GIM Faculty
Abreu, Steven P., M.D.
Medical School: University of Massachusetts
Medical School Residency:University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Dr. Abreu is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. He provides adult primary care at Commonwealth Medical Group. Areas of interest include medical student teaching and resident training.
Alford, Daniel P., M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston City Hospital
Dr. Alford is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He is a clinician educator with academic interests in chronic pain management and substance abuse disorders including the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care settings. Dr. Alford is the principal investigator for the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment funded Massachusetts Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (MASBIRT) project. The aim of MASBIRT is to expand alcohol and drug screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in generalist health care settings in Massachusetts. He is also co-investigator for 2 NIH- funded projects aimed at training physician educators to teach substance abuse clinical practice.
Ash, Arlene S., Ph.D.
Doctoral Training: University of Illinois, Chicago
Dr. Ash is a Research Professor at Boston University’s School of Medicine (Section of General Internal Medicine) and an Adjunct Research Professor at its School of Public Health (Department of Biostatistics). She is the director of the Health care Research Unit. Her interests include: disparities research (examining differences in health care service delivery and outcomes by race, sex and age) as a lens for understanding the mechanisms of suboptimal care; implementing payment models (e.g., in Medicare) that reimburse providers more when they care for sicker patients; using Medicare and other administrative databases for research; efficient sampling for identifying systemic problems in health delivery systems; and methodologic and policy issues in using risk-adjusted outcomes to compare providers. Dr. Ash is a Fellow of AcademyHealth and of the American Statistical Association and is a recent Past- Chair of ASA’s Health Policy Statistics Section. Her largest currently funded research projects are “Racial Disparities in Healthcare Services for Medicare Beneficiaries” and “Risk Assessment of Military Populations to Predict Health Care Cost and Utilization.”
Barber, Thomas W., M.D.
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Residency:Boston City Hospital
Fellowship Training: Boston University Fellowship in Infectious Diseases
Dr. Barber is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. He is Chief of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer at Quincy Medical Center. His interests include the practice of general internal medicine, HIV infection, infectious diseases, transgender health care, medical education, medical administration and the humanities in medicine.
Battaglia, Tracy A., M.D., M.P.H
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency:Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship Training: General Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Battaglia is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Public Health. Dr. Battaglia serves as the Associate Program Director of Preventive Medicine Residency Program and is Chair of the Quality Assurance Subcommittee of the BMC Cancer Care Committee. Her research focus is on women’s health and preventive medicine. Areas of particular concentration are: breast and cervical cancer screening in minority and underserved women; reducing errors in follow-up to abnormal mammography; risk perception and screening behaviors in multi-ethnic populations. She is currently principal investigator on the BU funded project entitled “Effect of Cancer Risk Perceptions and Screening Practices Among Black and White Women (01-499- 77-167), and Co-PI of NCI funded UO1 Patient Navigation in the SafetyNet. She has been granted a career development award funded by the ACS: “Cancer Control Career Development Award for Primary Care Physicians”. She has been appointed as a BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health) Scholar funded by the Office of Women’s Health (BIRCWH K12). Dr. Battaglia is also the co-director of the Avon Breast Health Initiative (AVON BHT).
Carr, Phyllis L., M.D.
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Cornell New York Hospital
Fellowship Training: Kaiser Fellow in General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Carr is Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Her research focus is obstacles to career advancement for women and minorities with publications in JAMA, the Annals of Internal Medicine, the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the Mayo Clinic Proceedings and Academic Medicine, as well as a monograph for the Kellogg Foundation, which is a resource guide for medical faculty. Her other area of academic and clinical interest is Women’s Health; she is an editor of two texts in Women’s Health.
Caslowitz, Joel, M.D.
Medical School: Tufts Medical School
Residency: Johns Hopkins/Baltimore City Hosps., Boston City, VA Boston
Dr. Caslowitz is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He is an Associate Program Director of the Medical Residency Training Program, and a coordinator for 3rd and 4th year student rotations. He practices primary care at Commonwealth Medical Group. His interests include inpatient atteding and student teaching.
