Tee L. Guidotti
Occupational and Environmental Health Expert, Toxicologist, Epidemiologist
As an Associate Expert with Risk Sciences International, Dr. Guidotti contributes deep expertise in occupational health, environmental risk, science policy, and sustainability. His work supports RSI’s evidence-based projects with clients across sectors, providing insight on complex risk challenges involving climate adaptation, environmental sustainability, and public health.
His active consulting practice spans medical evaluation, disability assessment, medicolegal services, expert testimony, and policy advisory work. A prolific author, he also brings expertise in knowledge translation, supporting RSI’s efforts to communicate complex findings to both technical and public audiences.
Pre-RSI
Dr. Tee L. Guidotti is a globally recognized leader in occupational and environmental medicine, with a distinguished career spanning academic, advisory, and policy roles. He earned his MD from the University of California at San Diego and completed his training at Johns Hopkins University in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and occupational/environmental medicine, later obtaining board certifications in all three. He also holds credentials in toxicology and environmental management, and completed postdoctoral research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Guidotti served for 14 years at the University of Alberta as Professor and Director of the Occupational Health Program, before relocating to Washington, D.C., where he was Professor and Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University. There, he also directed the Division of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology.
Throughout his career, he has served as President of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics, and Sigma Xi, and was awarded ACOEM’s prestigious Knudsen Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2015, he was named Fulbright Visiting Chair at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa.
Outside RSI
Dr. Guidotti remains academically active as Adjunct Professor at West Virginia University and the University of Alberta, and frequently lectures at other institutions. He has authored or edited over 300 scholarly publications, including eight books, among them the widely cited Handbook of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. His editorial leadership includes long-term stewardship of the Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health.
His academic and professional interests span occupational lung disease, firefighter health, energy sector risk, air quality, environmental health for children, and global health governance. He is widely regarded as a thought leader in science-for-policy and policy-for-science, and continues to advise institutions internationally on emerging health and sustainability challenges.
