James Melius, a doctor who advised the sponsors of the Zadroga Act and assisted in the start of the World Trade Center health monitoring program, died on January 1, 2018 of a heart attack. Dr. Melius was 69, reports Richard Sandomir of the New York Times.
Dr. Melius graduated from Brown University and the University of Illinois School of Medicine, and held a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Illinois School of Public Health.
He also worked with survivors of the Bhopal gas leak.
