Leeka Kheifets

Dr. Leeka Kheifets is a Professor of Epidemiology in the UCLA School of Public Health Most recently she was Head of the Radiation Studies Program at the World Health Organization. Previously she was a Technical Executive at the Electric Power Research Institute, where she directed a multi–disciplinary electric and magnetic fields (EMF) research program. She taught at the Stanford University School of Medicine in the Department of Health Research and Policy.

She is widely known for her work in environmental and occupational epidemiology and has over 100 publications. Dr. Kheifets serves on international and national committees that provide advice to governments on environmental policy. She was a member of the International Committee of the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority (SSI).

She has served on committees for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Dr. Kheifets is a member the standing committee on Epidemiology of the ICNIRP and participated in EU EMF-Net reviews. Dr. Kheifets was also a member of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the International Agency for Research on Cancer and World Health Organization Working Groups charged with evaluating potential health effects from EMF exposure. Her research interests include epidemiology of cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as a methodologic research in risk assessment and policy development