Chapman, Chava E., M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg
Residency: Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Boston VA Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA
Dr. Chapman is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is a clinician in Primary Care and Women’s Health Group. Her interests are in Cancer Prevention and breast health. She is a clinician and teacher in the breast clinic and is interested in breast cancer screening. She is a manager for the Women’s Health Network Program at Boston Medical Center (State funded Program for Breast ad Cervical Cancer Screening). Co-PI of the Avon Breast Initiative, a program funded by Avon to improve access of women to breast cancer screening and diagnostic services. PI of Reach – Koman funded grant to augment Breast screening outreach and facilitate navigation through diagnostic services for breast cancer screening Interested in the interface psychiatry and medicine. Experience with medical consultations in psychiatric patients.
Chapman, Sheila, M.D.
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA
Dr. Chapman is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is a clinician educator in the Yawkey ACC Primary Care Clinic. Her interests include Methadone treatment and residency training.
Chen, Daniel, M.D.
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship Training: General Internal Medicine Fellowship Program, Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Chen is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. He is a clinician educator in the Primary Care Clinic in DOB 5. Area of interest includes medical student and resident training.
Cheng, Debbie M., Sc.D.
Doctoral Training: Harvard School of Public Health
Dr. Cheng is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her research focus is in applied statistics, design and analysis of clinical trials, and infectious diseases. She is currently the lead statistician for the following projects at the Boston University School of Medicine: “Clinical Impact of Hepatitis C Virus and Alcohol in HIV Infected Persons”; “HIV Prevention Partnership in Russian Alcohol Treatment”; “Enhanced Linkage of Drug Abusers to Primary Medical Care”; “Medication Adherence in Alcohol Abusing HIV Patients”; and “Hospital-Based Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems”. Dr. Cheng teaches two courses: Introduction to Statistical Computing (BS723) and Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials (BS722).
Chou, Peggy, M.D.
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
Residency: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Dr. Chou is the Director for Primary Care Services in the Section of General Internal Medicine. She is a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center. Interests include quality improvement and medical education.
Crosby, Sondra, M.D.
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency:Boston City Hospital
Dr. Crosby is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She maintains a primary care clinic at Yawkey ACC. Areas of interest include Refugee Health.
Crowley, Kathleen, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency:New England Medical Center
Dr. Crowley is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She maintains a primary care clinic at Yawkey ACC. Areas of interest include residency training and curriculum development.
Daniel, Carrie, M.D.
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Daniel is a member of the Hospital Medicine Unit, serving as a hospitalist on the inpatient service at Boston Medical Center. Areas of interest include Health Promotion and Community Health.
David, Michele M.A., MD, MBA, MPH
Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency:Columbia Presbyterian Hospital,New York
Fellowship Training: Pulmonary and Critical care, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. David was born in Haiti and is Co-Director of the Haitian Health Institute at Boston Medical Center, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, a staff physician with the Women’s Health Group, and a Faculty member of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program. In addition to these responsibilities, Dr. David is an active public health researcher, community educator. Because Dr. David’s interests include the amelioration of a range of public health problems, which affect communities of color, she has pursued epidemiological research on health disparities, public health programs, and educational campaigns on such diverse topics as respiratory illnesses, breast and cervical cancer, HIV disease, hypertension, nutrition, and diabetes. Dr. David has participated in the development on a cultural competence curriculum in Breast and Cervical Cancer, REACH 2010, in 2001 and Cultural competence curriculum in Women ’s Health in 2002. Dr. David has been recognized with a leadership award by the Haitian American Public Health Initiatives, Inc for her work in the Haitian community, and as an outstanding physician by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care for her extraordinary performance in delivery excellent care in 2000.
Davidson, Peter, M.D.
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency:Boston City Hospital
Dr. Davidson is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. He is the Associate Chief of General Internal Medicine. Academic interests include clinical epidemiology (particularly cancer screening), practice management in urban medical centers, and the use of the electronic medical record for quality improvement.
Dedier, Julien J., M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Northwestern University School of Medicine
Residency:Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship Training:General Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Dedier is an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine. He enjoys the practice of ambulatory medicine, and has developed expertise in the care of hospitalized patients as a member of the Section’s Hospital Medicine Unit. His academic interests include the modification of cardiovascular risk factors in vulnerable populations, medical education, and the relation of ethnicity to health and disease.
Delgado, Leyda D., M.D.
Medical School:University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Residency:Hospital of Saint Raphael/ Yale-New Haven Hospital
Post-Residency: Chief Medical Resident, Hospital of Saint Raphael/ Yale New Haven Hospital
Dr. Delgado is an Assistant Professor at Boston Universoty School of Medicine. She is the medical director of the Latino Health Clinic-Primary Care. Her academic interests include Latino health issues, cultural disparities on medical care and diabetes management. She coordinates the Spanish diabetic group visits program in the Latino Health Clinic at BMC-Primary Care Center. This novel program brings a group of diabetic patients together in order to discuss the important aspects of diabetes care and management.
