greaves IA, Rice HR, Emmett EA, Meyer JD, He W. Occupational medicine residency graduate survey: Assessment of training programs and core competencies. J Occup Environ Med 2007; 49: 1325-1338
- Meyer JD, Warren N, Reisine S. Job control, substantive complexity, and risk for low birth weight and preterm delivery: An analysis from a state birth registry. Am J Ind Med 2007; 50: 664-675
- Cherniack M, Brammer A, Lundstrom R, Meyer JD, Morse TF, Neely G, Nilsson T, Peterson D, Toppila E, Warren N. The Hand-Arm Vibration International Consortium (HAVIC): Prospective studies on the relationship between power tool exposure and health effects. J Occup Environ Med. 2007; 49: 289-301
- Morse T, Meyer JD, St Louis T, Storey E. Occupational disease in Connecticut 2002. Connecticut Medicine. 2005; 69: 329-334
- D’Andrea DC, Meyer JD. Workers’ compensation reform. Clin Occup Environ Med. 2004; 4; 259-271
- Cherniack M, Morse TF, Brammer AJ, Lundstrom R, Meyer JD, Nilsson T, Peterson D, Toppila E, Warren N, Fu R, Bruneau H, Croteau M. Vibration exposure and disease in a shipyard: A 13-year revisit. Am J Ind Med. 2004; 45: 500 – 512
- Shum KW, Meyer JD, Chen Y, Cherry NM, Gawkrodger DJ. Occupational contact dermatitis to nickel: Experience of the British dermatologists (EPIDERM) and occupational physicians (OPRA) surveillance schemes. Occup Environ Med. 2003; 60:954-7
- Cherniack M, Brammer A, Meyer J, Morse T, Peterson D, Warren N, Fu R. Skin temperature recovery from cold provocation in workers exposed to vibration: A longitudinal study. Occup Environ Med. 2003; 60:962-8
- Meyer JD, Chen Y, McDonald JC, Cherry NM. Surveillance for work-related hearing loss in the UK: OSSA and OPRA 1997-2000. Occup Med. 2002; 52: 75-79
- Adisesh A, Meyer JD, Cherry NM. Prognosis and work absence due to occupational contact dermatitis: Outcome of cases reported to EPIDERM. Contact Dermatitis. 2002; 46: 273-9
- Chen Y, Meyer JD, Song J, McDonald JC, Cherry N. A reliability assessment of a coding scheme for physical risk factors in work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2002; 28: 232-7
- Meyer JD, Cherry NM, Holt D, Chen Y, McDonald JC. SWORD '99: Surveillance of work-related and occupational respiratory disease in the UK. Occup Med. 2001; 51: 204-8
- Cherry NM, Meyer JD, Chen Y, Holt DL, McDonald JC. The reported incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disease in the UK: MOSS 1997-2000. Occup Med. 2001 51: 450-455
- Meyer JD, Chen Y, Holt DL, Beck MH, Cherry NM. Occupational contact dermatitis in the UK: A surveillance report from EPIDERM and OPRA. Occup Med. 2000; 50: 265-273
- Cherry NM, Meyer JD, Holt DL, Chen Y, McDonald JC. Surveillance of work-related diseases by occupational physicians in the UK: OPRA 1996-99. Occup Med. 2000; 50: 496-503
- Cherry N, Meyer JD, Adisesh A, Brooke R, Owen-Smith V, Swales C, Beck MH. Surveillance of occupational skin disease: EPIDERM and OPRA. Br J Dermatol 2000; 142:1128-34
- Meyer JD, Holt D, Cherry NM, McDonald JC. SWORD '98: Surveillance of work-related and occupational respiratory disease in the UK. Occup Med. 1999; 49: 486-489
- Meyer JD, Becker PE, Stockdale T, Ducatman AM. The West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Initiative: A new model for occupational medicine residency training in a new marketplace. Am J Prev Med 1999; 16: 347-350
Contact Information
John D. Meyer, MD, MPH
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Connecticut Health Center
270 Farmington Avenue, MC 6210
Farmington, CT 06030-6210
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