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 3/3/2025

    Robinson SA, Bamonti PM, Wan ES, Moy ML. Change in self-efficacy mediates the effect of a physical activity intervention in COPD. ERJ Open Res. 2025 Mar; 11(2). PMID: 40040900.

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  • Published 2/13/2025

    Fortis S, Strand M, Bhatt SP, Ten Eyck P, Wendt L, Parekh T, Han MK, Hokanson JE, Kinney G, Curtis JL, Bowler RP, Wan ES, Kunisaki KM, Wendt CH, Regan E, Dransfield M, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Comellas AP. Respiratory Exacerbations and Lung Function Decline in People with Smoking History and Normal Spirometry. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 13. PMID: 39946437.

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  • Published 2/11/2025

    Kalra S, Hobbs B, Hunninghake GM, Menon AA, Putman R, Cutting C, Hatabu H, Silverman EK, Wan E, Cho MH, Moll M. The Association of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities and Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry Findings With Mortality. Chest. 2025 Feb 11. PMID: 39947315.

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  • Published 2/6/2025

    Gold DR, Carey VJ, Hersh CP, Wan E, Camargo CA, Lee IM, Cook NR, Nassikas N, Buring JE, Manson JE, Luttmann-Gibson H. Vitamin D Supplementation, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease and Asthma Exacerbations, and Lung Function Decline. J Nutr. 2025 May; 155(5):1417-1428. PMID: 39922497.

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  • Published 2/1/2025

    Johnson SW, Wan ES, San Jose Estépar R, Nardelli P, Pistenmaa C, Piccari L, Nathan SD, Waxman AB, Washko GR, Rahaghi FN. Chest Computed Tomography to Improve Phenotyping in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Feb; 22(2):175-180. PMID: 39556097.

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Education

  • State University of New York at Stony Brook, MD

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