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Edwin van Wijngaarden

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionSchool of Medicine and Dentistry
DepartmentCommunity and Preventive Medicine
AddressCommunity & Preventive Medicine
265 Crittenden Blvd.
Rochester NY 14642
Other Positions
TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionSchool of Medicine and Dentistry
DepartmentEnvironmental Medicine

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionSchool of Medicine and Dentistry
DepartmentDentistry

 
 Awards And Honors
2000     Recipient of Kaplan Student Publication Award, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2002     Delta Omega, The Honorary Public Health Society
 
 Overview
Edwin van Wijngaarden, Ph.D. is Chief of the Division of Epidemiology in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine. Dr. van Wijngaarden has many research interests but has focused on the potential health effects of occupational and environmental exposures (primarily heavy metals, pesticides, and electromagnetic fields) in particular as they relate to the risk of developing cancer and neurologic conditions in both children and adults. Dr. van Wijngaarden is a member of the American College of Epidemiology, the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, and the Society for Epidemiologic Research. He has advised more than 40 graduate students in public health on their Master's theses and dissertation research projects, and has collaborated on a wide variety of clinical and epidemiological research projects within and outside the Medical Center.

 
 Selected Publications
  • Watson GE, Evans K, Thurston SW, van Wijngaarden E, Wallace JM, McSorley EM, Bonham MP, Mulhern MS, McAfee AJ, Davidson PW, Shamlaye CF, Strain JJ, Love T, Zareba G, Myers GJ. Prenatal exposure to dental amalgam in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study: Associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 9 and 30 months. Neurotoxicology. 2012 Dec; 33(6):1511-7.
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  • Strain JJ, Davidson PW, Thurston SW, Harrington D, Mulhern MS, McAfee AJ, van Wijngaarden E, Shamlaye CF, Henderson J, Watson GE, Zareba G, Cory-Slechta DA, Lynch M, Wallace JM, McSorley EM, Bonham MP, Stokes-Riner A, Sloane-Reeves J, Janciuras J, Wong R, Clarkson TW, Myers GJ. Maternal PUFA Status but Not Prenatal Methylmercury Exposure Is Associated with Children's Language Functions at Age Five Years in the Seychelles. J Nutr. 2012 Nov; 142(11):1943-9.
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  • Gilboa SM, Desrosiers TA, Lawson C, Lupo PJ, Riehle-Colarusso TJ, Stewart PA, van Wijngaarden E, Waters MA, Correa A. Association between maternal occupational exposure to organic solvents and congenital heart defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2002. Occup Environ Med. 2012 Sep; 69(9):628-35.
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  • Simning A, van Wijngaarden E, Fisher SG, Richardson TM, Conwell Y. Mental healthcare need and service utilization in older adults living in public housing. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012 May; 20(5):441-51.
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  • Hoffmire CA, Block RC, Thevenet-Morrison K, van Wijngaarden E. Associations between omega-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids from fish consumption and severity of depressive symptoms: An analysis of the 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2012 Apr; 86(4-5):155-60.
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  • Desrosiers TA, Lawson CC, Meyer RE, Richardson DB, Daniels JL, Waters MA, van Wijngaarden E, Langlois PH, Romitti PA, Correa A, Olshan A. Maternal occupational exposure to organic solvents during early pregnancy and risks of neural tube defects and orofacial clefts. Occup Environ Med. 2012 Jul; 69(7):493-9.
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  • Gordetsky J, van Wijngaarden E, O'Brien J. Redefining abnormal follicle-stimulating hormone in the male infertility population. BJU Int. 2012 Aug; 110(4):568-72.
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  • Kobrosly RW, Seplaki CL, Jones CM, van Wijngaarden E. Physiologic Dysfunction Scores and Cognitive Function Test Performance in US Adults. Psychosom Med. 2012 Jan; 74(1):81-8.
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  • Parlett LE, Bowman JD, van Wijngaarden E. Evaluation of occupational exposure to magnetic fields and motor neuron disease mortality in a population-based cohort. J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Dec; 53(12):1447-51.
