Bill Rom

In October the William N. Rom Environmental Lung Disease Laboratory opened at Bellevue Hospital. Bill Rom (PolSci) served 25 years as the director of the New York City hospital’s chest service and also worked for the pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine division at New York University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award by the American Thoracic Society and also delivered a 2010 presentation at CU on the early detection of lung cancer using biological markers. He teaches climate change and environmental policy at NYU’s College of Global Public Health. Bill enjoys skiing in Aspen, canoeing from his cabin in Ely, Minn., and living and working in New York City.