William Perkison
Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
713/500-9468
Reuel Stallones Building
1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030
About
Originally from Texarkana, TX. William “Brett” Perkison, M.D., MPH, obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology at Texas A&M University and then his medical degree at UTMB Galveston. He completed his intern year in Family Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and then served three years as General Medical Officer stationed overseas in the U.S. Navy. He then returned to Baylor to complete his Family Medicine Residency and completed a second residency Occupational and Environmental medicine at the UT School of Public Health. Prior to joining SPH faculty he has had extensive experience in international corporate occupational medicine, occupational medicine for underserved populations, and director of the occupational medicine department of a large tertiary care health system. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University Of Texas School Of Public Health in the division of Occupational and Environmental sciences and holds a joint appointment at UT Health Dept of Family Medicine. His research interests include improving participation rates in both worksite and community based diabetes prevention programs. He is also interested in identifying ways to improve employer and community disaster preparedness related to the effects of climate change. He is currently involved in research in the specific areas of heat stress prevention and improving readiness for restoring post flood buildings in a safe manner. In addition to his research and educational responsibilities, he maintains a clinical practice one day a week at the Bayshore UT Physician' s clinic where he treats both primary care and occupationally related injuries and illnesses.
Center Affiliation
Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
Research Interests
- Border Health
- Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
- Community Health Practice
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Global Health
- Health Economics
- Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
- Maternal and Child Health
- Social Determinants of Health