Judith A. Linden, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Judith Linden, MD, MED, Emergency Medicine, is known for her expertise in violence against women/sexual assault and substance use disorder recognition and intervention. She was co-investigator for a National Institute of Justice-sponsored program to train medical and law students to advocate for victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), developed best practices for IPV documentation, and served for many years on the Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Violence. She co-led a program for Israeli and Palestinian health care workers, focused on developing best practices and interventions for intimate partner violence survivors. Dr. Linden published an invited review in the New England Journal of Medicine on the acute care of sexual assault survivors, cited 106 times and downloaded internationally. She served on a committee to update CDC Guidelines for the treatment/prevention of STI in sexual assault victims, and currently serves on the AAMC's Women in Medicine and Science Intimate Partner Violence Task Force. Dr. Linden has trained physicians in brief intervention and referral for treatment in substance use disorders. She was a co­investigator on a $1.3 million Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) grant to develop and evaluate a web-based curriculum to assist providers identify and treat neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and opioid use disorders (OUD) among child bearing age women. More than 300 prescribers have completed the course in person or online. She is a champion of increasing diversity in academic Emergency Medicine, and currently serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Promotion, as well as the AWAEM (Academy for Women in Emergency Medicine) Administrative Leadership Development Committee.

Publications

  • Published 3/16/2026

    Mishkin HM, Chekijian S, Lema PC, Binz N, Linden JA, Platt MA, Sun WW, Thomas YT, Walker LE, Werner SL, Raukar N, Sethuraman KN. Empowering Women in Academic Emergency Medicine: A Time-Efficient Workshop Incorporating Large Language Models to Enhance Leadership Skills. AEM Educ Train. 2026 Apr; 10(2):e70128. PMID: 42291614.

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  • Published 3/3/2025

    Sun WW, Goldflam K, Pennington ZT, Derks L, Coates WC, Nashu MA, Hossin T, Clark A, Tsyrulnik A, Linden JA. Quick to connect: a comparison of virtual and in-person speed mentoring for emergency medicine medical students, residents by faculty at a national conference. Int J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar 03; 18(1):42. PMID: 40033204.

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  • Published 2/15/2025

    Moher J, Muruganandan K, Leo MM, Manchanda EC, Linden J, Bryant V, Okafor IM, Pare JR. Racial inequities in point-of-care ultrasound for pregnancy. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 May; 91:46-54. PMID: 39987627.

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  • Published 12/30/2024

    Shaw J, Greeson MR, Bailey C, Harris AN, Linden J. The impact of mandatory reporting policies on adolescent sexual assault case progression in the criminal legal system. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2025; 95(6):638-651. PMID: 40991814.

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  • Published 12/23/2024

    Hashimoto T, Putman RK, Massaro AF, Shiozawa Y, McGough K, McCabe KK, Linden JA, Wang W, Liu SW, Kennedy M, Neville TH, Kruser JM, Sudore RL, Schonberg MA, Tulsky JA, Ouchi K. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial: Integrating the 'Time-limited Trial' in the emergency department. PLoS One. 2024; 19(12):e0313858. PMID: 39715103.

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Education

  • George Washington University School of Medicine, MD
  • Brandeis University, BA

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