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  • Strutz KL, Dozier AM, van Wijngaarden E, Glantz JC. Birth outcomes across three rural-urban typologies in the finger lakes region of new york. J Rural Health. 2012 Mar; 28(2):162-73.
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  • Davidson PW, Cory-Slechta DA, Thurston SW, Huang LS, Shamlaye CF, Gunzler D, Watson G, van Wijngaarden E, Zareba G, Klein JD, Clarkson TW, Strain JJ, Myers GJ. Fish consumption and prenatal methylmercury exposure: Cognitive and behavioral outcomes in the main cohort at 17 years from the Seychelles child development study. Neurotoxicology. 2011 Dec; 32(6):711-7.
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  • Simning A, van Wijngaarden E, Conwell Y. The association of African Americans' perceptions of neighborhood crime and drugs with mental illness. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2012 Jul; 47(7):1159-67.
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  • Stevens V, Dumyati G, Brown J, Wijngaarden E. Differential risk of Clostridium difficile infection with proton pump inhibitor use by level of antibiotic exposure. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011 Oct; 20(10):1035-42.
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  • Stevens V, Dumyati G, Fine LS, Fisher SG, van Wijngaarden E. Cumulative antibiotic exposures over time and the risk of Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jul 1; 53(1):42-8.
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  • Scosyrev E, Messing EM, van Wijngaarden E, Peterson DR, Sahasrabudhe D, Golijanin D, Fisher SG. Neoadjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy for locally advanced urothelial cancer of the bladder. Cancer. 2012 Jan 1; 118(1):72-81.
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  • Kobrosly RW, van Wijngaarden E, Galea S, Cory-Slechta DA, Love T, Hong C, Shamlaye CF, Davidson PW. Socioeconomic position and cognitive function in the Seychelles: a life course analysis. Neuroepidemiology. 2011; 36(3):162-8.
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  • Olden AM, Holloway R, Ladwig S, Quill TE, van Wijngaarden E. Palliative care needs and symptom patterns of hospitalized elders referred for consultation. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 Sep; 42(3):410-8.
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  • Chapman BP, van Wijngaarden E, Seplaki CL, Talbot N, Duberstein P, Moynihan J. Openness and conscientiousness predict 34-week patterns of Interleukin-6 in older persons. Brain Behav Immun. 2011 May; 25(4):667-73.
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  • Eisenberg KW, van Wijngaarden E, Fisher SG, Korfmacher KS, Campbell JR, Fernandez ID, Cochran J, Geltman PL. Blood lead levels of refugee children resettled in Massachusetts, 2000 to 2007. Am J Public Health. 2011 Jan; 101(1):48-54.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Winters PC, Cory-Slechta DA. Blood lead levels in relation to cognitive function in older U.S. adults. Neurotoxicology. 2011 Jan; 32(1):110-5.
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  • Kobrosly RW, van Wijngaarden E. Revisiting the association between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms. Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Nov; 20(11):852-5.
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  • Simning A, van Wijngaarden E, Conwell Y. Anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in United States African-American public housing residents. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2011 Oct; 46(10):983-92.
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  • Davidson PW, Leste A, Benstrong E, Burns CM, Valentin J, Sloane-Reeves J, Huang LS, Miller WA, Gunzler D, van Wijngaarden E, Watson GE, Zareba G, Shamlaye CF, Myers GJ. Fish consumption, mercury exposure, and their associations with scholastic achievement in the Seychelles Child Development Study. Neurotoxicology. 2010 Sep; 31(5):439-47.
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  • Kelly JL, Friedberg JW, Calvi LM, van Wijngaarden E, Fisher SG. A case-control study of ultraviolet radiation exposure, vitamin D, and lymphoma risk in adults. Cancer Causes Control. 2010 Aug; 21(8):1265-75.
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  • Songdej N, Winters PC, McCabe MJ, van Wijngaarden E. A population-based assessment of blood lead levels in relation to inflammation. Environ Res. 2010 Apr; 110(3):272-7.
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  • Golub NI, Winters PC, van Wijngaarden E. A population-based study of blood lead levels in relation to depression in the United States. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2010 Oct; 83(7):771-7.
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  • Kelly JL, Friedberg JW, Calvi LM, van Wijngaarden E, Fisher SG. Vitamin D and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk in adults: a review. Cancer Invest. 2009 Nov; 27(9):942-51.
