Environmental Health Sciences Research Center

EHSRC Investigator Detail

COEC

Fredric E. Gerr, M.D.
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health
Email: fred-gerr@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-4212
EHSRC Role(s):	Member, Environmental Lung Disease Research Cluster

Dr. Gerr is an occupational medicine physician with the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health. He is Director of Worksafe Iowa’s Occupational Medicine Associates Network and has been practicing occupational medicine for nearly 20 years. Dr. Gerr has clinical experience with occupational lung diseases, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and neurological illness related to occupational exposures. His research interests involve musculoskeletal disorders including an ongoing prospective epidemiologic study of hand and arm disorders among computer users and development of new diagnostic tests for carpal tunnel syndrome; occupational neurotoxicity; clinical and epidemiological investigation of heavy metal toxicity, and; clinical occupational medicine.

Recent Publications

Anton D, Gerr F, Meyers A, Cook TM, Rosecrance JC, Reynolds J. Effect of aviation snip design and task height on upper extremity muscular activity and wrist posture. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2007 Feb;4(2):99-113.
Brewer S, Van Eerd D, Amick BC 3rd, Irvin E, Daum KM, Gerr F, Moore JS, Cullen K, Rempel D. Workplace interventions to prevent musculoskeletal and visual symptoms and disorders among computer users: a systematic review. J Occup Rehabil. 2006 Sep;16(3):325-58. Review.
Gerr F, Monteilh CP, Marcus M. Keyboard use and musculoskeletal outcomes among computer users. J Occup Rehabil. 2006 Sep;16(3):265-77. Review.
Hannan LM, Monteilh CP, Gerr F, Kleinbaum DG, Marcus M. Job strain and risk of musculoskeletal symptoms among a prospective cohort of occupational computer users. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2005 Oct;31(5):375-86.
Anton D, Rosecrance JC, Gerr F, Merlino LA, Cook TM. Effect of concrete block weight and wall height on electromyographic activity and heart rate of masons. Ergonomics. 2005 Aug 15;48(10):1314-30.
Gerr F, Marcus M, Monteilh C, Hannan L, Ortiz D, Kleinbaum D. A randomised controlled trial of postural interventions for prevention of musculoskeletal symptoms among computer users. Occup Environ Med. 2005 Jul;62(7):478-87.