Emily S. Wan, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Wan is a graduate of Yale University and the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. She completed her internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by fellowship training in the Harvard Combined Pulmonary and Critical Care Program. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and attends in the ICU and inpatient and outpatient pulmonary services at VA Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her research interests include the epidemiology, genetics, and genomics of COPD. She is a member of the Genetics Analysis Core of the COPDGene Study and is the principal investigator of research grants from the Alpha-1 Foundation and a Career Development Award 2 from the Veterans Administration.

Publications

  • Published 2/19/2026

    Zhang C, Konigsberg IR, He Y, Zhang J, Chikowore T, Feldman WB, Hu X, Ding Y, Pasaniuc B, Chang D, Chen Q, Lasky-Su JA, Hecker J, Tobin MD, Chen J, Kalra S, Pratte KA, Im HK, Wan ES, Manichaikul A, Silverman EK, Bowler RP, Lange LA, Ortega VE, Martin AR, Cho MH, Moll MR. Multi-trait polygenic scores for COPD and COPD exacerbations implicate druggable proteins. JCI Insight. 2026 Apr 08; 11(7). PMID: 41712304.

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  • Published 2/1/2026

    Borgaonkar R, Iturrioz-Campo M, Nardelli P, Mettler SK, Manapragada PP, Abozeed M, Aziz MU, Zahid M, Nath HP, Grumley S, Yen A, Sonavane S, Wang W, Cho MH, Estépar RSJ, Ross JC, Wan ES, Diaz AA. Mucus plugs and exacerbations in tobacco-exposed people with normal and impaired spirometry. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Feb 01; 23(2):318-321. PMID: 41759068.

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  • Published 1/22/2026

    Wan ES, Borgaonkar R, Mettler S, Nardelli P, Iturrioz-Campo M, Manapragada PP, Abozeed M, Aziz MU, Zahid M, Grumley S, Yen A, Sonavane S, Wang W, Cho MH, San José Estépar R, Diaz AA. Lower lobe mucus plug distribution and future respiratory exacerbations in tobacco-exposed individuals with and without COPD. Eur Respir J. 2026 Jan; 67(1). PMID: 41309271.

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  • Published 1/1/2026

    Wan ES, Cho MH, Diaz AA. Reply to Jie et al.: mucus plugs on chest CT as COPD risk factor: gaps in the evidence. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 01; 212(1):184-185. PMID: 41135000.

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  • Published 12/20/2025

    Colucci RL, Garshick E, White J, Wan ES, O'Leary J, Blake LA, Hoyt SM, Johnston D, LaCerda K, Morreale-Karl M, Jati A, Wilder FG, Wiener DC, Rucci JM, Goldstein RH. Identification and management of incidental findings in a Veteran's lung cancer screening program. Respir Res. 2025 Dec 20; 27(1):24. PMID: 41421986.

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Education

  • State University of New York at Stony Brook, MD

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