Benjamin P. Linas, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Linas is a national leader in hepatitis-C virus (HCV) infection and HCV/HIV co-infection comparative- and cost-effectiveness research using computational biology, clinical epidemiology and clinical economics methods. Dr. Linas has an excellent track record of productivity, ample funding from the NIH and CDC, and a growing core of successful trainees. Dr. Linas directs the HIV/HCV core of the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in collaboration with Cornell, U Penn and Miami.

Publications

  • Published 3/17/2026

    Zhu L, Havens JR, Rudolph AE, Young AM, Yazdi GE, Thompson WW, Hagan LM, Randall LM, Wang J, Earnest R, Nolen S, Linas BP, Salomon JA. Hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs in rural United States: mathematical modeling study using stochastic agent-based network simulation. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 17; 195(4):937-947. PMID: 40069947.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/14/2025

    Chrysanthopoulou SA, Wang J, Nolen S, Madushani ARWM, Murphy SM, Linas BP, White LF. Modeling Recurrent Events: A Tutorial Based on Relapse and Remitting Episodes during Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Med Decis Making. 2026 Apr; 46(3):296-309. PMID: 41392532.

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  • Published 12/9/2025

    Haukoos J, Linas BP, Rowan SE. Screening for Hepatitis C in Emergency Departments-Reply. JAMA. 2025 Dec 09; 334(22):2040-2041. PMID: 41165682.

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  • Published 11/1/2025

    Leech AA, Garbett S, Yu HA, McNeer E, Bharadwaj R, Linas BP, Graves J, Young J, Su L, Martin PR, Ward MJ, Ellingham MN, Kozhimannil KB, Samuels LR, Shi J, Patrick SW. Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy and Its Impact on Birth Outcomes. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Nov 01; 179(11):1203-1216. PMID: 40920396.

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  • Published 8/19/2025

    Mustanski B, Benbow N, Macapagal K, Li D, Madkins K, Saber R, Linas B, Smith JD, Brown CH, Munroe S, Reddy S, Schackman BR, Swann G, Janulis P, Zamantakis A, Zapata JP. Comparing Implementation and Effectiveness Outcomes for Two Implementation Strategies of the Keep It Up! Digital HIV Prevention Program: A Type 3 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. AIDS Behav. 2025 Dec; 29(12):4030-4042. PMID: 40826259.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Epidemiology
    Boston University School of Public Health

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Education

  • New York University School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Yale University, BA

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