


Dr. David Christiani, MD
Dr. David Christiani, MD is a pulmonologist in Boston, MA and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Christiani has extensive experience in Interstitial Lung Disease and Obstructive Lung Disease. He graduated from Tufts University in 1976. He is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.
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Dr. Christiani is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, a highly rated and top awarded hospital for pulmonology.
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- Areas of ExpertiseDr. Christiani specializes in the areas of Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine & Pulmonary Disease. • See board certifications
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Dr. David Christiani, MD is a pulmonologist in Boston, MA and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Christiani has extensive experience in Interstitial Lung Disease and Obstructive Lung Disease. He graduated from Tufts University...read morePulmonary Disease
Internal Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Preventive Occupational & Environmental Medicine
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Harvard School Publ Health
Residency HospitalBoston Medical Center
Internship HospitalHarvard Ms/mass General Hospital
1981Harvard School Of Public Health
Fellowship Hospital, 1981Mph-harvard University
1980Tufts University
Medical School, 1976Tufts University School Of Medicine
Medical School, 1976Fairfield University
Undergraduate School, 1972
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Learn more about medical license public record checkCancer Mortality in Chinese Chrysotile Asbestos Miners: Exposure-Response Relationships, 2013-08-21
A case-control analysis of maternal diet and risk of neural tube defects in Bangladesh., 2019-04-15
Body Mass Index and Acute Kidney Injury in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 2012-06-13
Toenail metal concentration as a biomarker of occupational welding fume exposure, 2014-03-22
Testing for Gene-Environment Interaction Under Exposure Misspecification, 2017-11-09
Associations of genetic risk, BMI trajectories, and the risk of non-small cell lung cancer: a population-based cohort study, 2022-06-06
Correction: Association between circulating vitamin E and ten common cancers: evidence from large-scale Mendelian randomization analysis and a longitudinal cohort study, 2022-07-29
Validation of a Dish-Based Semiquantitative Food Questionnaire in Rural Bangladesh, 2017-01-10
GSTM1andAPE1genotypes affect arsenic-induced oxidative stress: a repeated measures study, 2007-12-04
Acute health impacts of airborne particles estimated from satellite remote sensing?, 2012-12-07
Commuting mode and pulmonary function in Shanghai, China, 2015-11-05
Spirometry at diagnosis and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients, 2022-05-12
SARS-CoV-2 Impairs Dendritic Cells and Regulates DC-SIGN Gene Expression in Tissues, 2021-08-26
Variability in Biomarkers of Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism in Adults over Time, 2008-11-19
No Association between Parental or Subject Occupation and Brain Tumor Risk, 2013-07-30
Genetic variants in theangiopoietin-2gene are associated with increased risk of ARDS, 2009-03-07
Whole blood microRNA markers are associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome, 2017-08-30
Post-diagnosis BMI change is associated with non-small cell lung cancer survival, 2021-11-02
Association between circulating vitamin E and ten common cancers: evidence from large-scale Mendelian randomization analysis and a longitudinal cohort study, 2022-05-11
Influence of GSTT1 Genetic Polymorphisms on Arsenic Metabolism, 2013-08-01
The Changing Epidemiology of Asthma in Shanghai, China, 2014-11-18
Increased risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma among upstream petroleum workers, 2009-10-26
Rare variants of large effect inBRCA2andCHEK2affect risk of lung cancer, 2014-06-01
Cisplatin pharmacogenetics, DNA repair polymorphisms, and esophageal cancer outcomes, 2011-03-31
Maternal-infant biomarkers of prenatal exposure to arsenic and manganese, 2015-08-26
Hemopexin in severe inflammation and infection: mouse models and human diseases, 2015-04-15
Time Course of Heart Rate Variability Response to PM2.5Exposure from Secondhand Smoke, 2016-05-25
Imaging Phenotype of Occupational Endotoxin-Related Lung Function Decline, 2016-05-03
Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Lung is Associated with the Upper Lung Regions, 2014-02-11
Circadian variation of heart rate variability among welders, 2010-08-26
The influence of infection sites on development and mortality of ARDS, 2010-03-13
Metabolic Obesity Phenotypes and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study of 450,482 UK Biobank Participants, 2022-08-17
IGF1 and IGFBP3 in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 2011-10-17
Obesity Is A Modifier of Autonomic Cardiac Responses to Fine Metal Particulates, 2007-02-26
Impact of occupational exposure on human microbiota, 2019-02-05
Association of longitudinal platelet count trajectory with ICU mortality: A multi-cohort study, 2022-08-19
A case-control study ofGSTpolymorphisms and arsenic related skin lesions, 2007-02-06
High hsCRP Is Associated With Reduced Lung Function in Structural Firefighters, 2013-09-20
Arterial Stiffness, Oxidative Stress, and Smoke Exposure in Wildland Firefighters, 2014-06-06
Stunting is associated with poor outcomes in childhood pneumonia, 2015-07-15
A Prospective Study of Toenail Trace Element Levels and Risk of Skin Cancer, 2019-06-19
Aag DNA Glycosylase Promotes Alkylation-Induced Tissue Damage Mediated by Parp1, 2013-04-04
Pleural abnormalities in the Framingham Heart Study: prevalence and CT image features, 2017-05-03
Work-related COVID-19 transmission in six Asian countries/areas: A follow-up study, 2020-05-19
