JOSEPH M. CUMMISKEY M.D., FRCPI, FACP, FCCP, FFSEM, FSA,
BSc (Pharmacology), DCH
PRESENT POSITION
Respiratory Physician, Blackrock Clinic, Rock Road,
Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
HOME ADDRESS;
124, The Georgian Village, Castleknock, Dublin, 15, Ireland
BUSINESS ADDRESS;
Suite 35, Blackrock Clinic,
Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
Phone:
+353-1-206 4255/6
Mobile
+353 86 255 4735
Fax:
+353-1-278 3018
e-mail
joecummiskey@eircom.net
BIOGRAPHICAL;
Date of Birth; December 1, 1945
Place of Birth; Dublin, Ireland
Children; Joseph, Elizabeth, Siobhan, Andrew, Sai Mei
CURRICULUM VITAE
Training
1959 - 1964
Rockwell College, Cashel, Co, Tipperary
1965 - 1970
University College, Dublin, (UCD), Ireland.
1970 - 1971
Internship, Mater Hospital, Dublin.
1971 - 1972
BSc (Pharmacology), UCD.
1972 - 1975
Residency, Mater Hospital, Dublin,
1975 - 1976
Doctoral Studies (Pulmonary Fellowship)
Medico-Social Research Board, UCD
Pathology Department, Mater Hospital
1976 - 1979
Post Doctoral Fellowship Pulmonary
Medicine, Stanford University Medical Centre,
Stanford, California.
Professional appointments and positions
1979 - 1983
1983 - 1985
1985 - 2010
1986-1989
Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of California, Davis.
Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory
and Assistant Chief, Respiratory Medicine,
VA Medical Centre, Martinez, California
Clinical Associate Professor of
Pulmonary Medicine and
Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine
Chief, Respiratory Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Centre,
San Jose CA.
Private Practice Respiratory and Sport Medicine
Blackrock Clinic, Dublin, Ireland.
Secretary-treasurer Irish Sports Medicine Association
1990 - 2001
2000-2010
2001- 2010
2003-
Medical Officer, Olympic Council of Ireland
Member International Olympic Committee, Medical Commission
Member EOC, MC
Foundation Board Member Faculty Sport and Exercise Medicine
RCSI, RCPI).
2000-2004
Co-ordinator web site on anti-doping in sport (CAFDIS)
2002-2009
Member of EOC, MC
2006-2010
Member of the EFSMA, Scientific and Medical Commission
2007Member of the International Federation of Sports Medicine
2008International Union of Cycling (UCI), Medical Commission,
2008Member of the International Federation of Bobsleigh and Skeleton,
Therapeutic Use Exemption Commission
2008Member of UIMP Medical Commission
2009Member of the International Cricket Committee,
Therapeutic Use Exemption Commission
2009Chairman of the Irish Cricket Council Medical Commission.
2009President of the EFSMA
MEDICAL LICENSE;
1971-'76;
'85-2009
Ireland
420041
1977-'85
California
A 031837
DEA licence number AB4399502-107
1998-2005
Florida
ME 75436
CERTIFICATION;
Board Certified Internal Medicine (USA)
Board Certified Respiratory Medicine 68166 (USA)
Board Eligible Critical Care Medicine (USA)
Board Eligible Sports Medicine (USA)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1974
Member of the Royal College of Physicians (Ireland)
1975
American Thoracic Society
1977
American College of Chest Physicians
1977
American College of Physicians
1978
American Federation for Clinical Research
1978 -'85 Secretary-Treasurer Respiration Club, Western Society AAP, AFCR
1983
Fellow, American College of Physicians
1984
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
1984
Member, Clinical Sleep Society
1986 -'91 Council Member; Irish Medical Organization
1991
Fellow Royal College Physicians (Ireland)
1992
Member Society Olympic Medical Officers
2003
Foundation Fellow of the Faculty Sport and Exercise Med.