DiPetrillo, Melissa, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. DiPetrillo is an Instructor of Medicine and staff physician in the primary care clinic on DOB 5. Areas of interest include medical student education and resident training.
Dupuis, Elizabeth, M.D.
Medical School:University of Rochester School of Medicine
Residency:Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Dr. Dupuis is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is currently the Clinical Director of the Women’s Health Group at Boston University. She is also the Medical Director of the Boston University Medical Group – Internal Medicine at Quincy Medical Center as well as the Chief of the Women’s Health Program at Quincy. Her interests include perimenopausal issues, breast health as well as primary care.
Farzanfar, Ramesh, Ph.D.
Doctoral Training: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Farzanfar is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine and a Senior Investigator in the Medical Information Systems Unit. Her research interests include evaluation of automated health behavior change and patient self-care promotion intervention programs, focusing on the users’ experience (human-computer interaction). She is currently directing several NIH funded intervention projects including studies in medication adherence in depression, symptom monitoring in cancer chemotherapy, methodology and instrument development as well as evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention technologies.
Fontaine, Nicolette, M.D.
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency:University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Dr. Nicolette Fontaine is practicing in the Primary Care Clinic at Boston Medical Center and at Quincy Medical Center. Clinical interests include weight control in addition to managing medical disorders during pregnancy. Dr. Fontaine is fluent in English, French and Haitian Creole and conversant in Spanish.
Freund, Karen M., M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency:Cambridge Hospital
Fellowship Training:Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Freund, Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine is Chief of the Women’s Health Unit of the Section of General Internal Medicine. Her research, clinical and educational focus is on delivery of comprehensive health care to women. Specific topics of her research include the delivery of screening services, and understanding and addressing disparities in health outcomes. Breast cancer health care delivery has been a focus of the Unit’s work, but it also includes prevention and care for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mental health disorders. The Women’s Health Group, the clinical practice of the Unit, addressing comprehensive care to women, including preventive care, primary care, breast health care and mental health care. The educational arm of the Unit includes the Women’s Health Fellowship, funded through the Boston VA HealthCare System by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the NIH funded “Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health” junior faculty institutional K award program. The Women’s Health Unit is one of first sites designated as a National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health by the Office of Women’s Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
Friedman, Robert H., M.D.
Medical School:Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency:Bronx Municipal Hospital
Dr. Friedman is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Boston University and Boston Medical Center. He is Chief of the Medical Information Systems Unit in the Section of General Internal Medicine where he directs a research group of 30 staff including 4 faculty in Medical Informatics research and education. He has been the recipient of 28 externally funded research grants including fifteen NIH grants, nine of which are currently active. His research is at the interface between information technology and clinical medicine/public health and is focused on design and evaluation of totally automated systems that deliver health and human services. Dr. Friedman is actively involved in education, particularly in research methodology and medical informatics. He is the director of a combined Family Medicine/General Internal Medicine research training program at Boston University. This program has placed more than 70 current research-oriented medical school faculty in the United States and Canada over the past 20 years. Dr. Friedman is also the director of a post doctoral Medical Informatics Fellowship Program at Boston University designed to train research-oriented medical informatics professionals. He is currently the PI on 3 federal research training grants that support these fellowship training programs. In these programs as well as outside of them, he has a personal role in mentoring trainees in research including bioethics and public health.
Gordon, Sandra, M.D.
Medical School:Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston Veterans Administration Hospital
Dr. Gordon is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Her academic interests include the role of race and ethnicity in the medical encounter, and identifying the critical factors for successful cross-cultural medical encounters. She teaches these skills to residents and medical students through piloting of the RESPECT model developed by the task force at Boston Medical Center.
Greenwald, Jeffrey, M.D.
Medical School:Harvard Medical School
Residency:Barnes Hospital in St. Louis
Dr. Greenwald is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Greenwald is the Director of the Hospital Medicine Unit, Firm Director for Menino Pavilion and Firm Chief for Firm B. His other roles include Medical Director for the HIV Inpatient Testing Service (HITS) and for the HIV Outpatient Testing Service (HOTS).
Halle, David A., M.D.
