Faculty Bio - Gary M. Marsh, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics
Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Clinical and Translational Science
Director,
Center for Occupational Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Education
B.S., University of Pittsburgh,1973
M.S.(Hyg), University of Pittsburgh, 1974
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1977
Research Interests
Dr. Marsh directs occupational epidemiologic studies to explore the long-term health effects of employment in occupations such as jet engine manufacturing and pharmaceutical production and to workplace exposures to agents including formaldehyde, tungsten carbide/cobalt, acrylamide, acrylonitrile, chloroprene, arsenic, petrochemicals and man-made mineral fibers. In addition, he conducts environmental epidemiologic studies of communities exposed to industrial pollutants or to hazardous waste site materials and is involved in basic methodological research related to longitudinal data analysis and quantitative risk assessment. Dr. Marsh also directs programs of biostatistical support for the health outcome research and quality improvement areas of large health maintenance organizations, and for the occupational and environmental health areas of major corporations and corporate trade organizations. (Health Sciences Faculty Research Interests Project)
Courses
BIOST 2016: Sampling Design and Analysis
Awards
1981 Adolf G. Kammer Merit in Authorship Award - Best Publication in Field of Occupational Health,
American Occupational Medical Association
1985 Delta Omega, Public Health Honorary Society
1994 Outstanding Teacher Award, Graduate School of Public Health
1997 Fellowship, American College of Epidemiology
1999 50 at 50 Award, Graduate School of Public Health (selected as one of 50 outstanding contributors
in field of public health in 50 year history of school)
2009 University of Pittsburgh Innovator Award
Offices Held in Professional Societies
Secretary, Vice President, President-Pittsburgh Chapter (1979-82); National Council Representative (1981-82),
American Statistical Association
National Governing Council (1986-89), Society for Occupational and Environmental Health
Board of Directors (1989-92), Pennsylvania Public Health Association
Fellow, American College of Epidemiology
Past and Current Committee/Editorial Boards
Working Group Member, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Reevaluation of Carcinogenicity
of Man-Made Vitreous Fibers
Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Asbestos Panel
Scientific Advisory Panel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Scientific Advisory Panel, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Scientific Advisory Panel, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
National Scientific Advisory Committee, CDC, Center for Environmental Health
Study Section, NIOSH, Safety and Occupational Health
Scientific Advisory Board, Division of Environmental Health, Pennsylvania State Department of Health
Committee to Review the Health Consequences of Military Service During the Persian Gulf War, National Academy
of Sciences (NAS), Institute of Medicine (IOM), Medical Follow Up Agency (MFUA)
EMF Risk Assessment Expert Panel, Energy Networks Association
Butadiene Risk Assessment Expert Panel, Sciences International Inc.
Scientific Advisory Board, Semiconductor Industry Association
Scientific Advisory Board, Dow Chemical Company
Research Advisory Committee, Showa Denko America
Associate Editor, Cancer Informatics
Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Associate Editor, Epidemiology Research International
Selected Publications
Collaborative/Applied
Liu Y, Chang, C H, Marsh GM, Wu F. Population Attributable Risk of Aflatoxin-Related Liver Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European Journal of Cancer In Press, 2012.
Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Marsh GM, Fryzek J. A Study of Cancer Mortality Rates in High Altitude Counties of the United States. High Altitude Medicine & Biology Journal In Press, 2012.
Hesterberg T, Bunn B, Chase J, Jankousky A, McClelland RO, Marsh GM. Product Stewardship and Science: Safe Manufacturers and Use of Fiber Glass. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 62:257-277, 2012.
Buchanich JM, Youk AO, Marsh GM, Lacey SE, Kennedy KJ, Hancock RH, Esmen NA, Lieberman FS, Fleissner ML. Long-Term Health Experience of Jet Engine Manufacturing Workers: V. Issues with the Analysis of Non-Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Journal of Registry Management 38(3):115-119, 2011.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Roggli VL. Asbestos Fiber Concentrations in the Lungs of Brake Repair Workers: Commercial Amphiboles Levels are Predictive of Chrysotile Levels. Inhalation Toxicology. 23:681-688, 2011.
