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
Xanthavanij N, Deshpande R, Yu J, Marchetti N, Garshick E, Blanc PD, Regan EA, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Wan ES. Occupational Exposure to Dust and Fumes Increases Risk for Future Adverse Clinical Outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jun 26. PMID: 42360751.
Published on 6/26/2026Huang L, Wang TM, Sugimoto JD, Heberer KR, Baraff AJ, Korpak AM, Fox AE, Morelli DK, Midthun JB, Anzueto A, Bedimo RJ, Garshick E, Chang KM, Jump RL, Ritter AS, Danaher PJ, Eastment MC, Isaacs SN, Le E, Wang GP, Smith NL, Ross JM, Shah JA, Lee JS, Wander PL. Association of SARS-CoV-2 infection with incident diabetes among U.S. Veterans in a prospective longitudinal cohort. PLoS One. 2026; 21(6):e0351992. PMID: 42361118.
Published on 6/26/2026Richmond BW, Alahmad B, Baird CP, Blanc PD, Ciminera P, Falvo MJ, Fan VS, Franklin M, Gutor SS, Hart JE, Hines SE, Hoisington A, Jaspers I, Jones KD, Kheradmand F, Krefft SD, Lewin-Smith MR, Maccarone JR, Osterholzer JJ, Polosukhin VV, Rabin AS, Redlich CA, Rose C, Savitz DA, Saers J, Sotolongo AM, Surolia R, Woskie SR, Zell-Baran L, Garshick E. Deployment-Related Respiratory Health: Bridging the Gap between Clinical and Epidemiological Associations and Disease Mechanisms An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 26. PMID: 42360728.
Published on 5/23/2026Olanipekun T, Mettler SK, Sharma N, Divo M, Garshick E, Jose Estépar RS, Jose Estépar RS, Cho M, Washko GR, Diaz AA. Respiratory Oscillometry in COPD Patients with Airway Mucus Plugs: Insights from the ECLIPSE Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 May 23. PMID: 42184284.
Published on 4/24/2026Mohazzab-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 Jul; 69(7):503-511. PMID: 42028841.
Published on 4/13/2026Alwadi Y, Alahmad B, Vieira CLZ, Landrigan PJ, Christiani DC, Garshick E, Kaltofen M, Coull B, Schwartz J, Evans JS, Koutrakis P. Author Correction: National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants in the United States. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 13; 17(1). PMID: 41974749.
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.