The FAMRI Bland Lane Center of Excellence on Second Hand Smoke at UCSF is supported by the National Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) program. FAMRI is funded through a settlement from a class action lawsuit against tobacco companies on behalf of flight attendants who sustained health problems due to exposure to second hand smoke in their job.

The goals of the FAMRI Bland Lane Center of Excellence on Second Hand Smoke at UCSF are to identify relationship between SHS exposure and pulmonary disease progression; develop methods for early detection of SHS-related cardiovascular disease; assess impact of SHS exposure on patients with pulmonary disease develop novel biomarkers of SHS exposure with validation in relation to disease progression; identify factors that influence the development and implementation of smoking restriction policies, and strategies to overcome barriers; and to estimate the economic impact of SHS on cardiovascular disease in the U.S.

The center consists of a research clinic and scientists conducting research in areas of second hand smoke and pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, exposure assessment, health, economics and public policy. 

The FAMRI Clinic

Pulmonary Research

Mehrdad Arjomandi, MD

John Balmes, MD
Paul Blanc, MD, MSPH
Mark Eisner, MD, MPH

Warren Gold, MD

Suzaynn Schick, PhD

Cardiovascular Research

Rita Redberg, MD

Exposure Assessment Research

John Balmes, MD

Neal L. Benowitz, MD

S. Katharine Hammond, PhD
Peyton Jacob III, PhD

Suzaynn Schick, PhD

Policy Research

Lisa Bero, PhD

Dorie Apollonio, PhD

Wendy Max, PhD

Hai-Yen Sung, PhD

Genetics Research

Esteban Burchard, MD

Shweta Choudhry, PhD