2005-07
Member of anti-doping tribunals for the International Tennis Federation,
2009
Fellow Royal Society of Arts
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sleep dysfunction, circadian rhythm and Control of Respiration
Epidemiology and Clinical Immunology of Sarcoidosis
Clinical Pharmacology of Bronchodilators
Exercise Physiology in Athletes
Anti-doping in Sport
EPO perioperatively
New anticoagulants perioperatively
EDITORIAL RESPONIBILITIES
Reviewer of Manuscript and Book
Journal "Sleep"
Annals of Internal Medicine
Chest
Irish Journal of Medicine
Sport und praventivmedizin, International advisory board (Austria)
Greek sports medicine Journal
German Sports medicine Journal
TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION (on request)
Invited Presentations
Teaching
Administration
Member of Medical Advisory Committee,
Blackrock Clinic 1985-'91; 1994 – ’99.
Member of Rock management
RESEARCH GRANTS
Principle investigator
1974 - 1976 - Medical Research Council of Ireland;
Immunological Aspects of Sarcoidosis in Ireland
1980 - 1983 - Veterans Administration U.S; Endothelial Cell;
Metabolic function. Merit review.
1981 - 1982 - American Lung Association of California; Oxygen
Tension and Endothelial cells.
1982 - 1983 - Bohringer Ingelheim Ltd, Clinical efficacy of
Atrovent. Phase 111 Multicentre study.
1983 - 1986 - Veterans Administration U.S; Altered Oxygen
Tension and Elastase on Endothelial cells. Merit
review.
1999-2002
Cancer of the lung: Solitary pulmonary nodule, the role of newer diagnostic
and therapeutic techniques
2001-2004
EU-IOC MC project on building a web site in a concerted action against
doping in sport
OLYMPIC MOVEMENT PARTICIPATION
1991 - 2001
- Chief Medical Officer, Olympic Council of Ireland
1992
- Chief Medical Officer, Barcelona Olympics
1996
- Chief Medical Officer, Atlanta Olympics
2000
Chief Medical Officer, Sydney Olympics
1991
- First International Olympic Committee
World Congress on Sports Science, Barcelona
1995
- Third IOC World Congress on Sports Science, Atlanta
1997
- Fourth IOC World Congress on Sports Science, Monte Carlo
1991
- Chief Medical Officer, European Youth Olympic Days, Louvain
1995
- Chief Medical Officer, European Youth Olympic Days, Bath
1997
- Chief Medical Officer, European Youth Olympic Day, Lisbon
1998
Medical Commissioner USOC Bank of America Games, San Diego
1998
Chief medical officer , OCI, World Youth Olympic Days, Moscow
1999
Fifth IOC World Congress, Sydney
1999
Chief Medical Officer, OCI, European Youth Olympic Days, Esberg
2002
IOC, MC member at Salt Lake City Winter Games
2003
Medical Commissioner of the GSSE, Malta
2003
Sixth IOC World Congress, Athens Greece
2005-2008
Member of the EOC, MC meetings in
Moscow, Madeira, Vienna and Hamburg.
2005-2008
Medical Commissioner, representative EOC, MC at the following:
Games of the Small States of Europe, Andorra, 5.2005
European Youth Olympic Festival,
Summer games Lignano 7.2005
Winter Games, Monthey, 2.2005
Winter Games, Jaca, 2.2007
Winter games, Slask-beskidy, Poland, 2.2009
2005 Speaker on Asthma in Sport: Findings of the Task Force of the
ERS and EAACI, EFIMS meeting EOC, Cyprus 10.2005
2008 Member of the IOC, MC asthma consensus statement
2009
October 29-31
Lausanne, Switzerland, IOC, MC meeting of Sc and
Med subcommission.
