Joseph LaDou explained

Joseph LaDou (August 19, 1938 – November 10, 2023),[1] [2] was an occupational and environmental medicine physician who practiced in Silicon Valley during the early years of the semiconductor and computer industries. In 1983, he was appointed the first Chief of the University of California, San Francisco (MC) Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and was co-director of the residency program there from 1982-1991.LaDou was founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, serving in that capacity from 1992 to 2005.[3] [4] During the same years, LaDou was director of UCSF's International Center for Occupational Medicine.[5]

Career

From 1983 to 2002, in addition to his other responsibilities, LaDou was the director to "Advances in Occupational and Environmental Medicine", a continuing medical education course that trained more than 3,000 physicians (500 from developing countries) in occupational medicine.

LaDou's study of the global migration of hazardous industries led to efforts to control occupational and environmental hazards. As one example, his study of asbestos in developing countries (LaDou, 2004) led to a call for an international ban on asbestos mining and use in commercial products.Following retirement, LaDou was Professor Emeritus of Medicine at UCSF.

Works

Among LaDou's notable publications:

Honors

Notes and References

  1. https://www.aspendailynews.com/obituaries/obituary-joseph-joe-ladou/article_23cf5bee-834a-11ee-b478-7748c6a56e84.html Aspen Daily News
  2. https://medicine.ucsf.edu/chairs-corner/passing-joe-ladou-md-ucsf-emeritus-professor-and-leader-occupational-and Harrison, Bob, et al. (2023, Nov. 16) "The passing of Joe LaDou, MD, UCSF emeritus professor and leader in occupational and environmental medicine."
  3. http://www.maneyonline.com/loi/oeh International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health website.
  4. LaDou, Joseph. 2020. "A World of False Promises: International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, and the Plea of Workers Under Neoliberalism,"International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, 50(3):314-323.
  5. Miller, Jeff. (1999, January). "Joe LaDou: The Invisible Man," UCSF Magazine.
  6. Collegium Ramazzani. (1998, October 24). Certificato Onorem, Joseph LaDou. Available: https://www.collegiumramazzini.org/download/1998_CERTIFICATO_ONOREM_Ladou.pdf. Accessed 8 November, 2023).