EDUCATION
Certificate (School Year Abroad) 1972-1973, Barcelona, Spain
A.B. magna cum laude (Romance Languages/Hispanic Studies) 1978, Radcliffe
College, Harvard University
M.Sc. (History of Science) 1979, Imperial College, London University, London, England
Joint M.D.-M.P.H. Program (Occupational Medicine under NIOSH New
Directions Grant) 1984, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of
Public Health
Residency/Chief Residency (Family Practice) 1986-1987, Department of Social
Medicine, Montefiore Hospital
Dana Fellow (Occupational Medicine) 1989, Department of Internal Medicine,
Yale Medical School
Ph.D. (Epidemiology) 1997, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health,
Yale Public Health School, Yale Medical School
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (F.A.A.F.P.) 2004
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Licensed Physician, State of Florida, #5571 Current
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (F.A.A.F.P.), 2004
EMPLOYMENT
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2007 - Present |
Adjunct Senior Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM |
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2004 - Present |
Tenured Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine |
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2004 - Present |
Co-Director, NSF NIEHS University of Miami Oceans and Human Health Center |
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2000 - Present |
Joint Appointment with the Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences |
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2000 - Present |
Associate Director NIEHS Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center (RSMAS) |
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2000 - 2004 |
Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine |
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1998 - 2000 |
Director of Alpha One Registry |
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1997 - Present |
Acting Director and Director of Research for the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) |
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1997 - Present |
Director of Outreach and Education, NIEHS Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center (RSMAS) |
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1997 - 2000 |
Tenured Track Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine |
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1997 - 1998 |
Associate Director of the Graduate Programs in Public Health |
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10/97 - 3/98 |
Epidemiologic/Medical Consultant to Florida Power and Light (all monies paid to the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health) |
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7/95 - Present |
Epidemiologic/Medical Consultant to Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd. (all monies paid to the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health) |
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1993 - 1997 |
Tenured Track Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine; Secondary Appointments in the Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine |
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1989 - Present |
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Consultant for University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics (UMMG) |
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1989 - 1993 |
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine; Secondary Appointments in the Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine |
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7/89, 9/89 - 2002 |
Medical Consultant to Dole Fresh Company (all monies paid to the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health) |
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Medical-Legal Consultant on Occupational and Environmental Issues (Florida) (all monies paid to the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health) |
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4/88 - 9/89 |
Medical Consultant in Acute Occupational Toxicology and Medicine with Jonathan Borak MD, New Haven CT |
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9/87 - 9/89 |
Medical Consultant w/Uretek Corporation (working w/International Ladies Garment Workers Union [ILGWU]) New Haven, CT |
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9/87 - 6/88 |
Medical Consultant with pesticide workers of New Haven Housing Authority, New Haven, CT |
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7/87 - 9/89 |
Occupational Medicine Fellowship, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine |
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7/84 - 6/87 |
Family Medicine Residency, Residency in Social Medicine, Montefiore Hospital and Albert Einstein University, Bronx, NY |
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Summer 1980 |
Intern for the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union (OCAW) in Health and Safety. Watertown, MA |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (University of Miami)
APHA; AAFP; AECOM
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
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Benson, J. M., J. A. Hutt, K. Rein, S. E. Boggs, E. B. Barr, P. Walsh and L. E. Fleming: The Toxicity of Microcystin LR in Mice Following 7 Days of Inhalation Exposure. Toxicon 45(6): 691-698, 2005.
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Benson, J. M., B. B. Stagner, G. K. Martin, M. Friedman, S. E. Durr, A. Gomez, J. McDonald, L. E. Fleming, L. C. Backer, D. G. Baden, A. Bourdelais, J. Naar and B. L. Lonsbury-Martin: Cochlear Function in Mice Following Inhalation of Brevetoxin 3. J. Comp. Physiol. A Neuroethol. Sens. Neural Behav. Physiol. 191(7): 619-626, 2005.
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Cheng, Y. S., Y. Zhou, C. M. Irvin, R. H. Pierce, J. Naar, L. C. Backer, L. E. Fleming, B. Kirkpatrick and D. G. Baden: Characterization of Marine Aerosol for Assessment of Human Exposure to Brevetoxins. Environ. Health Perspect. 113(5): 638-643, 2005.
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Fleming, L. E., B. Kirkpatrick, L. C. Backer, J. A. Bean, A. Wanner, D. Dalpra, R. Tamer, J. Zaias, Y. S. Cheng, R. Pierce, J. Naar, W. Abraham, R. Clark, Y. Zhou, M. S. Henry, D. Johnson, G. Van De Bogart, G. D. Bossart, M. Harrington and D. G. Baden: Initial Evaluation of the Effects of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) in Persons with Asthma. Environ. Health Perspect. 113(5): 650-657, 2005.
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Pierce, R. H., M. S. Henry, P. C. Blum, S. L. Hamel, B. Kirkpatrick, Y. S. Cheng, Y. Zhou, C. M. Irvin, J. Naar, A. Weidner, L. E. Fleming, L. C. Backer and D. G. Baden: Brevetoxin Composition in Water and Marine Aerosol Along a Florida Beach: Assessing Potential Human Exposure to Marine Biotoxins. Harmful Algae 4(6): 965-972, 2005.
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Benson, J. M., A. P. Gomez, G. L. Statom, B. M. Tibbetts, L. E. Fleming, L. E. Backer, A. Reich and D. G. Baden: Placental Transport of Brevetoxin-3 in CD-1 Mice. Toxicon 48(8): 1018-1026, 2006.
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Fleming, L. E. and E. Laws: The Overview of Oceans and Human. Oceanography 19(2): 18-23, 2006.
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Lee, D. J., L. E. Fleming, O. Gomez-Marin, W. G. LeBlanc, K. L. Arheart, A. J. Caban, S. L. Christ, K. Chung-Bridges and T. Pitman: Morbidity Ranking of U.S. Workers Employed in 206 Occupations: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 1986-1994. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 48(2): 117-134, 2006.
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Maitland, T., E. O. Gomez-Marin, D. O. Weddle and L. E. Fleming: Associations of Nationality and Race with Nutritional Status During Perimenopause: Implications for Public Health Practice. Ethn. Dis. 16(1): 201-206, 2006.
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Fleming, L. E., B. Kirkpatrick, L. C. Backer, J. A. Bean, A. Wanner, A. Reich, J. Zaias, Y. S. Cheng, R. Pierce, J. Naar, V. M. Abraham and D. G. Baden: Aerosolized Red-Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) and Asthma. Chest 131(1): 187-194, 2007.