Peter P. Greaney, M.D., President

Peter P. Greaney, M.D. is the company president of WorkCare. He is board-certified in occupational medicine and family practice and is a specialist in toxicology.

He has been formally trained in the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine at the Southern Occupational Health Center at the University of California, Irvine, where he is currently a faculty member. He is also on the clinical faculty of the University of Southern California.

Dr. Greaney has designed occupational medicine programs for a variety of companies and serves as a corporate medical director consultant to numerous national companies, ranging from biotechnology, environmental engineering, and pharmaceuticals to specialty chemical and utility companies. His service includes providing consultation in occupational medicine/toxicology, assessing potential on-site health risks, implementation of federal drug abuse detection programs and multi-site medical surveillance programs.

In 2004, Dr. Greaney was one of 10 participants selected-out of a pool of almost 200 applicants-to present at a NIOSH symposium, Steps to a Healthier US Workforce. This event was aimed at discussing how employer best practices can integrate individual worker health and healthy lifestyle promotion with protecting and improving working conditions. At the event, Dr. Greaney presented the paper, "Bridging the Gap Between Occupational and Non-occupational Medicine Practices to Improve Employee Health."

In November 2001, Dr. Greaney was recognized by NIOSH at a national workshop on Best Practices in Workplace Surveillance. He co-authored the case study "A Model Medical Surveillance Program For Persons in Hazardous Waste Operations" which demonstrates the impact of elevating medical monitoring programs to a best practice level. Another accomplishment is his election in 2002 as the Speaker of the House of Delegates for the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, an international medical society of more than 6,000 occupational and environmental physicians.

Robert Blink, M.D., Vice President

Dr. Blink is a medical director and vice president of the firm. He is a board-certified occupational medicine physician and a certified medical review officer with over 20 years of experience in occupational health.

Prior to joining WorkCare, Dr. Blink founded Worksite Partners Medical Group to provide Bay Area businesses with consultative services related to evaluation and treatment of occupational injuries, risk management and medical-legal issues. In this capacity, he helped employers reorganize on-site medical departments to regain appropriate controls of injury and disability management and to ensure optimal compliance with OSHA, ADA and FEHA issues.

He has extensive experience in providing occupational medicine care and consultation to employers and employees, including large construction projects at refineries, a steel mill, and public works projects, among many others. He also has considerable expertise in the biotechnology sector, providing consultative services to several multi-international biotech clients regarding medical protection for employees working with novel technologies and substances.

He is very familiar with both California Workers' Compensation, including the 2004 significant regulatory changes, and OSHA 300 log issues. Dr. Blink has developed medical/toxicological surveillance programs for compliance with NIOSH/OSHA as well as the FDA, European Union and NAFTA GMP requirements.

Dr. Blink was trained in occupational medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He received his master's degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley.

Elaine Arcellana Tonel, D.O., M.S., Assistant Medical Director

Dr. Tonel is a graduate from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Residency Program in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Prior to entering the field of occupational medicine, she completed her family medicine training at Loma Linda University Medical Center. She is both board-certified in occupational/environmental medicine and family medicine. In addition to her clinical training at UCI, Dr. Tonel also received a Master of Science degree in Environmental Toxicology. Her work while at UC Irvine involved work injury/illness management and medical surveillance and fitness for duty examinations for government and regulatory agencies, law enforcement, and private industry. Also, while at UCI, Dr. Tonel served as the physician consultant for Cal OSHA's Division of Occupational Safety and Health Medical Unit and the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

As Assistant Medical Director at Workcare, Dr. Tonel's work currently involves providing onsite clinical support for various clients in the mining, energy, construction, and pharmaceutical industry. In addition, she serves as an occupational medicine consultant for various corporate clients and is involved in health and productivity management.