Philip J. Landrigan
Philip J. Landrigan | |
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| Born | June 14, 1942 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Boston Latin School Boston College Harvard Medical School |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | epidemiology |
| Institutions | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai University of Cincinnati Boston Children's Hospital |
Philip John Landrigan (born June 14, 1942), is an American epidemiologist and pediatrician. He has campaigned against substances in the environment that are harmful to children, such as lead and asbestos. He is also concerned with environmental pesticides.
His work has been recognized by national non-profit organization Healthy Child Healthy World (Lifetime Achievement Award) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Child Health Champion Award).
His books include Raising Healthy Children in a Toxic World: 101 Smart Solutions for Every Family and, with Herbert Needleman, Raising Children Toxic Free: How to Keep Your Child Safe From Lead, Asbestos, Pesticides and Other Environmental Hazards. He has published over 500 scientific papers.
He was formerly the Director of the Children's Environmental Health Center and the Ethel Wise Professor and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
In 2018, he became the founding director of Boston College's Global Public Health Program and the Global Pollution Observatory within the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society.