Family and Preventive Medicine

Eric M. Wood, MD, MPH

Dr. Wood Dr. Wood is Associate Residency Program Director and clinical instructor at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH). He is a graduate of the University of Utah School Of Medicine, and he completed his Masters of Public Health (Industrial Hygiene) at the University of Hawaii. He performed residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Utah. He is Board Certified in Preventive Medicine (Occupational and Environmental Medicine) and Family Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah he worked as an attending physician for Intermountain Healthcare, and as a professional industrial hygienist for both private consulting, and for state OSHA.

Dr. Wood is actively involved as a researcher on two large scale prospective cohort studies investigating causes of musculoskeletal disorders. He was recently appointed as the inaugural medical fellow for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and is performing research on health concerns of truck drivers. He also maintains active research interests in respiratory protection and air pollution. His professional interests include occupational injury and illness management and prevention, and occupational and environmental exposure assessment and evaluation. Dr. Wood teaches several courses in the Public Health Curriculum, and he mentors occupational medicine residents and graduate students.

Contact Information
Address: 391 Chipeta Way, Suite C, SLC, UT 84108
Office phone: (801) 581-7780
Fax: (801) 585-3759
Eric.Wood@hsc.utah.edu Steve.Alder@utah.edu

Publications

  1. Veranth JM, Buchi K, Frei N, Eskelson E, Larsen R, Nye D, Parker J, Perry K, Wood E, Smith G, Chey L, Packham S. Indoor and outdoor particulate matter at an elementary school: implications for recess activities and asthma. Proceedings of the 2006 International Aerosol Conference, St Paul, Minnesota. September, 2006 (abstract accepted).
  2. Reynolds SJ, Cranmer B, Keefe T, Mehaffy J, Serrano Martinez A, Saito R, Tessari J, Burch J, Koehncke N, Wood E, Burch L, Siegel P. Endotoxin exposure and respiratory outcomes among dairy, feedlot, and grain elevator workers in Colorado. May 2006. Proceedings of the 2006 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition. Chicago, Illinois.
  3. Hegmann KT, Garg A, Thiese MS, Wood EM. Prevalence of Periscapular Pain with Tenderness and Analyses of Associated Factors. Proceedings of the 28th International Congress on Occupational Health. Milan, Italy. June 11-16, 2006 (Abstract accepted).
  4. Wood EM, Hegmann KT, Garg A, Thiese MT, Oostema SJ Moore JS, Sesek RF. Seasonal Influences on Low Back Pain. Proceedings of NORA 2006: Research Makes a Difference. Washington, DC. April 18-20, 2006. pp. 328-329.
  5. Wood EM, Hegmann KT, Oostema SJ, Thiese MS. Attitudes, Knowledge, and Preparedness on Use of Respiratory Protection Among Physicians in Training (and patient perceptions). Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health. Hanoi, Vietnam. Nov. 16-18, 2005. pp. 264-265.
  6. Wood EM, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Oostema SJ. Attitudes, Knowledge, and Preparedness on Use of Respiratory Protection Among Physicians in Training. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Regional National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Young/New Investigators Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, April 21, 2005; 109-116.
  7. Wood EM, Hegmann KT, Garg, A, Alder SC, Kapellusch J, Thiese MS, Thompson CJ, Wendelboe A, Risk for Low Back, Neck, and Shoulder Pain Among Health Care Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2003; 45:774.
  8. Wood EM, Hegmann KT, Garg A, Alder SC, Thiese MS, Thompson C. Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain in Home Healthcare Workers. Proceedings of the 1st Annual Regional National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Young/New Investigators Symposium. Bloswick DS, Hegmann KT, Lillquist DR, Sesek RF (Eds). Salt Lake City, UT. June 12-13, 2003. pp. 247-253.
  9. Wood EM, and Sanders B, Environmental and Occupational Health Electives for Medical Students, American Medical Student Association, 1994.
  10. Wood EM, Health Hazards of the Microelectronics Industry, University of Hawaii, 1987.