Dr. Liss graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto in 1976, and undertook Occupational Medicine residency training at the University of Cincinnati, where he also obtained a Master of Science degree. Prior to returning to Canada, from 1981-84, Dr. Liss served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). He is certified in Occupational Medicine and Community Medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Liss is a Medical Consultant with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Occupational Health and Safety Branch, and is an Assistant Professor with the Gage Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and is affiliated with the Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD). His research interests include occupational disease, work-related asthma, epidemiology, occupational lung disease, the association of Dupuytren’s contracture and work exposures, surveillance, and latex allergy.