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: Boston University Medical Center
Post Residency: Chief Resident-Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Halle is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. He serves as the Associate Program Director for the Boston University Medical Center Residency Program in Internal Medicine. He is also the Director of the Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment Center (IMPAC). His academic interests include perioperative medicine, resident education, and the linking of primary medical care to young inner city men.
Hershman, Warren, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School:University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Post Residency: Fellowship, General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Hershman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He is the Director of Medical Student Education and Director of the Third year Clerkship. Dr. Hershman also maintains a primary care patient panel on DOB 5 at Boston Medical Center.
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Hughes, Jennifer, M.D.
Medical School:McGill University
Residency:Boston University Medical Center
Post Residency:Chief Resident at Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Hughes is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She serves as the co-Director of the Palliative Care Consult Program and is a hospitalist at Boston Medical Center. Areas of interest include pallaitive care and resident training.
Hylek, Elaine, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship Training: General Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Masters in Public Health: Quantitative Methods, Harvard School of Public Health
Dr. Elaine Hylek is an Associate Professor of Medicine. Her clinical research interests include cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, thrombatic diseases, anticoagulation, diabetes, hypertension, stroke prevention, and quality improvement. Dr. Hylek maintains a patient panel in the primary care clinic at Yawkey ACC.
Jackson, Angela, M.D.
Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania
Residency:Boston City Hospital
Post Residency:Chief Resident at Boston City Hospital
Dr. Jackson is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She is the Associate Program Director for the Boston University Residency Training Program in Medicine, and the Director of the Primary Care Training Program. Her academic interests include graduate medical education, with a special interest in curriculum development in EBM, public health, professionalism.
Kim, Theresa, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Cambridge Hospital
Fellowship: General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Kim is a member of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit of the Section of General Internal Medicine. Areas of research interest include the role of primary medical care for urban populations with unstable housing, substance abuse, and/or HIV infection. Her clinical practice sites include the McInnis Group and the Woods-Mullen Shelter.
Kreger, Bernard E., M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency:Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals and University Hospital, Boston
Fellowship Training: General Medical Sciences, Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Kreger is a Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He spends the majority of his time practicing primary care general internal medicine. His research interests have centered on the Framingham Heart Study, where he has concentrated on the epidemiology of cancer, particularly as related to cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular risk factors. In addition, he has studied cost containment and appropriateness in the provision of health care.
Kressin, Nancy, Ph.D.
Doctoral Training:Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
Nancy Kressin, PhD is a psychologist and senior health services researcher affiliated with the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes & Economic Research at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Service Center of Excellence). Dr. Kressin is an Associate Professor of Medicine. In 2001, in recognition of her many contributions to Health Services Research within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Kressin was named a research career scientist, a designation held by only 11 senior Ph.D. Health Services Researchers in VA.
Dr. Kressin is the Director the the Health Care Disparities Research Unit located in the Section of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Kressin has trained in cross-cultural psychology and the social sciences, and long been interested in the effects of culture on both patients and providers in the medical encounter. Her research examines possible underlying mechanisms for racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care by studying patient and provider perspectives on treatment decision-making and on patients’ adoption of recommended therapies, including surgical and dental procedures, prescribed medication, and preventive oral hygiene behaviors.
Dr. Kressin is the author or co-author of over sixty scientific articles and book chapters, and numerous presentations at scientific meetings. She regularly serves as a reviewer for national funding agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and as a peer reviewer for numerous prominent scientific journals, including Annals of Internal Medicine, Medical Care, Circulation, Social Science in Medicine, and the American Journal of Public Health. She has mentored numerous students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior investigators who have moved onto a variety of academic and professional positions, and she currently directs the Health Services post-doctoral fellowship program at her VA Medical Center.
Kronman, Andrea, M.D.
Medical School:University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency:University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Fellowship Training:General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Kronman is a Clinical Instructor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is a physician-researcher in the Women’s Health Group and Health Care Research Unit in the Section of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Kronman holds a primary care practice at Commonwealth Medical Group.
Liebschutz, Jane, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.
Medical School:Harvard Medical School
Residency:Boston City Hospital
Fellowship Training:General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Liebschutz is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program and Associate Director of the General Internal Medicine Fellowship Program. Her research focus is on health effects of violence. Areas of particular concentration are: Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder in primary care, violence exposure and consequences among substance abusers, the patient-physician relationship among survivors of violence, screening for intimate partner violence, and the relationship of trauma exposure to chronic pain. Dr. Liebschutz is a Robert Woods Johnson Generalist Faculty Scholar, principal investigator on a training grant from the American Cancer Society (PTAPM-97-185-04) and co-investigator on a training grant from the Health Resource Service Administration (1 D14 HP00056).
