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 5/4/2026

    Gallini J, Singh UB, Dauphinais M, Sarkar S, Carwile M, Kumar R, Rao R, Chaudhary A, McQuaid CF, Maloomian K, Sinha S, Mehta S, Dowdy DW, Liu AF, Linas BP, Horsburgh CR, White LF, Sinha P. Cost-effectiveness of in-kind nutritional support for impoverished persons with tuberculosis to reduce mortality and disengagement from care in India: a modelling study. BMJ Glob Health. 2026 May 04; 11(5). PMID: 42082204.

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  • Published 4/1/2026

    Epstein RL, Munroe S, Erdman EA, Bettano A, Curtis MR, White L, Wachman EM, Osinski A, Walley AY, Linas BP. Hepatitis C Virus Testing in Perinatally Exposed Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e260743. PMID: 41996118.

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  • Published 3/17/2026

    Zhu L, Havens JR, Rudolph AE, Young AM, Yazdi GE, Thompson WW, Hagan LM, Randall LM, Wang J, Earnest R, Nolen S, Linas BP, Salomon JA. Hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs in rural United States: mathematical modeling study using stochastic agent-based network simulation. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 17; 195(4):937-947. PMID: 40069947.

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  • Published 3/5/2026

    Barbosa C, Chen Q, Sahinkoc M, Zarkin GA, Dowd W, Villani J, Barocas JA, Cerdá M, Chatterjee A, Fareed N, Hyder A, Keyes KM, Larochelle MR, Linas BP, Roberts SM, Schackman BR, Seiber E, Wakeman SE, Knudsen AB, Chhatwal J. Impact of enhanced practices on opioid overdose deaths: A community-based modeling approach. Addiction. 2026 Mar 05. PMID: 41786317.

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  • Published 12/14/2025

    Chrysanthopoulou SA, Wang J, Nolen S, Madushani ARWM, Murphy SM, Linas BP, White LF. Modeling Recurrent Events: A Tutorial Based on Relapse and Remitting Episodes during Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Med Decis Making. 2026 Apr; 46(3):296-309. PMID: 41392532.

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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