Michael L. Fischman MD
PresidentFischman Occupational & Environmental Medical Group
1270 Arroyo WayWalnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone: (925) 283-2366 Fax: (925) 282-3358 Email: michael.fischman@fischmanmed.com Website: www.fischmanmed.com
Specialties
Industrial toxicology; Environmental toxicology; Occupational & environmental medicine; Occupational/environmental cancer; Occupational lung disease; Indoor air quality/building-related illness; Heavy metal toxicity; Neurotoxicity; Pesticides; Mold health effects; Benzene.
Degrees/Licenses
BA, MPH, MD.
Formal Education
BA, Bio-Medical Sciences, University of Michigan, 1976; MD, University of Michigan, 1979; Masters in Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, University of CA, Berkeley, 1982.
Registration and Licenses
Diplomate, American Board of Preventive Medicine in Occupational Medicine; Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine.
Previous/Current Position
Consultant in Occupational & Environmental Medicine and Toxicology; Corporate Medical Director; Former Resident in Occupational Medicine and in Internal Medicine.
Honors/Awards
Graduated with distinction and Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society member, University of Michigan Medical School.
Prof. Affiliations
Clinical Professor & Assistant Chief, Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; Board of Directors, American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (2009-2015); American Academy of Clinical Toxicology.
Publications
12; "Chemical Hazards of the Workplace," 3rd ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, 1991; "Occupational Cancer" in Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, ed.: J. LaDou and R. Harrison, McGraw-Hill, 5th ed., (2014).
Prior Expert
Retained expert in over 100 cases, including toxic tort, product liability and commercial litigation involving chemical, physical, and biological hazards.