Stuart Merrill Brooks is an American pulmonary doctor who is credited for discovering and researching

Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome Reactive airway disease (RAD) is an informal label that physicians apply to patients with symptoms similar to those of asthma. An exact definition of the condition does not exist. Individuals who are typically labeled as having RAD generally have ...

(RADS) to describe an asthma-like syndrome developing after a single exposure to high levels of an irritating vapor, fume, or smoke. It involves coughing, wheezing, and dyspnea. Dr Brooks received the highest honor in occupational and environmental medicine, the Knudsen Award. This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field. Dr Brooks was honored for his exemplary efforts in starting the first occupational medicine residency in Florida in 1982. He currently practices in

Tampa Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...

at the Greystone Professional Park, and is an Emeritus Professor at the University of South Florida, Tampa Fl. He is married to Dena (Varney) Brooks and has 4 children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Stuart M. 1936 births Living people Physicians from Florida American pulmonologists