Correlation of Global and Gene-Specific DNA Methylation in Maternal-Infant Pairs, 2010-10-29
Design and analysis issues in gene and environment studies, 2012-12-19
BCL2Genetic Variants Are Associated With Acute Kidney Injury in Septic Shock, 2013-05-24
Deep learning classification of lung cancer histology using CT images, 2021-03-09
Gene environment interaction from international cohorts, 2015-05-29
Evidence in the UK Biobank for the underdiagnosis of erythropoietic protoporphyria, 2020-09-02
p53 Arg72ProandMDM2 T309GPolymorphisms, Histology, and Esophageal Cancer Prognosis, 2009-04-21
Metabolomic Profiling for Second Primary Lung Cancer: A Pilot Case-Control Study, 2021-03-11
Multiplatform Metabolomics Studies of Human Cancers With NMR and Mass Spectrometry Imaging Multiplatform Metabolomics Studies, 2022-04-08
CUMULATIVE PM2.5EXPOSURE AND TELOMERE LENGTH IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO WELDING FUMES, 2014-05-22
Neuropsychological Effects of Low-Level Manganese Exposure in Welders, 2010-12-28
Second-hand smoke and chronic bronchitis in Taiwanese women: a health-care based study, 2010-01-28
A multi-omics study linksTNS3andSEPT7to long-term former smoking NSCLC survival, 2021-05-17
The Role of Particulate Matter-Associated Zinc in Cardiac Injury in Rats, 2007-10-24
A new efficient method to detect genetic interactions for lung cancer GWAS, 2020-10-30
Parental metal exposures as potential risk factors for spina bifida in Bangladesh, 2021-08-03
Case Report: Occupationally Related Recurrent Varicella (Chickenpox) in a Hospital Nurse, 2005-06-15
Telomere structure and maintenance gene variants and risk of five cancer types, 2016-09-08
Polymorphisms in microRNAs are associated with survival in non-small cell lung cancer, 2014-08-07
Haplotypes ofEstrogen Receptor Betaand risk of Non-small cell lung cancer in women, 2010-07-23
Exposures and Cross-shift Lung Function Declines in Wildland Firefighters, 2020-12-22
Arsenic Methylation,GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1Polymorphisms, and Skin Lesions, 2006-12-20
HIV infection, pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study, 2017-12-19
Plasma Gelsolin Depletion and Circulating Actin in Sepsis-A Pilot Study, 2008-11-12
The Relationship between Occupational Metal Exposure and Arterial Compliance, 2015-01-30
Novel Genetic Variants in the P38MAPK Pathway GeneZAKand Susceptibility to Lung Cancer, 2017-10-31
Pregnancy pesticide exposure and child development in low- and middle-income countries: A prospective analysis of a birth cohort in rural Bangladesh and meta-analysis, 2023-06-09
Patterns of pulmonary dysfunction in asbestos workers: a cross-sectional study, 2010-06-03
P1.04: Defining the Genetic Architecture of Lung Cancer Etiology, 2016-09-22
Shared heritability and functional enrichment across six solid cancers, 2019-01-25
The role of intersection and street design on severity of bicycle-motor vehicle crashes, 2016-11-09
Rare Variants in Known Susceptibility Loci and Their Contribution to Risk of Lung Cancer, 2018-07-04
Prediagnostic adult body mass index change and esophageal adenocarcinoma survival, 2020-03-23
Deciphering associations between three RNA splicing-related genetic variants and lung cancer risk, 2022-06-30
A trans-omics assessment of gene-gene interaction in early-stage NSCLC J. Chen et al., 2022-12-05
SEX DISPARITIES IN LUNG CANCER SURVIVAL RATES BASED ON SCREENING STATUS, 2022-08-01
Semi-Supervised Calibration of Noisy Event Risk (SCANER) with Electronic Health Records, 2023-06-16
Arsenic exposure and intestinal microbiota in children from Sirajdikhan, Bangladesh, 2017-12-06
Toenail, Blood and Urine as Biomarkers of Manganese Exposure, 2011-04-12
Wheezing in Tobacco Farm Workers in Southern Brazil, 2015-09-10
Assessing Lung Cancer Absolute Risk Trajectory based on a Polygenic Risk Model, 2021-01-20
Rare deleterious germline variants and risk of lung cancer, 2021-02-16
Circular RNAs in body fluids as cancer biomarkers: the new frontier of liquid biopsies, 2021-01-11
Risks Associated with Lentiviral Vector Exposures and Prevention Strategies, 2016-09-22
Elevated Sweat Chloride Levels Due to Arsenic Toxicity, 2015-02-05
Polymorphisms in ERCC1 and ERCC2/XPD Genes and Carcinogen DNA Adducts in Human Lung, 2015-05-11
Bayesian kernel machine regression-causal mediation analysis, 2022-01-07
IARC Monographs: 40 Years of Evaluating Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans, 2015-02-24
Occupational Exposures and Longitudinal Lung Function Decline, 2014-11-10
Deep learning to estimate lung disease mortality from chest radiographs, 2023-05-16
Long term respiratory health effects in textile workers, 2013-07-18
Novel Association of Genetic Markers Affecting CYP2A6 activity and Lung Cancer Risk, 2016-08-03
Identification of Novel Loci Associated with Infant Cognitive Ability, 2018-08-17
Role of Diabetes in the Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 2014-04-18
Effect of Body Mass Index on Left Ventricular Mass in Career Male Firefighters, 2016-08-31
MTHFRPolymorphisms, Folate Intake, and Carcinogen DNA Adducts in the Lung, 2012-01-11
A global perspective on coal-fired power plants and burden of lung cancer, 2019-01-28
Effects of a healthy lifestyle intervention and COVID-19-adjusted training curriculum on firefighter recruits, 2022-06-23
Pre-diagnostic leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number and risk of lung cancer, 2016-03-27
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hospital awardsAmerica’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care Award™ (2025)
Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia
View all awardsAmerica's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024)
Superior clinical outcomes in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia
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