Einstein Experts for Media
Epidemiology
Simon D. Spivack, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine), Einstein
Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health, Einstein
Professor, Genetics, Einstein
Chief, Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Einstein and Montefiore Health System
Lung diseasesLung cancerEarly lung cancer detection
A researcher and clinician, Dr. Spivack is developing tests for detecting lung cancer at the earliest possible stage—before it becomes fatal by spreading to other parts of the body. In one of several NIH-funded studies, his laboratory is working on a noninvasive, early-diagnosis test for lung cancer that detects particular genetic elements and chemicals in exhaled breath. read more...
Charles B. Hall, Ph.D.
Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health
Professor, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Alzheimer's disease/dementiaAgingCognition
EpidemiologyBiostatistics
Dr. Hall is a biostatistician recognized for leading important long-term studies of aging and dementia. His research has shown, for example, that brain-stimulating activities delay the onset of dementia. He is the longtime director of the statistical core of the Einstein Aging Study, one of the longest-running prospective studies of aging in the country. He is also the lead statistician for the data coordinating center of the federally funded World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring & Treatment Program, which provides free health monitoring and treatment for workers and volunteers involved in the rescue, recovery and clean-up activities at the WTC site in New York City. read more...