Teake Pal is Clinical Occupational Medicine Expert. He works since 2000 at Netherlands Centre for Occupational Diseases (NCOD). Before this he has worked as company doctor for many years for Akzo Emmen. He has investigated the effect of polluted air humidification systems and oil mist exposure on the lungs. Within the NCOD he is consultant of occupation related lung disease at the Policlinic People and Labour (PMA)
His focus areas are: occupation related lung diseases, occupational skin diseases, toxicology and health aspects of shiftwork.