Meet the 2024 Winner: David Weissman MD, ATSF
David Weissman received his MD from Northwestern University. He completed his internal medicine residency at Tulane University, where he also served as chief medical resident and completed fellowship training in Allergy and Immunology and Pulmonary Diseases. He holds board certifications in Internal Medicine, Allergy & Immunology and Pulmonary Diseases. Since 2005, he has served as Director of the Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Morgantown, West Virginia. In that role, he is responsible for overseeing the division’s research and service dedicated to preventing occupational respiratory disease and improving workers’ respiratory health. Accomplishments of the division have included identifying and raising awareness of the epidemic of black lung in U.S. coal miners, working domestically and internationally to modernize approaches to x-ray surveillance for pneumoconiosis, providing support to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mine Safety and Health Administration in their efforts to update worker protections against respirable coal mine dust, respirable crystalline silica, and beryllium, responding to outbreaks of respiratory disease across many work settings, and supporting national responses to disasters ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also managed NIOSH’s Healthcare and Social Assistance Program, which addresses the broad range of occupational safety and health issues faced by those working in this industry sector. Dr. Weissman has received numerous awards and recognitions, including a CDC Shepard Award, a CDC Service Award and an HHS Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award.
Description:
The award is given for outstanding contributions to environmental, occupational, or population health through leadership in research, education, and/or public health. The award will be presented at the ATS International Conference. The awardee will receive a plaque and a monetary award of up to $500. Nominations of diverse candidates (by gender, race/ethnicity, country, area of focus and primary occupation) are highly encouraged
Criteria:
- Associate or full professor (or equivalent, i.e., 15 or more years from their first faculty/investigator appointment)
- Outstanding contributions to environmental or occupational health as evidence by major leadership in research directly relevant to prevention; and/or major leadership in education or public health practice.
- The relevance of the contribution to preventing and decreasing the morbidity and mortality of respiratory disorders caused by environmental or occupational exposures.
- ATS membership is desirable but not required
- Nominee's curriculum vitae must also be included along with a list of the nominee’s publications
Note: Award nominations will be carried over for 3 years and the Planning Committee may choose to move nominees to a different award category for optimal review.
View Previous Award Recipients
2023- Stephanie J. London MD, MPH, DrPH
2022 - Gregory R. Wagner, MD
2021 - Carrie Redlich, MD, MPH
2020 - Cecile S. Rose, MD, MPH
2019 - Diane R. Gold, MD
2018 - Susan M. Tarlo, MBBS
2017 - Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH
2016 - John R. Balmes, MD
2015 - Maritta S. Jaakkola, MD
2014 - Kathleen Kreiss, MD
2013 - David C. Christiani, MD, MPH, MS
2012 - Margaret R. Becklake, MD
2011 - Frank E. Speizer, MD
2010 - James A. Merchant, MD, DrPH
2009 - John M. Peters, MD, ScD
