Joseph L. Lyon, MD, MPH
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Dr. Joseph L. Lyon is a Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. He earned his bachelor's degree and medical degree from the University of Utah; and his Master's of Public Health degree at Harvard University.
Dr. Lyon is married to Juneil Fetzer. They are the parents of six children, and live in Salt Lake City.
His research interests include: etiology of chronic diseases (especially cancer); effects of diet; occupational exposures; social class and environmental pollutants on disease causation, the utilization of large databases for epidemiologic research, the evaluation of prevention programs. He has also done research on the long term effects of radiation from above ground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site, and disease patterns in members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