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  • Kobrosly R, van Wijngaarden E. Associations between immunologic, inflammatory, and oxidative stress markers with severity of depressive symptoms: an analysis of the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Neurotoxicology. 2010 Jan; 31(1):126-33.
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  • Fagnano M, van Wijngaarden E, Connolly HV, Carno MA, Forbes-Jones E, Halterman JS. Sleep-disordered breathing and behaviors of inner-city children with asthma. Pediatrics. 2009 Jul; 124(1):218-25.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Campbell JR, Cory-Slechta DA. Bone lead levels are associated with measures of memory impairment in older adults. Neurotoxicology. 2009 Jul; 30(4):572-80.
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  • Shim YK, Mlynarek SP, van Wijngaarden E. Parental exposure to pesticides and childhood brain cancer: U.S. Atlantic coast childhood brain cancer study. Environ Health Perspect. 2009 Jun; 117(6):1002-6.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Myers GJ, Thurston SW, Shamlaye CF, Davidson PW. Interpreting epidemiological evidence in the presence of multiple endpoints: an alternative analytic approach using the 9-year follow-up of the Seychelles child development study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2009 Aug; 82(8):1031-41.
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  • Stevens TP, van Wijngaarden E, Ackerman KG, Lally PA, Lally KP. Timing of delivery and survival rates for infants with prenatal diagnoses of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatrics. 2009 Feb; 123(2):494-502.
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  • Cooper AR, Van Wijngaarden E, Fisher SG, Adams MJ, Yost MG, Bowman JD. A population-based cohort study of occupational exposure to magnetic fields and cardiovascular disease mortality. Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Jan; 19(1):42-8.
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  • Singer EA, Palapattu GS, van Wijngaarden E. Prostate-specific antigen levels in relation to consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen: results from the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Cancer. 2008 Oct 15; 113(8):2053-7.
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  • Kheifets L, Bowman JD, Checkoway H, Feychting M, Harrington JM, Kavet R, Marsh G, Mezei G, Renew DC, van Wijngaarden E. Future needs of occupational epidemiology of extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields: review and recommendations. Occup Environ Med. 2009 Feb; 66(2):72-80.
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  • Eisenberg K, van Wijngaarden E. Lead poisoning in immigrant children in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2008 Jul; 98(7):1156-7; author reply 1157.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Singer EA, Palapattu GS. Prostate-specific antigen levels in relation to cadmium exposure and zinc intake: results from the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Prostate. 2008 Feb 1; 68(2):122-8.
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  • Hein MJ, Waters MA, van Wijngaarden E, Deddens JA, Stewart PA. Issues when modeling benzene, toluene, and xylene exposures using a literature database. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2008 Jan; 5(1):36-47.
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  • Jandzinski D, van Wijngaarden E, Dogra V, Fisher SG, Conde A, Rubens D. Renal sonography with 2-dimensional versus cine organ imaging: preliminary results. J Ultrasound Med. 2007 May; 26(5):635-44.
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  • Stahlhut RW, van Wijngaarden E, Dye TD, Cook S, Swan SH. Concentrations of urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with increased waist circumference and insulin resistance in adult U.S. males. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Jun; 115(6):876-82.
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  • Simning A, van Wijngaarden E. Literature review of cancer mortality and incidence among dentists. Occup Environ Med. 2007 Jul; 64(7):432-8.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Dosemeci M. Brain cancer mortality and potential occupational exposure to lead: findings from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study, 1979-1989. Int J Cancer. 2006 Sep 1; 119(5):1136-44.
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  • Currier GW, Trenton AJ, Walsh PG, van Wijngaarden E. A pilot, open-label safety study of quetiapine for treatment of moderate psychotic agitation in the emergency setting. J Psychiatr Pract. 2006 Jul; 12(4):223-8.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Beck C, Shamlaye CF, Cernichiari E, Davidson PW, Myers GJ, Clarkson TW. Benchmark concentrations for methyl mercury obtained from the 9-year follow-up of the Seychelles Child Development Study. Neurotoxicology. 2006 Sep; 27(5):702-9.