MacAllister, Eunice R.N., F.N.P.
Graduate School: University of Massachusetts
Eunice MacAllister is a Clinical Associate at Boston University School of Medicine. She serves as a Nurse Practitioner in the Women’s Health Group in the Doctor’s Office Building.
Manning, Beth, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency:Boston University Hospital, Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training:General Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, University Hospital Dr. Manning is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is an Assistant Program Director for the Boston University School of Medicine Residency Program in Medicine, and Director of the Preliminary Program in Medicine. She is also the Program Director the Core Curriculum Adult Primary Care Medicine lecture series. Her areas of clinical interest include women’s health, sports medicine, and rheumatology.
McKinney, Renee, M.D.
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency:Cambridge Hospital
Post-Residency: Chief Resident, Cambridge Hospital
Dr. McKinney is a Clinical Instructor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is a provider in the Women’s Health Unit at Boston University Medical Center. Areas of interest include resident training and primary care.
Morrissey Susan N.P.
Graduate School: Simmons College
Susan Morrissey is a Clinical Associate at Boston University School of Medicine. She serves as a Nurse Practitioner in the Yawkey ACC Primary Care Center. She maintains a patient panel and leads self-help groups. Area of interest is health maintenance.
Murabito, Joanne M., M.D., M.Sc.
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency:Boston University Hospital, Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training: Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research, Framingham Heart Study
Dr. Murabito is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is the director of the research clinic at the Framingham Heart Study. Her research focus is on cardiovascular disease risk factors and prevention. She is currently investigating the role of family history as a risk factor for disease, changes in the occurrence of peripheral arterial disease in the community, and risk factor changes related to menopause. Dr. Murabito also sees patients in the primary care clinic at Boston Medical Center.
Nader, Claudia, M.D.
Medical School: Lebanese University
Residency: Saint Raphael Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship: Infectious Disease Fellowship Program, Yale University School of Medicine
Dr. Nader is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Nader is a clinician educator and provider in the Primary Care Clinic on YACC-3 and in the Center of Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center. Areas of interest include HIV/AIDS care and infectious diseases.
Newman, Daniel, M.D.
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency:Boston University School of Medicine
Post Residency: Chief Resident, Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Newman is a primary care provider at Boston Medical Center. He is also a senior consultant of BMC IT development. Areas of interest includes web-based education, and the use of the electronic medical record for quality improvement.
Noble, John, M.D.
Medical School: College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Residency:Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Noble, Professor of Medicine, is the Director for the Center of Primary Care. Areas of interest include academic general internal medicine and health systems improvement.
Noronha, Craig, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University Medical Center
Post Residency: Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Boston University Medical Center
Dr. Noronha is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Noronha is a clinician educator in the Primary Care Clinic on YACC-3. Area of interest includes medical student and resident training.
Obeid, Leila, M.D.
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency:Louisiana State Health Sciences Center
Dr. Obeid is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Leila Obeid is on staff in the Primary Care Clinic at Yawkey ACC-3. Areas of interest include medical student teaching. Dr. Obeid is fluent in Arabic and conversant in French.
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Orlander, Jay M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School:New York University School of Medicine
Residency:Boston City Hospital
Dr. Orlander is Associate Chief of General Internal Medicine at the Boston Veterans Administration HealthCare System and Assistant Chief of the Medical Service for Clinical Affairs. He is Associate Director for Education for the GIM Fellowship Training program. His academic interests included teaching skill training, evaluation of educational curriculum, and communication skills training. Dr. Orlander is Program Director for Boston University’s Master Educator Training Fellowship (MET) Program, a HRSA funded Primary Care Faculty Development Grant(D55HP00215).
Paasche-Orlow, Michael, M.D., M.A., M.P.H.
Medical School: Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Residency: New York University-Bellevue
Fellowship Training:General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Bioethics, The Bioethics Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Paasche-Orlow is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. His research focus is the role of literacy in chronic disease management. Additional research interests include pain as a risk factor for drug and alcohol relapse, cultural competence, patient-physician communication, and the ethics of human subjects research.
Phillips, Christine, M.D.
