Anica Law, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Law is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician, clinical epidemiologist, and health services researcher with a focus on understanding determinants of outcomes after critical illness. An unprecedented number of patients now survive the intensive care unit (ICU) but suffer severe organ dysfunction, requiring forms of long-term organ support, such as mechanical ventilation or artificial nutrition. Using both granular clinical and national claims databases, and leveraging natural experiments where feasible (e.g., policy changes), the goal of her research is to better inform decision-making during critical illness and the optimal delivery of care after acute critical illness.

Dr. Law serves as Deputy Editor at CHEST Critical Care. Within the American Thoracic Society, she is Chair of the Critical Care Assembly's Planning Committee.

Publications

  • Published 4/14/2025

    Bosch NA, Wilson KC, Law AC. Are Procalcitonin Measures a Reliable Predictor of Stopping Antibiotics Among Patients With Sepsis? JAMA. 2025 Apr 14. PMID: 40227721.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/10/2025

    Gallegos-Koyner F, Barrera N, Carvalhais RM, Chong DH, Law A, Moskowitz A. Trends in tracheostomy placement after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resusc Plus. 2025 May; 23:100956. PMID: 40322635.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/1/2025

    Pang B, Kearney CM, Law AC, Bosch NA. Trends in the Treatment of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Apr; 22(4):620-623. PMID: 39700483.

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  • Published 3/24/2025

    Dobie A, Shen B, Homer-Bouthiette C, Shankar D, Pang B, Law A, Bosch NA. Practice Pattern Variation in Management of Severe Acute Asthma Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Pediatric Versus Adult ICUs. Crit Care Explor. 2025 Apr 01; 7(4):e1233. PMID: 40126920.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/24/2025

    Carr JR, Locke B, Patel JJ, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Bosch NA, Law AC. Use of High-Dose Hydroxocobalamin for Septic Shock. Chest. 2025 Jan 24. PMID: 39864505.

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Education

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MS
  • Harvard College, AB