Eric Garshick MD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
72 E. Concord Street egarsh@bu.edu
eric.garshick@va.gov
Sections
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
Biography
My work has included the study of diesel exhaust and fine particle exposure and the risk of human lung cancer in large epidemiologic studies. I have studied this both in a cohort of 54,000 US railroad workers occupationally exposed as a result of working with diesel locomotives, and in a national cohort of 54,000 US trucking company workers exposed on the roadways and in trucking terminals. As well as conducting epidemiologic studies, I work closely with an exposure assessment group. This provides information regarding the determinants of exposure in the populations under study, provides information that may permit the estimation of lung cancer risk.
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Education
Medicine, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medicine, MOH, Harvard School of Public Health
Chemical Engineering/Biology, BS, Tufts University
Publications
Mohazzab-Hosseinian S, Redlich CA, Korpak AM, Timmons AKI, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Wendt CH, Kuschner WG, Wan ES, Garshick E, Blanc PD. Civilian Occupational Exposure to Vapors, Gas, Dust, or Fumes and Respiratory Health Among United States Military Veterans. Am J Ind Med. 2026 Apr 24. PMID: 42028841.
Published on 4/1/2026Ni W, Grady ST, Nassikas N, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Zhang JJ, Garshick E, Rice MB. Associations of daily air temperature with lung function and biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Apr 01; 23(4):506-515. PMID: 41915566.
Published on 4/1/2026Banzon TM, Koutrakis P, Garshick E, Gaffin JM, Phipatanakul W. Radon and Non-Cancer Pulmonary Health Effects in Children: A State of The Art Review. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Apr; 61(4):e71615. PMID: 41947778.
Published on 2/23/2026Alwadi Y, Alahmad B, Vieira CLZ, Landrigan PJ, Christiani DC, Garshick E, Kaltofen M, Coull B, Schwartz J, Evans JS, Koutrakis P. National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants in the United States. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 23; 17(1). PMID: 41730864.
Published on 12/20/2025Colucci RL, Garshick E, White J, Wan ES, O'Leary J, Blake LA, Hoyt SM, Johnston D, LaCerda K, Morreale-Karl M, Jati A, Wilder FG, Wiener DC, Rucci JM, Goldstein RH. Identification and management of incidental findings in a Veteran's lung cancer screening program. Respir Res. 2025 Dec 20; 27(1):24. PMID: 41421986.
Published on 12/1/2025Qian Y, Garshick E, Galanakis E, Michaelidou E, Zembashi S, Costi E, Michanikou A, Kinni P, Koutrakis P, Yiallouros PK, Pitsios C. Allergic Sensitization Worsens Respiratory Health in Children With Asthma During Dust and Pollen Periods. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 Dec; 60(12):e71428. PMID: 41382987.
Published on 10/10/2025Franklin M, Yin X, Korpak A, Blanc PD, Koutrakis P, Garshick E. Exposures to combustion sources near military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan using satellite observations. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Oct 10. PMID: 41073689.
Published on 9/29/2025DeSanti E, Jankowich M, Choudhary G, Morrison A, Stanley ZK, Garshick E, Moy ML, Kang M, Wongtrakool C, Sadikot RT, Dempsey EC, Griffith M, Ha DM, Schmid CH, Goldstein RH, Rounds S. Study Design and Rationale for The Breathe Easier With Tadalafil Therapy for Exercise-Related Dyspnea in COPD-PH (BETTER COPD-PH). Pulm Circ. 2025 Oct; 15(4):e70167. PMID: 41036079.
Published on 7/1/2025Hosseini R, Garshick E, Slade MD, Timmons A, Korpak AM, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Baird CP, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Hart JE, Koutrakis P, Kuschner WG, Ioachimescu OC, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Proctor SP, Wendt CH, Wongtrakool C, Wan ES, Blanc PD, Redlich CA. Military Inhalational Exposures Outside the Theater of Conflict and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jul 01; 8(7):e2522080. PMID: 40690216.
Published on 7/1/2025Garshick E. Lung Cancer and the Environment. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul; 211(7):1120-1122. PMID: 40439496.