Other recent International participation
2005 Member of two anti-doping tribunals for the International
Tennis Federation, 16-17th Jan. 2006, London
2007 Member of an anti-doping tribunal for the International
Tennis Federation,
2008 Member of an anti-doping tribunal for the International
Tennis Federation,
2009 April 2-5
Nicosia, Cyprus
Federation Internationale Medicine Sportif, (FIMS)
Interfederal subcommission meeting
May 7-10
Budapest, Hungary, UIMP, World Cup 4 M
May, 21-24
Cairo, Egypt, Federation Internationale Medicine Sportif,
Interfederal (FIMS)
June 1-5
Cyprus, Games of the Small states of Europe, Medical
Commissioner
June 25-28
Lodz, Poland, European Federation of Sports Medicine
Associations (EFSMA), bi-annual meeting.
August 11-19 London, England, UIMP, World Senior Championships
October, 14-18 Antalya, Turkey, European Federation of Sports Medicine
Associations (EFSMA), congress.
November 19-22
Salonica - Greece. Executive Committee of FIMS
December 9-12
Moscow, Russia. EFSMA president address to Russian
Sports medicine meeting
2010
Jan
UK BASEM, FSEM, UK Institute of sport
Jan 29-31
Istanbul, EFSMA, EC
Feb 3-5
Venice, Italy, EFSMA, Leonardo da Vinci Award
from FMSI
Feb 11th
Dublin, FSEM
Feb 19-21
Brussels, UESM, MJC
Mar 19-21
Veopia, N. Greece EFSMA affiliated meeting of
Greek and Greek-Cypriot SMA
PUBLICATIONS
Citations: PubMed citations 840 (February 2010)
Book Chapters and Other Monographs
1.
1977
Cummiskey, J.: Clinical and Immunological Aspects of
Sarcoidosis in Ireland (Dissertation) Dublin, Ireland: University
College, Dublin, 1977. p. 1-154.
2.
1978
Cummiskey, J.: Lynne-Davies P. and Guilleminault C.: Sleep
Study and Respiratory Function in Myotonic Dystrophy. In
Guilleminault C. and Dement eds. The Sleep Apnea Syndromes.
New York, Alan R. Liss Inc., 1978. p. 295-308.
3.
1980
Guilleminault, C., Cummiskey, J. and Dement, W.: Sleep Apnea
Syndromes. In G.H. Stollerman, ed. Adv. Internal Medicine, Chicago,
Year book Medical Publisher, Inc., 1980. 26:347-372
4.
1982
Guilleminault, C., Cummiskey, J., Silvestri, R.: Benzodiazepines
and Respiration During Sleep. In Usdin E., Skolnick, P., Tallman, J.F.,
Greenblatt, D. and Paul, S., eds. Pharmacology of Benzodiazepines.
London, MacMillan Press Ltd., 1982. p. 229-236.
5.
1984
Krumpe P., Cummiskey, J., and Lillington, G.: Alcohol and the
Respiratory Tract. In Geokus M.C. ed. Symposium on Ethyl Alcohol and
Disease. Medical Clinics of North America 1984; Vol. 68, No. 1:201-219.
6.
1984
Cummiskey, J.: Skin Manifestations of Sarcoidosis. In Schwartz
R. ed. Skin Manifestation of Systemic Disease. Churchill Livingstone Inc.
7.
1984
8.
1985
Cummiskey, J.: Pulmonary Function tests in Sarcoidosis. In
Lieberman J. ed. Sarcoidosis. Grune and Stratton, (Orlando, Florida),
1985:137-145.
9.
1999
Cummiskey, J. and Cummiskey, S. The Role of the Expert
Witness in Respiratory Medicine. In Daly B. D. ed The Role of
the Expert Witness. Inns Quay Ltd Dublin, Ireland, P 126-136.
10.
2008
IOC Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine, Sports Pulmonology Chapter
11.
2009
Sport Event Management, Sports Pulmonology Chapter
Prognosis - Contemporary outcome of disease: Sarcoidosis
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
1.
