Dr. Robert Joseph McCunney is a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). He is also a part-time instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School.
He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College (now Sidney Kimmel Medical College). He then completed residency programs in internal medicine at Northwestern University Medical Center (now Northwestern Memorial Hospital) and Faulkner Hospital (now Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital), followed by a fellowship in occupational medicine at BWH (formerly Peter Bent Brigham Hospital).
Dr. McCunney’s clinical research focuses on illnesses associated with occupational and environmental hazards, primarily focusing on lung disease. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications, has edited four textbooks, and has served as a peer reviewer for several publications in occupational and environmental medicine. He is the recipient of both the Health Achievement Award and the Presidential Award from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
