Addressing the Health Crisis and Human Needs
in the Toxic Wake of 9/11
A Symposium at Fordham University Lincoln Law Center
Manhattan Campus, 113 West 60th Street
Saturday, April 21st 10:00am-8:00pm
10:00am-12:30pm: Clinical Picture – Medical Findings, Treatment Needs, Treatment Options
Robin Herbert, MD, Director, Mt. Sinai WTC Worker and Volunteer Medical Monitoring –
“Clinical Findings & Program Needs�
Adrienne Sprouse, MD, Director, Environmental Medicine Center-“Treatments that Improve
Quality of Life in Toxic Exposure Cases�
Michael O. Smith, MD , Associate Professor, Cornell Medical Center, Director, Lincoln
Recovery Center-“Treating Residents in China Town & Firefighters “
Donna Flayhan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, SUNY-New Paltz, Director, Lower Manhattan
Public Health Project, “Toxic Synergy & Public Health�
1:00pm-3:00pm: Toxic Disasters and Public Policy – The Law and Realities on the Ground
Suzanne Mattei, Sierra Club NYC Executive, Environmental Disasters & Policy Needs
NYC & New Orleans
David Worby, Attorney representing more than 9,000 sick and dying from 9/11 toxic exposures
Victor Fusco, Attorney, expert on N.Y.S. Worker’s Comp Claims and Deadlines for 9/11 Claims
3:30pm-4:45pm: Film, The Toxic Clouds of 9/11 – A Looming Health Disaster
Alison Johnson, Filmmaker, President of Chemical Sensitivity Foundation to lead discussion of
her documentary
6:30pm-8:00pm: The Sick Speak Out – Sanitation Workers, Rescue Workers, & Volunteers
Jack Saltarella, NYC Sanitation Worker, ferried dust from Ground Zero to Fresh Kill Landfill
John Sferazo, disabled Union Iron Worker, President, Unsung Heroes Helping Heroes, Inc.
Marvin Bethea, disabled Paramedic, Vice President, Unsung Heroes Helping Heroes, Inc.
Jim LaPenna, ill Union Electrician and Volunteer Rescuer on the night of 9/11
FREE and open to Medical Professionals and to the Public
A one day clearing house of vital and accurate information for those who are sick from 9/11,
for medical professionals who are treating those who are sick from 9/11, and for family members
and friends of those who are ill in the toxic wake of 9/11.
Sponsored by
The Lower Manhattan Public Health Project & Unsung Heroes Helping Heroes, Inc.