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  • van Wijngaarden E. A graphical method to evaluate exposure-response relationships in epidemiologic studies using standardized mortality or morbidity ratios. Dose Response. 2005; 3(4):465-73.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Hertz-Picciotto I. A simple approach to performing quantitative cancer risk assessment using published results from occupational epidemiology studies. Sci Total Environ. 2004 Oct 1; 332(1-3):81-7.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Mundt KA, Luippold RS. Evaluation of the exposure-response relationship of lung cancer mortality and occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium based on published epidemiological data. Nonlinearity Biol Toxicol Med. 2004 Jan; 2(1):27-34.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Stewart PA. Critical literature review of determinants and levels of occupational benzene exposure for United States community-based case-control studies. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2003 Sep; 18(9):678-93.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Stewart PA, Olshan AF, Savitz DA, Bunin GR. Parental occupational exposure to pesticides and childhood brain cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Jun 1; 157(11):989-97.
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  • van Wijngaarden E. Mortality of mental disorders in relation to potential pesticide exposure. J Occup Environ Med. 2003 May; 45(5):564-8.
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  • Mundt KA, Bigelow C, van Wijngaarden E. Apportionment of disease in individuals. J Clin Epidemiol. 2003 Mar; 56(3):290-1; author reply 291.
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  • Olshan AF, van Wijngaarden E. Paternal occupation and childhood cancer. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2003; 518:147-61.
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  • van Wijngaarden E. An exploratory investigation of suicide and occupational exposure. J Occup Environ Med. 2003 Jan; 45(1):96-101.
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  • van Wijngaarden E. Suicide mortality among electricians. Occup Environ Med. 2002 Sep; 59(9):649; discussion 649.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Savitz DA, Kleckner RC, Kavet R, Loomis D. Mortality patterns by occupation in a cohort of electric utility workers. Am J Ind Med. 2001 Dec; 40(6):667-73.
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  • Schulz MR, Hertz-Picciotto I, van Wijngaarden E, Hernandez JC, Ball LM. Dose-response relation between acrylamide and pancreatic cancer. Occup Environ Med. 2001 Sep; 58(9):609.
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  • Van Wijngaarden E, Nylander-French LA, Millikan RC, Savitz DA, Loomis D. Population-based case-control study of occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields and breast cancer. Ann Epidemiol. 2001 Jul; 11(5):297-303.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Savitz DA. Occupational sunlight exposure and mortality from non-Hodgkin lymphoma among electric utility workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2001 Jun; 43(6):548-53.
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  • Savitz DA, Cai J, van Wijngaarden E, Loomis D, Mihlan G, Dufort V, Kleckner RC, Nylander-French L, Kromhout H, Zhou H. Case-cohort analysis of brain cancer and leukemia in electric utility workers using a refined magnetic field job-exposure matrix. Am J Ind Med. 2000 Oct; 38(4):417-25.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Savitz DA. Occupational sunlight exposure in relation to suicide among electric utility workers. Am J Ind Med. 2000 Aug; 38(2):149-54.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Savitz DA, Kleckner RC, Cai J, Loomis D. Exposure to electromagnetic fields and suicide among electric utility workers: a nested case-control study. West J Med. 2000 Aug; 173(2):94-100.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Savitz DA, Kleckner RC, Cai J, Loomis D. Exposure to electromagnetic fields and suicide among electric utility workers: a nested case-control study. Occup Environ Med. 2000 Apr; 57(4):258-63.
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  • van Wijngaarden E, Savitz DA, Kleckner RC, Mihlan G, Nylander-French LA, Dufort V, Cai J, Loomis D, Kromhout H. Refinements in magnetic field exposure assignment for a case-cohort study of electrical utility workers. Ann Occup Hyg. 1999 Oct; 43(7):485-92.
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  • Gurney JG, van Wijngaarden E. Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) and brain cancer in adults and children: review and comment. Neuro Oncol. 1999 Jul; 1(3):212-20.
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  • Nees M, van Wijngaarden E, Bakos E, Schneider A, Dürst M. Identification of novel molecular markers which correlate with HPV-induced tumor progression. Oncogene. 1998 May 14; 16(19):2447-58.
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