1974 Cummiskey, J. and T. B. Counihan. Timolol: A New Beta
i. Blocker For Use in Angina Pectoris. Journal of the Irish Medical
Association. 67:217-219.
2. .
1975 Cummiskey, J. and P. Keelan. Study of Sch 1000 MD1 in
i. Therapeutic Doses in Patients With Chronic Bronchitis. Postgraduate
Medical Journal 51 (Suppl 7):130.
3.
1976 Levinsky, L., J. Cummiskey, F. K. Romer, K. Wuron, J. Buss, H.
i. Dorken, P. Steinbruck, P. Zanmuseil, W. Jaroszewisz, L. Mandi, G.
Szegedy, A. Center, T. Bruilkov, Q. Blasi, D. Olivieri, B. Mariani, A.
Bisetti, S. Goldman, B. Djuric, P. Lazaron, and C. Celikoglu.
Sarcoidosis in Europe: A Co-operative Study. Annals of the New York
Academy of Science 278:335-346.
4.
1976
Cummiskey J. Letter: Sarcoidosis among the Irish
Lancet. 1976 Feb 14;1 (7955):366-7.
5.
1976
Cummiskey, J., P. Keelan and J. O’Connell. MacLeods
Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal of
the Irish Medical Association 59:64-65.
6.
1976
Cummiskey, J., A. McLaughlin and P. Keelan. Lymphocyte
Counts in Patients with Sarcoidosis. Thorax 31:665-668.
7.
1976
Cummiskey J, Keelan P, Weir DG. Letter: Coeliac disease and
diffuse pulmonary disease. Br Med J. 1976 Jun 5;1 (6022):1401.
8.
1977
Cummiskey, J., A. McLaughlin and P. Keelan. Lymphocytes in
Sarcoidosis. A Clinical Correlation. Annals of Allergy 39:367-370.
9.
1977
Cummiskey, J., P. Keelan, P. Gray and G. Cox. Ipratropium
Bromide Aerosol in Chronic Bronchitis. Journal of the Irish
Medical Association 70:15-17.
10.
1978
Cummiskey, J., P. Keelan, P. Gray and G. A. Cox. Comparison
of NAB 356 and Sallutamol in Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma.
Journal of the Irish Medical Association 7:123-126.
11.
1978
Guilleminault, C., J. Cummiskey, J. Motte and P. Lynn-Davies.
Hemodynamic and Respiratory Studies During Wakefulness and
Sleep in Myotonic Dystrophy. Sleep 1:19-31.
12.
1978
Cummiskey, J., M, Melinn, H. McLaughlin. Lysozyme Levels in
Sarcoidosis. Irish Journal of Medical Science 147(3):108-111.
13.
1979
Cummiskey, J., E. D. Robin, M. Goris, et. al. Pulmonary
Arteriovenous Communications in the Lung. Stanford University
School of Medicine Pulmonary Rounds (Specialty Conference).
Western Journal of Medicine 121:24-30.
14.
1979
Cummiskey, J., and P. Keelan. Clinical Manifestations of
Sarcoidosis in Ireland. Journal of the Irish Medical Association
72:506-511.
15.
1979
Cummiskey, J., and Dean G. The Frequency of Sarcoidosis in
Ireland. Journal of the Irish Medical Association. 72:500-505.
16.
1980
Zwillich, C., R. McCullough, C. Guilleminault, J. Cummiskey and
J. Weil. Respiratory Control in the Parents of Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome Victim. Pediatric Research Journal. 14:762-764.
17.
1980
Gilleminault, C., J. Cummiskey and J. Motta. Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Sleep Studies. American
Review of Respiratory Disease 122:397-406.
18.
1980
Krumpe, P. and J. Cummiskey. Use of Laryngeal Sound
Recordings to Monitor Apnea. American Review of Respiratory
Disease. 112:797-801.
19.
1981
Guilleminault, C., F. B. Simmons, J. Motta, J. Cummiskey, M.