Marsh GM, Buchanich JM, Youk AO. Fiber Glass and Human Respiratory Cancer Risk: Lack of Evidence Persists Since 2001 IARC Re-evaluation. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 60:84-92, 2011.
Cassidy LD, Marsh GM, Talbott EO, Kelsey SF. Initial and Continued Adherence with Bladder Cancer Screening in an Occupationally Exposed Cohort. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53:455-460, 2011.
Marsh GM, Morfeld P, Youk AO, Collins JJ, Symons M. Incomplete follow-up in the National Cancer Institute's formaldehyde worker study and the impact on subsequent reanalyzes and causal evaluations. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 58:233-236, 2010.
Buchanich J, Youk A, Marsh GM, Kennedy K, Lacey S, Hancock R, Esmen N, Cunningham M, Lieberman FL, Fleissner ML. Long-Term Health Experience of Jet Engine Manufacturing Workers: IV. Comparison of Incidence and Mortality Rates of Central Nervous System Neoplasm. Annals of Epidemiology 20:759-765, 2010.
Shire J, Marsh GM, Talbott E, Sharma R. Recent Advances and Current Themes in Occupational Health and Environmental Public Health Surveillance. Invited Review in Annual Reviews of Public Health 32: 21;1-24, 2010.
Summers W, Cunningham M, Marsh GM. Complex Antioxidant Blend Improves Memory in Community-Dwelling Seniors. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 19:429-439, 2010.
Marsh GM, Buchanich J, Youk A, Cunningham M, Kennedy K, Lacey S, Hancock R, Esmen N, Lieberman FL, Fleissner ML. Long-Term Health Experience of Jet Engine Manufacturing Workers: III. Incidence of Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasms. Neuroepidemiology 35:123-141 2010.
Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Marsh GM, Esmen NA. Pharmaceutical Production Workers and the Risks of Mortality from Respiratory System Cancer and Lymphatic and Hematopoeitic Tissue Cancers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 51:903-915, 2009.
Buchanich JM, Youk AO, Marsh GM, Bornemann Z, Lacey SE, Kennedy KJ, Hancock RP, Esmen NA, Lieberman FL. Methodological Issues in United States Retrospective Cancer Incidence Studies. American Journal of Epidemiology 170:112-119, 2009.
Marsh GM, Esmen NA, Buchanich JM, Youk AO. Mortality Patterns among Workers Exposed to Arsenic, Cadmium and Other Substances in a Copper Smelter. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 52:633-644, 2009.
Fong J, Marsh GM, Stokan L, Ruhl L, Vinson C. The Hospital Quality Performance Report: An Application of Composite Scoring. American Journal of Medical Quality 23:287-295, 2008.
Kheifets L, Bowman J, Checkoway H, Feychting M, Harrington M, Kavet R, Marsh GM, Mezei G, Renew J, van Wijngaarden E. Future Needs of Occupational ELF EMF Epidemiology. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 66:72-80, 2009, Online version September 19, 2008.
Marsh GM, Buchanich J, Youk A, Cunningham M, Kennedy K, Lacey S, Hancock R, Esmen N. Long-Term Health Experience of Jet Engine Manufacturing Workers: I. Mortality from Central Nervous System Neoplasms. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 50:1099-1116, 2008.
