Youcheng Liu, MD, ScD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine   135 College Street Room 371 Phone: 203-785-5969 Fax: 203-785-7391 Appointments: 203-785-5969 e-mail: youcheng.liu@yale.edu

Medical School

Nanjing Medical University - MD
Beijing Medical University - MPH

Graduate School

Harvard University School of Public Health - ScD (Doctor of Science), MS

Post Doctoral Fellowship

Yale University School of Medicine

Research Activities

Exposure assessment and modeling, indoor air sciences, industrial hygiene, biomarkers and biological monitoring, environmental and occupational epidemiology, workplace intervention studies.

Clinical Activities

Occupational and environmental lung diseases, occupational skin disorders.

Selected Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

1. Liu Y, Woodin MA, Smith TJ, Herrick RF, Hauser R, Williams PL, Christiani DC. 2006. Occupational exposure to boiler repair hazards: internal dose estimation and relation to biological monitoring. Annals of Occupational Hygiene (Accepted).

2. Bello D, Smith TJ, Woskie SR, Streicher RP, Boeniger MF, Redlich CA, Liu Y. 2006. In-vitro FTIR investigation of isocyanate skin absorption using hairless guinea pig skin. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 8(5):523-529.

3. Liu Y, Stowe MH, Bello D, Woskie SR, Sparer J, Gore R, Youngs F, Cullen MR, Redlich CA. 2006. Respiratory protection from isocyanate exposure in auto body repair and refinishing industry. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 3(5):234-249.

4. Liu Y, Woodin MA, Smith TJ, Herrick RF, Williams PL, Hauser R, Christiani DC. 2005. Exposure to fuel-oil ash and welding emissions during the overhaul of an oil-fired boiler. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2(9):435-443.

5. Bello D, Woskie SR, Streicher RP, Stowe MH, Sparer J, Redlich CA, Cullen MR, Liu Y. 2005. A laboratory investigation of the decontamination effectiveness of various skin and surface decontaminants for aliphatic polyisocyanates. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 7(7):716-721.
   

6. Liu Y, Woodin MA, Hauser R, Williams PL, Herrick RF, Christiani DC, Smith TJ. 2005. Estimation of personal exposures to particulate matter and metals for workers exposed to fuel-oil ash. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 47(1):68-78.

7. Bello D, Woskie SR, Streicher RP, Liu Y, Stowe MH, Ellenbecker MJ, Eisen EA, Sparer J, Youngs F, Cullen MR, Redlich CA. 2004. Polyisocyanates in occupational environments: a critical review on exposure limits and metrics. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 46:480-491.

8. Liu Y, Berode M, Stowe MH, Holm CT, Walsh FX, Slade M, Boeniger MF, Redlich CA. 2004. Urinary hexane diamine to assess respiratory exposure to hexamethylene diisocyanate aerosol: a human inhalation study. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 10(3):262-271.

9. Woskie SR, Sparer J, Gore R, Stowe M, Bello D, Liu Y, Youngs F, Redlich C, Cullen M. 2004. Determinants of isocyanate exposures in autobody repair and refinishing shops. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 48:393-403.

10. Sparer J, Stowe M, Bello D, Liu Y, Gore R, Youngs F, Cullen MR, Redlich CA, Woskie SR.2004. Isocyanate exposures in autobody shop work: The SPRAY study. Journal of Occupational and Environ Hygiene 1(9):570-581.
    

11. Bello D, Streicher RP, Liu Y, Sparer J, Youngs F, Woskie SR. 2002. Field comparison of impingers and treated filters for sampling of total aliphatic isocyanates with the MAP reagent. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 63:790-796.

12. Redlich CA, Stowe MH, Wisnewski AV, Eisen EA, Karol MH, Lemus R, Holm CT, Chung JS, Sparer J, Liu Y, Woskie SR, Appiah-Pippim J, Gore R, Cullen MR. 2001.Subclinical immunologic and physiologic responses in hexamethylene diisocyanate-exposed auto body shop workers.American Journal of Industrial Medicine 39:587-597.

13. Liu Y, Sparer JA, Woskie SR, Cullen MR, Chung JS, Holm CT, Redlich CA. 2000. Qualitative assessment of isocyanate skin exposure in auto body shops: a pilot study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 37(3):265-274.

14. Woodin MA, Liu Y, Neuberg D, Hauser R, Smith TJ, Christiani DC. 2000. Acute respiratory symptoms in workers exposed to vanadium-rich fuel-oil ash. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 37(4):353-363.

15. Woodin MA, Liu Y, Hauser R, Smith TJ, Christiani DC. 1999. Pulmonary function in workers exposed to low levels of fuel-oil ash. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 41(11):973-980.

16. Woodin MA, Hauser R, Liu Y, Smith TJ, Siegel PD, Lewis DM, Tollerud DJ, Christiani DC. 1998. Molecular markers of acute upper airway inflammation in workers exposed to fuel-oil ash. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 158:182-187.

17. Liu J, Hu H, Liu Y, Wei B, Wen T, Liu Z, Hao L, Zhao T, Wu M, Lu Q. 1993. A study on indoor formaldehyde pollution sources and controls in rural area in North China. Chinese Journal of Environment and Health 10(1):10-13.

18. Hu H, Liu Y. 1989. Evaluation of indoor air pollution and its effect on human health in Beijing rural areas. Environment International 15:321-335.

Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters and Reviews

1. Liu Y. 2001. Exposure assessment and modeling methods in epidemiologic studies. In: Wang Z, editor. Environmental Medicine. Beijing, China: Beijing Medical University Press. p 150-162.

2. Liu Y. 2001. Respiratory diseases. In: Wang Z, editor. Environmental Medicine. Beijing, China: Beijing Medical University Press, p 231-239.
   

3. Smith KR, Liu Y. 1994. Indoor air pollution in developing countries. In: Samet JM, editor. Epidemiology of Lung Cancer. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc., p 154-163.

4. Liu Y, Liu J, Hu H. 1993. Variations of formaldehyde exposure in residences and public buildings in Beijing. In: Jaakkola JJK, editor. Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (INDOOR AIR '93). Helsinki, Finland: University of Technology, Volume 2, p 129-134.

5. Smith KR, Liu Y, Revera J, Boy E, Leaderer B, Johnston CS, Yanagisawa Y. Lee K. 1993. Indoor air quality and child exposure in Highland Guatemala. In: Jaakkola JJK, editor. Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (INDOOR AIR '93). Helsinki, Finland: University of Technology, Volume 1, p 441-446.

6. Liu J, Liu Y, Hu H. 1990. Characteristics of rural indoor formaldehyde pollution in Northern China. In: Walkinshaw D, editor. Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (INDOOR AIR '90). Toronto, Canada: Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation, Volume 2, p 275-280.

7. Hu H, Liu Y. 1987. Hygienic evaluation of indoor air pollution and its effect on human health in Beijing's rural areas. In: Seifert B, editor. Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (INDOOR AIR '87). West Berlin, Germany: Institute of Air, Water and Soil, Volume 3, p 15-19.

8. Liu Y, Hu H. 1987. Indoor formaldehyde pollution and human health. Chinese Journal of Medicine Abroad 15(4): 210-213.