David Sparrow, DSc

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

David Sparrow, DSc is a professor of pulmonary, allergy, sleep & critical care at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He is also a Senior Epidemiologist at VA Normative Aging Study, Boston and Lecturer of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has over twenty-five years of experience and over 270 publications. Dr. Sparrow earned his doctorate of science in Epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health.

Publications

  • Published 7/25/2026

    Krsak M, Sparrow D, Rosner B, DeMolles D, Shannon S. Conceptual analysis of mechanisms and methods in psychedelic clinical trial design: a narrative review. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2026; 16:20451253261470523. PMID: 42504298.

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  • Published 11/4/2025

    Aranis N, Piña Mojica E, Matos Ribeiro JA, Sparrow D, Crandell D, Gianlorenco AL, Fregni F. Compensatory Failure of Autonomic Regulation in Phantom Limb Pain and Its Correlation with Maladaptive Plasticity: A Cross-Sectional HRV Study in Amputees. Biomedicines. 2025 Nov 04; 13(11). PMID: 41301802.

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  • Published 7/5/2025

    Daibes M, Almarie B, Andrade MF, Vidigal GP, Aranis N, Gianlorenco A, Monteiro CBM, Grover P, Sparrow D, Fregni F. Do Pain and Autonomic Regulation Share a Common Central Compensatory Pathway? A Meta-Analysis of HRV Metrics in Pain Trials. NeuroSci. 2025 Jul 05; 6(3). PMID: 40700127.

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  • Published 6/28/2025

    Eckhardt CM, Li W, Bloomquist TR, Jackson G, Joglekar N, Liu Z, De Hoff P, Vokonas PS, Sparrow D, Laurent LC, Best LG, Cole S, Umans JG, Zhang Y, Domingo-Relloso A, Sanchez TR, Schwartz J, Cheng K, Navas-Acien A, Baccarelli AA, Wu H. Extracellular vesicle-encapsulated microRNA signatures of cigarette smoking and smoking-related harm. Respir Med. 2025 Sep; 246:108226. PMID: 40588139.

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  • Published 3/4/2025

    Zhang J, Hobbs BD, Silverman EK, Sparrow D, Ortega VE, Xu H, Zhang C, Dupuis J, Walkey AJ, O'Connor GT, Cho MH, Moll M. Polygenic Risk Score Added to Conventional Case Finding to Identify Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JAMA. 2025 Mar 04; 333(9):784-792. PMID: 39841442.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Epidemiology
    Boston University School of Public Health

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, DSc
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst, MS
  • University of Massachusetts Boston, BA