Noel Kerin, MD, MSc, FCBOM, CIME

Noel Kerin graduated in medicine from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. He went on to postgraduate training in Physiology and Biochemistry and studied Occupational Health Sciences at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine (FCBOM), Board Secretary to the Occupational & Environmental Medical Association of Canada (www.OEMAC.org) and a member of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (www.ACOEM.org).

Dr. Kerin’s training and his wide ranging experience, has afforded him strong recognition in the field of Occupational Health. Some of his areas of major interest include occupational respiratory illnesses, work related cancers and toxicology.

As an occupational medical practitioner, he provides consulting services to the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW), and Independent Medical Assessments to Industry, the Legal Profession, and the Trade Union movement. He recently completed, in conjunction with OHCOW teams, investigations and a report to the WSIB on two of the largest occupational diseases files ever investigated in Canada.

Dr. Kerin sits on the board of directors of the Asthma Society of Canada where he actively promotes the need for further research in occupational asthma.

Dr. Kerin makes his home in beautiful Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Education and professional development

• M.D. (Honours), University College Galway, Ireland
• Bsc. (Honours), Physiology, University College, Cork, Ireland
• Msc. in Occupational Health Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
• Canadian Board Certified in Occupational Medicine (FCBOM), Canadian Board Of Occupational Medicine
• Certificant of American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
• Leadership Training Program, Rotman School of Business, 2000
• Media Training - National Institute of Broadcasting (NIB) and Thornly Falis Ltd.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• AED and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

• National Institute for Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR) Canadian Award for best Disability Management Program in a large Canadian public corporation (OPG), May 2002
• Medical Examiner for the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine
• Lecturer in Disability Management and Human Capital Management
• Director, The Asthma Society of Canada
• Citizen of the Year Award, Ajax, for work with disadvantaged children
• Speaker National IAPA 2005 conference "occupational diseases 2005"
• Patent for Hydrofluoric Acid burns treatment
• Director and Corporate Secretary, Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada (OEMAC)