Medical School:Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Residency:Boston University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency
Dr. Phillips is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. Her academic interests include the education of medical students and residents with a focus on ambulatory medicine and the evaluation of ambulatory morbidity and mortality cases.
Phillips, Susan, M.D.
Medical School:Harvard Medical School
Residency:Boston City Hospital
Dr. Phillips is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She participates in direct patient care and in teaching residents and medical students in the primary care clinic on Yawkey ACC. She is also involved in the development of an ambulatory medicine curriculum at both levels.
Quan, Janice, M.D.
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Residency: University of Illinois
Dr. Quan is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Quan maintains a primary care patient panel at Boston Medical Center.
Radhakrishnan, Nila, M.D.
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
Residency:University of Miami, Department of Internal Medicine
Post-Residency: Chief Resident, University of Miami, Department of Medicine
Dr. Radhakrishnan is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Radhakrishnan is a hospitalist at Boston Medical Center. Areas of specialization include women’s health, patient safety, pre-operative assessment medical consultations and medical education.
Ramani, Subha, M.D., M.P.H., Dip. Med.Ed.
Medical School: Stanley Medical College, University of Madras, India
Residency: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India and East Tennessee State University
Dr. Ramani is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is a hospitalist in the Section of General Internal Medicine. She is trained in medical education as a Stanford Faculty Development Program scholar and completed a Postgraduate diploma in medical education at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Her academic interests include medical education and faculty development. She is the Director of Teaching skills development for the MET fellowship. She is currently leading an initiative on faculty development in clinical teaching for the Department of Medicine faculty called the PET (Promoting excellence in Teaching) program.
Rao, Sandhya, M.D.
Medical School: St. Georges University School of Medicine
Residency: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship Training:Pain and Palliative Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham
and Womens Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Rao is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Area of interest is palliative medicine with a concentration in pain and non-pain symptom management in addition to goals of care discussions. Dr. Rao is a Hospitalist at Boston Medical Center and a member of the Palliative Care Consult Service attending team.
Rich, Catherine, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Rich is an Instructor of Medicine and primary care physician practicing at Commonwealth Medical Group. Her teaching interests include residency training.
Saitz, Richard , M.D., M.P.H. , F.A.S.A.M., F.A.C.P.
Medical School: Boston University Schhol of Medicine
Residency: Boston City Hospital
Fellowship Training: General Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel- Deaconess Hospital
Dr. Saitz is a Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He is Director of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit of the Section of General Internal Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. His research focus is on alcohol use, abuse and dependence. Areas of particular emphasis are: Screening and brief counseling for alcohol problems in primary care settings, motivational interviewing for health behavior change, linking substance abuse treatment and primary medical care; the effects of alcohol on other medical problems, addictions health services research, and training health professionals about care of alcohol abusers. Dr. Saitz is currently principal investigator on the following NIH-funded projects: ” Alcohol Clinical Training (ACT) Project ” (R25- AA 13822 ); “Hospital-based Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems (R01-AA 12617) and Co-Principal Investigator of “Clinical Impact of Hepatitis C Virus and Alcohol in HIV Infected Persons” (R01-AA13766) , “Net Lifetime Effects of Alcohol Use and Abuse” (R01-AA 13304), and “Enhanced Linkage of Drug Abusers to Primary Medical Care” (R01-DA10019).
Samet, Jeffrey H., M.D., M.A., M.P.H.
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Boston City Hospital
Fellowship Training: General Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Samet is a Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He is Chief of the Section of General Internal Medicine at Boston University Medical Center. His research focus is on alcohol and drug abuse, HIV infection and primary medical care. Areas of particular concentration are: impediments to primary medical care for HIV infection; linking substance abuse treatment and primary medical care; addressing substance abuse issues in the primary care setting; the effects of alcohol and drug use on HIV-infected individuals and training health professionals about care of substance abusers.
Dr. Samet is currently principal investigator on the following NIH-funded projects: “Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Program” (R25-DA13582); “Clinical Impact of Hepatitis C Virus and Alcohol in HIV Infected Persons” (R01-AA13766); “HIV Prevention Partnership in Russian Alcohol Treatment” (R21-AA14821); “Enhanced Linkage of Drug Abusers to Primary Medical Care” (R01-DA10019); and “Medical Adherence in Alcohol Abusing HIV Patients” (R01-AA11785); “AMERSA Annual National Conference” (R13- DA15046).
Shanahan, Christopher W., M.D, M.P.H.
