Dean Antman, respective Associate and Assistant Deans, incoming MD class of 2019, very proud parents and family and distinguished guests For me this is truly an honor to be asked to speak at the White Coat ceremony for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. I spent a little time researching the history […]
A message from Angelique Harris, PhD, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion Black History Month provides us with the opportunity to consider the many ways Black Americans have contributed to American life, history, and culture. Since 1976, as a nation, we have come together each February to celebrate the achievements of Black Americans, while also recognizing the […]
On October 18, 2017 parents, nurses, pediatricians, family physicians, optometrists, ophthalmologists, orthoptists, opticians, educators, public health professionals and others from organizations across Massachusetts joined to advocate for legislation to support a statewide comprehensive children’s vision health program — H3224 an act to establish a children’s vision registry and special commission on childhood vision and eye health. 1 2 3 […]
@busmalumni Check out Adam Johnson’s (MED ’18, shown in foreground holding the selfie stick) 6-week Summer Medical Exposure Bootcamp (SMEB). His goal: “to spark students’ interest in the health professions in efforts to eliminate health disparities for future generations.” This summer, BUSM MD candidate, Adam Johnson (MED 18), partnered with Boston Area Health Education Center […]
Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disease of unknown etiology with a clinical presentation ranging from asymptomatic disease to organ failure. While some patients with sarcoidosis have spontaneous disease remission, others may require treatment for symptom management, organ involvement, and/or risk reduction of disease progression. Data on sarcoidosis treatment in the U.S. is limited and inconsistent, with […]
The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast injuries are a complex form of trauma, resulting from the explosive release of energy. The severity and types of injury depend on the proximity to the blast, blast pressure and the presence […]
In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart, affects up to one in three people in their lifetime. Significant complications associated with this condition include ischemic stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, dementia and mortality. In a new review article […]
Hui Feng, MD, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics and medicine, has received an RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The five-year, $3.1M award will support the project, “Mechanisms of Immunosuppression in MYCN-driven Neuroblastoma.” Feng will team with Derin Keskin, PhD, from the Dana-Farber […]
The Faculty Affairs Office is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences & Education and Grant Strategist Elaine Lee, PhD, has been named Distinguished Faculty of the Month for January. Elaine joined the BU community in February 2017. Her nominators say, “She is always willing to step in whenever possible to enhance the […]