Current fellows

Senior Fellows

Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH Medical School/Graduate School Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany (MD, DM) Harvard University, Boston, MA (MPH) Previous residency training Charité Medical School, German Heart Institute, Berlin, Germany (Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology) Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Harriet Lane Residency Program, Baltimore, MD (Pediatrics) Research topic(s) of interest Global newborn health Health and human rights Public health in humanitarian and development assistance Financial Incentives and Market Mechanisms for Public Health Global Burden of Congenital Heart Disease	Karsten Lunze
Christine Pace, MD Medical School/Graduate School Harvard Medical School (MD) Previous residency training Brigham and Women’s Hospital Research topic(s) of interest Addiction medicine, including methadone maintenance and buprenorphine; improving care in general medical settings for patients with substance abuse; HIV prevention	Christine Pace
Nicole LaRue, MD Medical School/Graduate School Boston University School of Medicine (MD) Previous residency training Residency: Boston University Medical Residency Program Post residency: Boston University General Internal Medicine Fellowship Research topic(s) of interest Quality improvement in end-of-life care and end-of-life decision making	Nicole LaRue
Kasia Budzynska, MD Medical School/Graduate School University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (MD) Previous residency training Department of Family Medicine at St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan Research topic(s) of interest Food desert and nutrition Safety of herbal supplements and breastfeeding Adherence to routine health care maintenance among patients with chronic disease	Kasia Budzynska

Junior Fellows

Loretta Berger, MD Medical School/Graduate School University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA (MD) Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC (MA) Previous residency training Family Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL Research topic(s) of interest Preventive Medicine, Lifestyle/Behavioral Medicine (particularly the role of nutrition, exercise, polypharmacy, stress), Cancer Prevention and Screening, Cross-Cultural Healthcare and Comparative Systems	Loretta Berger
Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH Medical School/Graduate School University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (MD) George Washington University School of Public Health (MPH) Previous residency training Boston University Medical Center – Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Research topic(s) of interest Cancer health disparities, outcomes research	Marjoy Charlot
Elizabeth Karwowski, MD
Shwetha Sequeira, MBBS Medical School/Graduate School Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India (MBBS) Previous residency training Internal medicine at UT Southwestern Austin, Austin, TX Research topic(s) of interest Health care disparities, health literacy	Shwetha Sequeira