Victoria W. Persky

Professor
Epidemiology

Contact Information

E-mail: vwpersky@uic.edu

Address:
878a Sphpi, M/c 923, M/C 923
1603 W. Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612

Phone: 312-996-4783

Academic Background

MD, Medicine, Albert Einstein U, 1971
BA, Biochemistry, Radcliffe Coll, 1966

Research Interests

Environmental and cancer epidemiology

Teaching Interests

Epidemiology of chronic diseases Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases

Publications

Turyk M, Anderson HA,Hanrahan LP, Falk C, Steenport DN, Needham LL, Patterson DG Jr, Freels S, Persky V and the Great Lakes Consortium: Relationship of serum levels of individual PCB, Dioxin and Furan congeners, and DDE with Great Lakes Sport Fish Consumption. Environ Res 2006 100 (2): 173-183

Eldeirawi K, Persky V: Associations of acculturation and country of birth with asthma and wheezing in Mexican American youths. J Asthma. 43: 279-286, 2006

Dorevetch S, Demirtas H, Scheff PA, Persky VW: Bias and confounding in longitudinal measures of airway inflammation in epidemiologic studies J Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology Feb 7, 2007 (Epub ahead of print)

Turyk M, Anderson HA,Hanrahan LP, Falk C, Steenport DN, Needham LL, Pattersn DG Jr, Freels S, Persky V and the Great Lakes Consortium: Relationship of serum leveles of individual PCB, Dioxin and Furan congeners, and DDE with Great Lakes Sport Fish Consumption. Environ Res 2006 100 (2): 173-183

Hryhorczuk D, Persky V, Piorkowski J, Davis J, Moomey CM, Krantz A, Runkle KD, Saxer T, Baughman T, McCann K: Residential mercury spills from gas regulators Environ Health Perspect 114: 848-852, 2006

Turyk M, Anderson HA, Freels S,Chatterton R,Jr, Needham L, Patterson DG, Jr, Steenport DN, Knobelock L, Imm P, Persky VW: The associations of organochlorines with endogenous hormones in male Great Lakes fish consumers and nonconsumers Environ Res 102: 299-307, 2006

Dorevitch S, Erdal S, Conroy L, Schoonover T, Persky VW, Demirtas H, Scheff PA: Demolition of high-rise public housing produces a large increase in particulate matter concnetration in cummunities of high-risk asthmatics. Air and Waste Management Association 56: 1022-1032, 2006

Lee E, Grutsch J, Persky V, Glick R, Mendes J, Davis F: Assocation of meningioma with reproductive factors. In J Cancer 119: 1152-1157, 2006

Eldeirawi K, McConnel R, Freels S, Persky VW: Associations of place of birth with asthma and wheezing in Mexican American children. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 116: 42-48

Turyk M, Curtis L, Scheff P, Contreeras A, Coover L, Nernandez E, Freels S, Persky V: Environmnetal allergens and asthma morbidity in low income children, J Asthma 43: 453-457, 2006

 Persky V, Turyk M, Anderson HA, Hanrahan LP, Falk C, Steenport DN, Chatterton R, Jr, Freels S and the Great Lakes Consortium: The effects of PCB exposure and fish consumption on endogenous hormones. Environ Health Perspect 109: 1275-1283, 2001.

 Persky VW, Turyk ME, Wang L, Feels S, Chatteron R, Jr, Barnes S, Erdman J, Sepkovic DW, Bradlow HL, Potter S: The effect of soy protein on endogenous hormones in postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr 75: 145-153, 2002.

 Persky VW, Slezak J, Contreras A, Becker L, Hernandez E, Ramakrishnan V, Piorkowski J: Relationships of race and socioeconoic status with prevalence, severity, and symptoms of asthma in Chicago school children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 81: 266-271, 1998.

 Persky VW, Chatterton RT, Van Horn LV, Grant MD, Langenberg P, Marvin J: Hormone levels in vegetarian and nonvegetarian teenage girls: Potential implications for breast cancer risk. Cancer Res 52: 578-583, 1992.

 Persky V, Kempthorne-Rawson J, Shekelle R: Personality and risk of cancer: 20-year follow-up of the Western electric Study. Psychosomatic Med 49: 435-449, 1987.

Enriquez R, Hertert T, Persky V: Trends in asthma prevalence and recommended number of childhood immunizations are not parallel. Pediatrics 119: 222-223, 2007

Persky V, Turyk M, Piorkowski J, Coover L, Knight J, Wagner C, Hernandez E, Eldeirawi K, Fitzpatrick A for the Chicago Community Asthma Prevention Program. Inner-city asthma: The role of the community. Chest 132 (5 Suppl): 831S-839S, 2007

Turyk ME, Hernandez E, Wright RJ, Freels, S, Slezak J, Contreras A, Piorkowski J, Persky VW: Stressful life events and asthma in adolescents. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 19: 255-263, 2008

Turyk ME, Anderson HA, Persky VW: Relationships of thyroid hormones with polychlorinated biphenyls, Dioxins, Furans, and DDE in Adults. Environmental Health Perspectives 115: 1197-1203, 2007

Olshansky SJ, Persky V: The canary in the coal mine of coronary heart disease. Arch Int Med 168: 261, 2008

Freels S, Chary LK, Piorkowski J, Mallin K, Dimos J, Anderson H, McCann K, Burse V, Persky V: Congener profiles of occupational PCB exposure versus PCB exposure from fish consumption. Chemosphere. 69: 435-443, 2007

Enriquez R, Hartert T, Persky V: Trends in asthma prevalence and recommended number of childhood immunizations are not parallel. Pediatrics 119: 222-223, 2007

Dorevitch S, Demirtas H, Scheff P, Persky V: Bias and confounding in longitudinal measures of exhaled monoxides. J Exposure Science Environ Epidemiol 17: 583-590, 2007