Divya Anjana Shankar, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Divya Anjana Shankar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a pulmonary and critical care physician at Boston Medical Center. She earned her Medical Doctorate (MD) at Boston University and completed her Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship at Boston Medical Center, where she also served as a T32/F32 Research Fellow. She is currently an Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences Fellow.

Dr. Shankar’s clinical expertise focuses on pulmonary diseases, critical care, and interstitial lung diseases. Her research has been supported by NIH and American Lung Association grants and focuses on improving the quality of care and outcomes for patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) using health services and implementation science research methods.

Publications

  • Published 3/1/2026

    Shi Z, Bosch NA, Heckman EJ, Gershengorn HB, Shankar DA, Law AC. Validation of a charge-based algorithm for identifying days receiving invasive mechanical ventilation. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Mar 01; 23(3):464-467. PMID: 41842742.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/26/2026

    Jansen E, Shankar DA, Cherilus T, Foster E, Ben-Horin L, Cordella N, Bosch NA, Austad K. Protocol for a pragmatic trial comparing navigator and automated virtual interventions for guaranteeing adherence to fecal immunochemical testing (NAVIGATE-FIT). Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2026 Apr; 50:101546. PMID: 41800147.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/12/2025

    Shankar DA, Bosch NA, Jafarzadeh SR, Drainoni ML, Wiener RS, Wilson KC, Hawkins FJ, Alysandratos KD, Walkey AJ, Law AC. Association of Pulse Dose Corticosteroids With Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Dec; 3(4). PMID: 41503513.

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  • Published 10/27/2025

    Shen BH, Shankar DA, Bosch NA, Walkey AJ, Piazza G, Klings ES, Law AC. Contemporary reperfusion therapies in patients with intermediate- and high-risk pulmonary embolism. Thromb Res. 2025 Dec; 256:109523. PMID: 41175547.

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  • Published 9/11/2025

    Shankar DA, Hawkins FJ, Alysandratos KD, Wilson KC, Bosch NA, Walkey AJ, Law AC. Practice Patterns of Pulse Dose Corticosteroid Use for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the United States. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Sep; 3(3). PMID: 41306537.

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Other Positions

  • Fellow, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
    Boston Medical Center

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Education

  • Boston University School of Medicine, MD
  • Boston University, BA

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