Marsh GM, Buchanich J, Youk A, Cunningham M, Kennedy K, Lacey S, Hancock R, Esmen N. Long-Term Health Experience of Jet Engine Manufacturing Workers: II. Total and Cause-Specific Mortality excluding Central Nervous System Neoplasms. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 50:1117-1129, 2008.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Cunningham M, Esmen NA, Hall TA, Phillips ML. Mortality Patterns among Industrial Workers Exposed to Chloroprene and Other Substances: I. General Mortality Patterns. Chemico-Biological Interactions 166:285-300, 2007.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Cunningham M, Esmen NA, Hall TA, Phillips ML. Mortality Patterns among Industrial Workers Exposed to Chloroprene and Other Substances: II. Mortality in Relation to Exposure. Chemico-Biological Interactions 166:301-316, 2007.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Morfeld P. Mis-Specified and Non-Robust Mortality Risk Models for Naspharyngeal Cancer in the National Cancer Institute Formaldehyde Worker Cohort Study. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 47:59-67, 2007.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Kant IJ, Swaen G. Mortality among Workers Exposed to Acrylamide: Updated Follow-up. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 49:82-95, 2007.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Erdal S, Esmen NA. Work in the Metal Industry and Nasopharyngeal Cancer Mortality among Formaldehyde-Exposed Workers. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 48:308-319, 2007.
Esmen NA, Kennedy KJ, Hall TA, Phillips ML, Marsh GM Classification of Worker Exposures Chemico-Biological Interactions 166:245-253, 2007.
Marsh GM, Gula MJ. Employment as a Welder and Parkinson's Disease among Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 48:1031-1045, 2006.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Esmen NA. Mortality Patterns among Workers in a U.S. Pharmaceutical Production Plant. Annals of Epidemiology, 15:112-122, 2005.
Marsh GM, Youk AO. Reevaluation of Mortality Risks from Nasopharyngeal Cancer in the Formaldehyde Cohort Study of the National Cancer Institute. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 42:275-283, 2005.
Marsh GM, Youk AO. Reevaluation of Mortality Risks from Leukemia in the Formaldehyde Cohort Study of the National Cancer Institute. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 40:113-124, 2004.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Stone RA, Buchanich JM, Gula MJ, Smith TJ, Churg A, Colby T: Does Fiber Glass Pose a Respiratory Cancer Risk in Man? Findings from the Latest Update of the U.S. Cohort Study of Man-Made Vitreous Fiber Workers. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 46(Supp.1): 110-114, 2002.
Marsh GM, Gula MJ, Youk AO, Cassidy LD: Bladder Cancer among Chemical Workers Exposed to Nitrogen Products and Other Substances. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 42:286-295, 2002.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Stone RA, Buchanich JM, Gula MJ, Smith TJ, Quinn MM: Historical Cohort Study of U.S. Man-Made Vitreous Fiber Production Workers. I. 1992 Fiber Glass Cohort Follow-Up- Initial Findings. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 43:741-756, 2001.
Marsh GM, Gula MJ, Youk AO, Buchanich JM, Churg A, Colby TV: Historical Cohort Study of U.S. Man-Made Vitreous Fiber Production Workers. II. Mortality from Mesothelioma. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 43:757-766, 2001.
Marsh GM, Buchanich JM, Youk AO: Historical Cohort Study of U.S. Man-Made Vitreous Fiber Production Workers. VI.Respiratory System Cancer SMRs Adjusted for the Confounding Effect of Cigarette Smoking Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 43:803-808, 2001.
Marsh GM, Stone RA, Esmen NA, Gula MJ, Gause CK, Petersen NJ, Meaney FJ, Rodney S, Prybylski D: A Case-Control Study of Lung Cancer Mortality in Six Gila Basin, Arizona Smelter Towns. Environmental Research 75:56-72, 1997.
Marsh GM, Stone RA, Esmen NA, Henderson VH, Lee KY: Mortality Patterns among Chemical Workers in a Factory Where Formaldehyde Was Used. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 53:613-617, 1996.
Marsh GM, Stone RA, Youk AO, Smith TS, Quinn MM, Henderson VL, Schall LC, Wayne LA, Lee KY: Mortality Among United States Rock Wool and Slag Wool Workers: 1989 Update. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand 12(3):297-312, 1996.
