HarrisMartin Interview with David F. Goldsmith, MSPH, Ph.D.
October 1, 2002
Noted Epidemiologist and Silica Exposure Expert Discusses Silicosis, Cancer Epidemiology
David F. Goldsmith, MSPH, Ph.D. is an associate professor at George Washington University's School of Public Health and Human Services. Goldsmith holds his masters and doctoral degrees in epidemiology and has published extensive research in the area of silica, silicosis and cancer risks, with a primary focus on risk assessment for airborne silica dust. Once referred to as the "most ardent advocate for the view that silica poses a cancer risk," Goldsmith and two co-authors published a volume of evidence collected …