Edward Joseph Bernacki, MD

Professional Titles

• Director of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Medical Director-Occupational Health for the Division of Occupational Medicine-Department of Medicine
• Program Director

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine

Background

Contact for Research Inquiries

600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287

Research Interests

Drug Abuse, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Epidemiology, Workers' Compensation

Research Summary

Research efforts revolve around predictors of costs and disability duration in workers' compensation claims.  

Selected Publications

• Bernacki EJ, Hunt DL, Tsourmas NF, Yuspeh L, Lavin RA, Kalia N, Leung L, Willams L, Green-McKenzie J, and Tao XG (2022). "Attributes of Long Duration COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claims from 36 US States." J Occup Environ Med. 2022;64(5): E327-E332

• Bernacki EJ, Hunt DL, Yuspeh L, Lavin RA, Kalia N, Leung N, Tsourmas NF, Williams L, and *Tao XG. "Response to Letter to Editor Related to What Industrial Categories Are Workers at Excess Risk of Filing a Covid-19 Workers' Compensation Claim? A Study Conducted in 11 Midwestern U.S. States." J Occup  Environ Med 64, no. 1 (Jan 1 2022): e37-e38

• Bernacki EJ, Kalia N, Soistman S, Minor SA, Barry J, Lavin RA, Tao XG: Prevention, Medical Management and Adjudication of Workplace Injuries: A Thirty-Two Year Follow-up of an Integrated Workers' Compensation Program. J of Occup Environ Med, 2021;63(10):828-838

• Hunt DL, Bernacki EJ, Kalia N, Lavin R, Yuspeh L, Tsourmas N, Leung N, Green-McKenzie J, Tao X. Marked Decreases in Time Lost from Work among COVID-19 Claimants During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An Observational Study of Claims Filed at a Nationwide U.S. Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier. J Occup Environ Med. 2023 doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002800 (online ahead of print).

• Tao, X. G., Lavin, R. A., Yuspeh, L., Tsourmas, N. F., Kalia, N., Leung, N., Williams, L., Hunt, D. L., Green-McKenzie, J., Bernacki, E. J. Early Drug Prescription Patterns as Predictors of Final Workers Compensation Claim Costs and Closure: An Updated Analysis on an Expanded Cohort. J Occup Environ Med. 2022;64(12):1046-1052

Honors

• Robert A. Kehoe Award of Merit, American College of Occupational Medicine, 3/1/11
• Joint Research Award, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 5/1/10

Lectures & Presentations

• Attributes Associated with High Workers' Compensation Costs, Delayed Return to Work that can be Addressed by Occupational Medicine Practitioners, Oral, Scientific Meeting, American Occupational Medical Conference Session 234, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Marriott, 4/17/23
• Federal Interagency Occupational Medical Conference, Contribution of Occupational and Environmental Medicine to an Organization, Washington, DC, 4/3/13
• Impact of the Combined Use of Opioids and Surgical Procedures on Workers' Compensation Costs Among a Cohort of Injured Workers in the State of Louisiana, American Occupational Health Conference, Orlando, FL, 4/28/13
• What Industrial Categories Are Workers at Excess Risk of Filing a COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claim, Oral, Scientific Meeting, American Occupational Medical Conference Session 418, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT Grand America Hotel, 5/4/22

Graduate Program Affiliations

• Bloomberg School of Public Health Residency in Occupational Medicine, Preceptor

Memberships

• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Professional Activities

• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Co-Chair, 1/1/04 - 1/1/10
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, First Vice President, 1/1/01 - 1/1/02
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, President, 1/1/02 - 1/1/03
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, President Elect, 1/1/01 - 1/1/02
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Second Vice President, 1/1/99 - 1/1/00
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Secretary, 1/1/92 - 1/1/93
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Treasurer, 1/1/96 - 1/1/98