Marsh GM, Leviton LC, Talbott E, Callahan C, Pavlock D, Hemstreet G, Logue JN, Fox J, Schulte, P: The Drake Chemical Workers Health Registry Study: I. Notification and Medical Surveillance of a Group of Workers at High Risk of Developing Bladder Cancer. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 19:291-302, 1991.
Methodological
Cassidy L, Buchanich J, Marsh GM. Proposed Sampling Plan for a National Trauma Registry for Children. Journal of Registry Management 35:113-119, 2008.
Esmen NA, Hall TA, Phillips ML, Marsh GM. Chemical Process Based Reconstruction of Exposures for an Epidemiology Study: I. Theoretical and Methodological Issues. Chemico-Biological Interactions 166:254-263, 2007.
Buchanich JM, Dolan DG, Marsh GM, Madrigano J. Under-Ascertainment of Deaths Using Social Security Records: A Recommended Solution to a Little-Known Problem. American Journal of Epidemiology, 162:193-194, 2005.
Youk AO, Stone RA, Marsh GM.: A Method for Imputing Missing Data in Longitudinal Studies. Annals of Epidemiology, 14:354-361, 2004.
Marsh GM, Youk AO, Stone RA, Sefcik S, Alcorn C: OCMAP-PLUS, A New Program for the Comprehensive Analysis of Occupational Cohort Data. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 40:351-362, 1998.
Rao BR, Day R, Marsh GM: Estimation of Relative Risks from Individual and Ecological Correlation Studies. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods 21:241-268, 1992.
Marsh GM, Day R: A Model Standardized Risk Assessment Protocol for Use with Hazardous Waste Sites. Environmental Health Perspectives 90:199-208, 1991.
Marsh GM, Callahan C, Pavlock D, Leviton LC, Talbott E, Hemstreet G: A Protocol for Bladder Cancer Screening and Medical Surveillance Among High Risk Groups: The Drake Health Registry Experience. Journal of Occupational Medicine 32:881-886, 1990.
Marsh GM, Co-Chien H, Rao BR, and Ehland J: OCMAP: Module 6 - A New Computing Algorithm for Proportional Mortality Analysis. American Statistician 43:127-128, 1989.
Rao BR, Marsh GM, and Winwood J: Asymptotic Interval Estimation of Some Cause-Specific Mortality Risk Measures in Epidemiologic Studies. Biometrical Journal 31:461-475, 1989.
Marsh GM, Sachs DPL, Callahan C, Leviton LC, Ricci E, and Henderson V: Direct Methods of Obtaining Information on Tobacco Use in Occupational Studies. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 13:71-104, 1988.
Marsh GM, Winwood J, and Rao BR: Prediction of the Standardized Risk Ratio Via Proportional Mortality Analysis. Biometrical Journal 29:355-368, 1987.
Marsh GM: A Strategy for Merging and Analyzing Work History Data in Industry-wide Occupational Epidemiology Studies. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 48:414-419, 1987.
Marsh GM, Ehland J, Paik M, Preininger M, Caplan R: OCMAP/PC: A User Oriented Cohort Mortality Analysis Program for the IBM PC. The American Statistician 40:308-309, 1986.
Marsh GM: Computerized Approach to Verifying Study Population Data in Occupational Epidemiology. Journal of Occupational Medicine 24:596-601, 1982.
Marsh GM and Preininger ME: OCMAP: A User-Oriented Occupational Cohort Mortality Analysis Program. American Statistician 34:245-246, 1980.
Marsh GM and Enterline PE: A Method for Verifying the Completeness of Cohorts Used in Occupational Mortality Studies. Journal of Occupational Medicine 21:665-670, 1979.
Contact Information
A410 Crabtree Hall
130 DeSoto Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Telephone: 412-624-3032
Facsimile: 412-624-9969
Email: gmarsh@pitt.edu
Last reviewed: June 12, 2012
