"Caring For The Other 9/11 Victims: Rescue Workers" - Sharri Snelling
Since 2006, Michael Crane, MD, director of the World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai, has been treating those workers who spent time "on the pile" clearing debris and inhaling the toxic cocktail of chemicals and particles, including asbestos, benzene, fiberglass and mercury, created when the million-ton Twin Towers collapsed into a fiery, dusty heap. "The average age of the first responders in 2001 was 38. Today, they are 53 and at an age where they have a higher risk for diseases like cancer," said Dr. Crane. The center at Mount Sinai is one of seven Clinical Centers of Excellence treating World Trade Center rescuers and survivors.
Michael Crane, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, The Mount Sinai Hospital
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