Rosekind, J. Schroeder and W. C. Dement. Obstructive Sleep
Apnea Syndrome and Tracheostomy: Long-term Follow-up
Experience. Archives of Internal Medicine. 141:985-988.
20.
1981
Cummiskey, J., L. M. Simon, J. Theodore, U. Ryan and E. D.
Robin. Bioenergetic Alterations in Cultivated Pulmonary Artery
and Aortic Endothelial Cells Exposed to Normoxia and Hypoxia.
Exp. Lung Res. 2:155-163.
21.
1982
Guilleminault, C. and J. Cummiskey. Progressive Improvement
of Apnea Index and Ventilatory Response to CO2 Following
Tracheostomy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Am. Rev.
Respir. Dis. 126:14-20.
22.
1982
Cummiskey, J., C. Williams, P. Krumpe and C. Guilleminatult.
Tracheal Sounds Compared to Thermistors in Monitoring Apnea
During Sleep. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 126:221-224.
23.
1982
Guilleminault, C. and J. Cummiskey. Sleep and COPD. Eurp. J.
Resp. Pathophysiol. (In press).
24.
1982
Krumpe, P., G. Weigt, N. Martinez, R. Marcum and J.
Cummiskey. Computerised Rapid Analysis of Pulmonary Function
Tests: Use of a Least Square Correlation for Inter- pretation of
Data. J. Computers in Biology & Medicine.
25.
1982
Guilleminatult, C., R. Silvestri, S. Coburn, W. Dement and J.
Cummiskey. Ageing, Breathing During Sleep and Long Lasting
Benzodiazepines. Brit. J. Clin. Pharmacology.
26.
1982
Cummiskey, J. Sleep Apnea Syndromes: A Review. J. Ir. Med.
Associ. 75:228-233.
27.
1982
Cummiskey, J. Recent Advances in Respiratory Medicine. J. Ir.
Coll. Phys. & Surg. 12:5-14.
28.
1984
Cummiskey, J. and V. Pepa. State of the art: PharmacologicTherapeutic update. Theophyllines: A Review. Journal of
Asthma 21(4) 243-257.
29.
1984
Cummiskey J, LaSure R, Yee J. Bronchioalveolar angiotensin
converting enzyme activity. Value in assessing disease activity in
sarcoidosis. J Med. 1984;15(3):213-25.
30.
1985
Cummiskey, J. Atrovent in COPD
31.
1986
Guilleminault,C. and Cummiskey,J. Evaluation and Management
of Sleep Disordered Breathing COPD
32.
1987
Cummiskey J, Guilleminault C, Davis R, Duncan K, Golden J.
Automatic respiratory failure: sleep studies and Leigh's disease
(case report). Neurology. 1987 Dec;37(12):1876-8.
33.
1986 Simon MR, Desai SG, Lee KK, James KE, Cummiskey J, Daniele
RP, Lieberman J, Israel H. Method for the derivation of clinical
and laboratory indices in relation to disease activity and outcome
in sarcoidosis. A prospective nonrandomized study.
Chest. 1986 Jan;89(1):138-40.
34.
1986
Tashkin DP, Ashutosh K, Bleecker ER, Britt EJ, Cugell DW,
Cummiskey, JM, DeLorenzo L, Gilman MJ, Gross GN, Gross NJ,
et al. Comparison of the anticholinergic bronchodilator ipratropium
bromide with metaproterenol in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. A 90-day multi-center study. Am J Med. 1986 Nov
14;81(5A):81-90.
35.
1992
Mulherin,D, Cummiskey,J.M., Doyle,G.D., FitzGerald,O.
Methotrexate Pneumonitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis. A dramatic
response to treatment. Brit J Rheumatology31: 356-357.
36.
1994
Cummiskey, J. Exercise Induced Bronchospasm.