Medical School: The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship Training: General Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital
Dr. Shanahan is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Community Medicine Unit within the Section of General Internal Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He is Medical Director for the Community Health Access Record Technology (C.H.A.R.T.) Project, an ambulatory Electronic Medical record for 8 Boston HealthNet Health Centers. He conceived and developed the quarterly Clinical Computing Collaborative and three monthly Logician User Groups as collaborative educational and communication forums for network clinical computing activities. His research focus is on substance abuse, community-based research networks, and data warehousing for improving quality of medical care. Areas of particular concentration are: studying systems to increase treatment access to Out-of-Treatment Opioid Dependent Individuals, the relationship of Depression and Detoxification Utilization, Use of Genetics Counseling by Primary Care Physicians, and the development of data warehousing methods to support community-based quality research.
Sokolove, Robert, Ph.D.
Doctoral Training:Boston University
Dr. Sokolove is an Assistant Professor of both Medicine & Psychiatry, Dr. Sokolove is a Health Psychologist, overseeing Behavioral Medicine programming in the Section of General Internal Medicine. His clinics include Behavioral Management of Chronic Pain, Behavioral Management of Hypertension, and Stress Reduction and Relaxation Training. Through the Division of Psychiatry Dr. Sokolove also oversees the Smoking Cessation Programs for all BMC patients and employees. His research interests include designing and evaluating behavioral maintenance programs for the skills acquired in each of his clinics and issues that stem from integrating Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine into Primary Care settings. Dr. Sokolove has a particular interest in teaching behavioral management techniques for managing chronic pain to primary care providers.
Tsui, Judith, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Oregon Health Sciences University
Fellowship Training:University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Tsui is a member of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit of the Section of General Internal Medicine and a primary care provider in the YACC clinic. Dr. Tsui’s main research interest is in characterizing adverse health outcomes associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, including its effects on quality-of-life and risk for non-hepatic complications. In addition, she is interested in the management of patients with chronic HCV and substance abuse problems.
Viner, Brant, M.D.
Medical School:Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston City Hospital
Fellowship Training: Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Viner is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. Areas of interest include hospitalist medicine, tuberculosis treatment and international health.
Walley, Alexander, M.D.
Medical School:Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital
Post-Residency: Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital
Fellowship Training: Clinical Addictions Research and Education and Clinical HIV/AIDS Research Training, Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Walley is a member of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit of the Section of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Walley also serves as the Medical Director of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Narcotic Addiction Clinic. Areas of interest include primary care with a focus on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.
Weigel, Charlene, M.D.
Medical School:University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System
Dr. Weigel is a member of the Hospital Medicine Unit of the Section of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Weigel serves as a hospitalist at Boston Medical Center. Areas of interest include quality and patient safety.
Winston, Daniela, M.D.
Medical School:University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj Napoca, Romania
Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Weigel is a member of the Hospital Medicine Unit of the Section of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Winston serves as a co-director of the hospitalist program at Boston Medical Center. Areas of interest include hospital medicine, women’s health, in addition to administrative and quality improvemement projects.
Witzburg, Robert, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston City Hospital, Boston University Medical Service
Post Residency: Chief Resident in Medicine, Boston City Hospital
Dr. Witzburg is a Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Associate Dean and Director of Admissions. Areas of interest include General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and medical consultation.
Worcester, Jason, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston Medical Center and Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center
Dr. Worcester is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Adult Primary Care Clinic at the Yawkey Ambulatory Care Center. His interests include Young Men’s Health, Medical Resident Education and all areas of clinical practice management.
Wright, Julie, Ph.D.
Doctoral Training: University of Rhode Island
Dr. Wright is an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine and a senior investigator in the Medical Information Systems Unit (MISU). She is a behavioral scientist with an interest in the field of behavioral informatics. Her research interests focus on designing computer-assisted interventions that target cancer prevention behaviors (e.g., healthy diet, regular physical activity, weight management) that are delivered in primary care settings. Dr. Wright is currently developing behavioral informatics systems that use electronic health records (EHR) and telephony systems to increase healthy behaviors in adult and pediatric patient populations. She is a co-investigator on multiple NIH and RWJ funded behavioral intervention projects, and a recipient of a Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral and Population Sciences Career Development Award (NCI K07).
Wung, Laura, M.D.
Medical School: New York School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Wung is an Instructor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Same Day Sick Clinic in Primary Care on Yawkey ACC. Areas of interest include primary care practice and resident precepting.
