Alan M. Ducatman , MD, MSc

Professor in the West Virginia University School of Public Health

Professor Emeritus

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Public Health

Department:

Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, Wayne State University
• MS, CUNY/Hunter College

Heibati B, Wang W, Ryti NR, Domenici F, Ducatman A, Zhang Z, Jaakkola J. Weather conditions and COVID-19 incidence in a cold climate: A time-series study in Finland. Frontiers in Public Health. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.605128 In Press.  Available at:  https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202008.0099/v1

Jain RB, Ducatman A. Associations between apolipoprotein B and selected perfluoroalkyl substances among diabetics and nondiabetics. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2020: PMID: 33196992 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11593-3

Fenton S, Ducatman A, Boobis A, DeWitt JC, Lau C, Ng C, Smith JS, Roberts SM. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance toxicity and human health review: Current state of knowledge and strategies for informing research. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2020: Online ahead of print PMID: 33017053 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4890

Jain RB, Ducatman A. Perfluoroalkyl acids serum concentrations and their relationship to biomarkers of renal failure: serum and urine albumin, creatinine, and albumin creatinine ratios across the spectrum of glomerular function among US adults. Environ Res. 2019; 174:143-151 PMID: 31077989 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.034

Bassler J, Ducatman A, Elliott M, Wen S, Wahlang B, Barnett J, Cave MC. Environmental perfluoroalkyl acid exposures are associated with liver disease characterized by apoptosis and altered serum adipocytokines. Environmental Pollution. 2019; 247:1055-63 PMID: 30823334 doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.064. Epub 2019 Jan 18

Jain RB, Ducatman A. Perfluoroalkyl substances follow inverted U-shaped distributions across various stages of glomerular function: implications for future research. Environmental Research 2019; 169:476-82 PMID: 30530087 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.033

Jain RB, Ducatman A. Roles of gender and obesity in defining correlations between perfluoroalkyl substances and lipid/lipoproteins. Science of the Total Environment 2019; 653: 74-81 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.362

Jain RB, Ducatman A. Associations between smoking and lipid/lipoprotein concentrations among US adults aged ≥20 years. J Circulating Biomarkers 2018. 7:1-10 DOI: 10.1177/1849454418779310

Ducatman AM, Tacker DH, Ducatman BS, Long D, et al. Quality improvement intervention for reduction of redundant testing. Academic Pathology 2017; 4:1-10 DOI: 10.1177/2374289517707506

Ducatman A, Zhang J, Fan H. Prostate-specific antigen and perfluoroalkyl acids in the C8 health study population. J Occup Environ Med 2015; 57 (1): 111-14 doi10.1097/JOM.000000000000319 PMID 25563548

Dr. Alan Ducatman's research interests include occupational and environmental toxicity and prevention of diseases potentially related to environmental exposures. His current environmental research focuses on the human population aspects of perfluorocarbon exposure. Similarly, Dr. Ducatman’s clinic provides diagnostic and intervention advice to patients concerned with exposure to toxins. Dr. Ducatman also collaborates with clinical laboratory scientists and clinicians to create comparative effectiveness research for laboratory utilization practices. For both types of research, his aspiration is to improve the health of populations.

Dr. Ducatman served as Interim Founding Dean, School of Public Health, at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center. The School of Public Health is the first fully new school/college at WVU in 50 years. He was also the chair of the WVU Department of Community Medicine for 15 years, and director of WVU’s Occupational Medicine residency program..

Dr. Ducatman received the MD degree from Wayne State University and the MSc in Environmental Health from the City University of New York. He completed his residency training at Brown University and at the Mayo Clinic, and he is board-certified in Internal Medicine and in Occupational Medicine. His national leadership history includes service as Chair, Residency Review Committee in Preventive Medicine, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He has also served as Chair, Board of Scientific Counselors, National Environmental Health Center and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Ducatman is a frequent consultant to industry, government, nonprofit organizations, and patient or community groups regarding occupational and environmental health, and public health interventions. He currently serves as a member of the West Virginia Governor’s Advisory Council on Substance Abuse.

Occupational and Environmental Health

Dr. Alan Ducatman’s research involves the following:

1) Health outcomes following environmental exposures of human populations

2) Use of secondary data to address environmental health questions

3) Participation in teams that evaluate local health outcomes near point sources

4) Experience with many phases of extractive industries related to energy

5) Environmental perfluorocarbon exposure, and related biomarkers of human physiologic response 

I am board certified in Internal Medicine, and in Occupational (Preventive) Medicine.  I maintain an active clinical consultation practice with a large geographic referral base, which informs my research in the environment and community responses to the stressors of living near industrial operations. I am accustomed to participating in multi- and interdisciplinary teams who address exposure-outcome questions of national importance. 

Grants Submitted:

Cove Point Maryland Liquified Natural Gas Facility Project

PI: Michael Mccawley
Sponsor: US DHHS-NIH-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Deadline Date: 08/01/2016

Brownfield-to-Trail Redevelopment

PI:  Christiaan Abildso

Sponsor:  ATSDR

Deadline Date 7/05/2016

Recent Grants Completed:

Translating Research into Improved Practice in rural Access Hospitals

PI:  Alan Ducatman

Sponsor:  Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation

Completion Date:  Dec 15, 2015

Medical Specialties

• Occupational Medicine

Board Certifications

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Occupational Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine