Benjamin P. Linas, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Linas is a national leader in hepatitis-C virus (HCV) infection and HCV/HIV co-infection comparative- and cost-effectiveness research using computational biology, clinical epidemiology and clinical economics methods. Dr. Linas has an excellent track record of productivity, ample funding from the NIH and CDC, and a growing core of successful trainees. Dr. Linas directs the HIV/HCV core of the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in collaboration with Cornell, U Penn and Miami.

Publications

  • Published 9/8/2025

    Leech AA, Garbett S, Yu HA, McNeer E, Bharadwaj R, Linas BP, Graves J, Young J, Su L, Martin PR, Ward MJ, Ellingham MN, Kozhimannil KB, Samuels LR, Shi J, Patrick SW. Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy and Its Impact on Birth Outcomes. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Sep 08. PMID: 40920396.

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  • Published 8/19/2025

    Mustanski B, Benbow N, Macapagal K, Li D, Madkins K, Saber R, Linas B, Smith JD, Brown CH, Munroe S, Reddy S, Schackman BR, Swann G, Janulis P, Zamantakis A, Zapata JP. Comparing Implementation and Effectiveness Outcomes for Two Implementation Strategies of the Keep It Up! Digital HIV Prevention Program: A Type 3 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. AIDS Behav. 2025 Aug 19. PMID: 40826259.

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  • Published 8/12/2025

    Haukoos J, Rothman RE, Galbraith JW, Hopkins E, Hsieh YH, Lyle C, Gravitz S, Kamis KF, White DAE, Lyons MS, Gardner EM, Al-Tayyib AA, Sabel AL, Linas BP, Morgan JR, Wyles DL, Rowan SE. Hepatitis C Screening in Emergency Departments: The DETECT Hep C Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 Aug 12; 334(6):497-507. PMID: 40632510.

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  • Published 7/15/2025

    Zhu L, Furukawa NW, Thompson WW, Reitsma MB, Randall LM, Asher AK, Valverde E, Linas BP, Salomon JA. Potential impact of frequent testing for hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs toward hepatitis C elimination in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 15. PMID: 40662534.

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  • Published 7/9/2025

    Rudel RK, Kaufmann ND, Burrowes SAB, Harding C, Solomon C, Linas BP, Drainoni ML, Barnett KG. Harnessing storytelling with medical students and community members to build curiosity and trust: A mixed methods evaluation of a pilot intervention. PEC Innov. 2025 Dec; 7:100420. PMID: 40697280.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Epidemiology
    Boston University School of Public Health

Education

  • New York University School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Yale University, BA