37
1995
Cummiskey J. Bronchodilators. Ir Med J. 1995 Jan-Feb;88(1):8-9.
38
1996
Cummiskey, J. Management of Bronchial Asthma in Adults
39.
1998
Cummiskey, J. Sarcoidosis - A Review. Modern Medicine of
Ireland 28 (3), 38-40.
40.
1998
Cummiskey, J. Rational Prescribing for Respiratory Infections.
Irish Medical Times 43, 32
41
1999
Cummiskey J. Medical Care of Athletes in the Era of Performance
Enhancing Drugs of Sport (PEDOS Syndrome). Irish Medical
Journal May/June 1999, 92(4)
42
2000
Cummiskey, J. Ethics of doping in sport. Press
43
2000
Cummiskey, J. Scientific aspects of doping in sport. press
44
2000
Cummiskey, J. and Cummiskey, S. Legal aspects of doping in
Sport. Press
45
2000
Cummiskey, J. Jet Lag (Circadian Rhythm Disturbance) The
International Journal of Clinical Medicine. Modern Medicine of
Ireland 30 (4), 42-44
46
2001
Chronic Cough: Unusual cause, unusual cure Archives of
Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery May 2001
47
48
2001
2005
Cummiskey J. Exercise induced asthma. American Journal of
Medical Sciences, August 2001
Carlsen, K.,Delgado, L., Del Giacco, S., Anderson, S., Bjermer, L.,
Bonini, S., Bonini, V., Canonica., Cummiskey, J., Drobnic, F.,
Haahtela, T., Larsson, K., Palange, P., Popov, T., van Cauwenberge,
P., Diagnosis, Prevention and treatment of exercise-related
asthma, respiratort and allergic disorders in sport
European Respiratory Society, Monograph 33, November 2005
49
2006
Bonini S, Bonini M, Bousquet J, Brusasco V, Canonica GW,
Carlsen KH, Corbetta L, Cummiskey J, Delgado L, Del Giacco SR,
Haahtela T, Jaeger S, Moretti C, Palange P, Passalacqua G, Passali
D, Pedersen BK, Popov T, Rasi G, Ventura MT, Vignola AM.
Rhinitis and asthma in athletes: an ARIA document in collaboration
with GA2LEN. Allergy. 2006 Jun;61(6):681-92. IRCCS San
Raffale, Rome, Italy.
50 2007
Cummiskey J, Bachl N, Debruyne A, Dickhuth HH, Ergen E,
Pereira de Almeida JP, Polyaev B, Pigozzi F. Position statement.
Asthma diagnosis and treatment. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2007
Jun;47(2):208-9.
51
2008
Fitch, K., Sue-Chu, M., Anderson, S.,Boulet, L., Hancox, R.,
McKensie, D., Kippelen, P., Alonso, J., Rundell, K., Becker, V.,
Cummiskey, J., Garnier, A., Ljungqvist, A.,
Asthma and the elite athlete: IOC Consensus conference,
Lausanne, Switzerland 23-24 Jan., 2008
J Allergy and clinical immunology 2008: 63: 387–403,
52
2008
Cummiskey, Joseph, Carlsen, Kai-Hakon, Kim, Keun-Youl,
Feighery, Conleth, Green, Andrew, Pigozzi, Fabio, Canconica,
Walter, Brusasco, Vita, Del Giacco, Stefano, Bonini, Sergio, and
Bonini, Matteo. The Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport. Ed
Martin Schwellnus Chapter 7 Sports Pulmonology. An IOC, MC
publicalion, Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.
53
2008
Cummiskey J, Borrione P, Bachil N, Ergen E, Pigozzi F. Report
of a serious reportable communicable disease at a major
sporting event. .
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2008 Jun;48(2):125-8.
54
2008
J. Cummiskey, Swimmers’ asthma Journal of Sports
Sciences 26:1, 3 — 21
55.
2010 Joseph Cummiskey, Diagnosis of asthma 2010. In press