Marc Benet Schenker, M.D., M.P.H.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Public Health Sciences and Medicine
Marc Benet Schenker is not currently accepting new patients. For assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Specialties
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Locations and Contact
UC Davis School of Medicine
UC Davis School of Medicine - Medical Sciences 1C
Davis, CA 95616
Philosophy of Care
My philosophy of cre is that making the correct diagnosis is critical for clinical improvement or for appropriate compensation. This involves a knowledge of internal medicine, occupational/environmental exposure and toxicology.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Schenker is a retired specialist in occupational and environmental diseases. His work has addressed a wide range of hazards including asbestos, solvents, dust, heavy metals, and others. His research has focused on hazards of work among immigrant populations, including agricultural, semiconductor and other industries.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Schenker's research has covered a wide range of occupational and environmental exposures. Some of these have been industry focused, such as agricultural and railroad workers, and others have focused on specific occupational hazards such as diesel exhaust, agricultural dusts, heavy metals and solvents. His most recent work has focused on the hazards of heat stress among agricultural workers, and health hazards of working in the cannabis industry. He has also done research on a variety of health hazards to immigrant workers.
Division
Public Health Sciences
Undergraduate School
B.A., UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 1969
Medical School
M.D., UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 1973
Other School
M.P.H., Occupational Medicine/Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston MA 1980
Internship
Internal Medicine, Boston University Hospital, Boston MA 1973-1974
Residency
Internal Medicine, Boston University Hospital, Boston MA 1974-1976
Fellowship
Pulmonary Medicine, Brigham & Woman's Hospital, Cambridge MA 1977-1978
Fellowship
Occupational Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA 1978-1980
Fellowship
Pulmonary Medicine, Tufts University, Boston MA 1976-1977
Alumni of the Year Award, UC San Francisco Medical Alumni Association,
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, UC Davis, School of Medicine,
UC Davis Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Scholarly Public Service,
Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Award of Merit,
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Alpha of California,
Wadsworth G, Courville M, Schenker MB. Pay, Power, and Health: HRI and the Agricultural Conundrum. Labor Studies J. 2018 Apr 18. doi:10.1177/0160449X18767749.
Moyce SC, Schenker M. Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health and Safety. Annu Rev Public Health. 2018 Apr 1;39:351-365. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-013714. Epub 2018 Jan 24. PMID:29400993.
Reid A, Schenker MB. Hired farmworkers in the US: Demographics, work organisation, and services. Am J Ind Med. 2016 Aug;59(8):644-55. doi:10.1002/ajim.22613. PMID:27400442.
Moyce S, Mitchell D, Armitage T, Tancredi D, Joseph J, Schenker M. Heat strain, volume depletion and kidney function in California agricultural workers. Occup Environ Med. 2017 Jun;74(6):402-409. doi:10.1136/oemed-2016-103848. Epub 2017 Jan 16. Erratum in: Occup Environ Med. 2018 Feb;75(2):162. PMID:28093502.
Eastman C, Schenker MB, Mitchell DC, Tancredi DJ, Bennett DH, Mitloehner FM. Acute pulmonary function change associated with work on large dairies in California. J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Jan;55(1):74-9. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e318270d6e4. PMID:23235464.
Schenker MB. A global perspective of migration and occupational health. Am J Ind Med. 2010 Apr;53(4):329-37. doi:10.1002/ajim.20834. PMID:20196095.
Amster E, Tiwary A, Schenker MB. Case report: potential arsenic toxicosis secondary to herbal kelp supplement. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Apr;115(4):606-8. doi:10.1289/ehp.9495. Epub 2007 Jan 18. PMID:17450231.
Schenker MB, Gold EB, Beaumont JJ, Eskenazi B, Hammond SK, Lasley BL, McCurdy SA, Samuels SJ, Saiki CL, Swan SH. Association of spontaneous abortion and other reproductive effects with work in the semiconductor industry. Am J Ind Med. 1995 Dec;28(6):639-59. doi:10.1002/ajim.4700280603. PMID:8588555.
Pan XL, Day HW, Wang W, Beckett LA, Schenker MB. Residential proximity to naturally occurring asbestos and mesothelioma risk in California. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Oct 15;172(8):1019-25. doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1731OC. Epub 2005 Jun 23. PMID:15976368.
Stoecklin-Marois MT, Bigham CW, Bennett D, Tancredi DJ, Schenker MB. Occupational exposures and migration factors associated with respiratory health in California Latino farm workers: the MICASA study. J Occup Environ Med. 2015 Feb;57(2):152-8. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000325. PMID:25654515.