Sara M. Alexanian, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

After graduating from Kalamazoo College with a double major in Biology and French Language and Literature, Dr. Sara Alexanian completed her medical degree at Dartmouth School of Medicine. Following an Internal Medicine Residency at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA, she completed her Endocrinology Fellowship training at Boston Medical Center. She then joined the faculty and is the Director of the Inpatient Diabetes Program at Boston Medical Center as well as the quality improvement director for her section. She specializes in the inpatient management of diabetes and has an interest in fellow and resident training, and is an active presenter for both trainees and faculty. Her academic interests include quality improvement, in particular as it relates to inpatient diabetes care.

Publications

  • Published 3/11/2025

    Alexanian SM, Cheney MC, Bello Ramos JC, Spartano NL, Wolpert HA, Steenkamp DW. Impact of Meal Insulin Bolus Timing and Bedtime Snacking on Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Derived Glycemic Metrics in Hospitalized Inpatients. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2025 Mar 11. PMID: 40067436.

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  • Published 12/4/2024

    Alexanian SM, Cheney MC, Spartano NL, Bello-Ramos JC, Reddy N, Malik A, Murati J, Wolpert HA, Steenkamp DW. Comparing Postprandial Glycemic Control Using Fiasp vs Insulin Aspart in Hospitalized Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Endocr Pract. 2025 Mar; 31(3):306-314. PMID: 39643003.

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  • Published 12/21/2023

    Brennan AT, Lauren E, Bor J, George JA, Chetty K, Mlisana K, Dai A, Khoza S, Rosen S, Stokes AC, Raal F, Hibberd P, Alexanian SM, Fox MP, Crowther NJ. Gaps in the type 2 diabetes care cascade: a national perspective using South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) database. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 21; 23(1):1452. PMID: 38129852.

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  • Published 10/29/2021

    Modzelewski KL, Cannavo A, Fantasia KL, Korpaisarn S, Alexanian SM. A quality improvement initiative to successfully reduce the frequency of hypoglycemia during treatment of hyperglycemic crises at an academic safety-net hospital: Insights and results. J Clin Transl Endocrinol. 2021 Dec; 26:100269. PMID: 34804807.

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  • Published 6/26/2021

    Charoenngam N, Alexanian SM, Apovian CM, Holick MF. Association between Hyperglycemia at Hospital Presentation and Hospital Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Hospitalized Inner-City COVID-19 Patients. Nutrients. 2021 Jun 26; 13(7). PMID: 34206813.

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Education

  • Dartmouth Medical School, MD
  • Kalamazoo College, BA

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