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 6/26/2026

    Xanthavanij N, Deshpande R, Yu J, Marchetti N, Garshick E, Blanc PD, Regan EA, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Wan ES. Occupational Exposure to Dust and Fumes Increases Risk for Future Adverse Clinical Outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jun 26. PMID: 42360751.

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  • Published 6/1/2026

    Chiles JW, Rocco A, Srinivasasainagendra V, Rossiter HB, Casaburi R, Thalacker-Mercer A, Wells JM, Wan ES, Silverman EK, Cho MH, Hersh CP, Psaty BM, Gharib SA, Gao Y, O'Connor GT, Lange LA, Rich SS, Manichaikul AW, Barr RG, Ortega VE, Meyers DA, Smith AV, Tiwari HK, McDonald MN. Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Weight Loss in 16?972 Participants With COPD Reveals Novel Risk Loci in DRAIC and RFX3. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2026 Jun; 17(3):e70293. PMID: 42026014.

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  • Published 4/24/2026

    Mohazzab-Hosseinian S, Redlich CA, Korpak AM, Timmons AKI, Smith NL, Nakayama KS, Kheradmand F, Fan VS, Jerrett M, Montgrain PR, Wendt CH, Kuschner WG, Wan ES, Garshick E, Blanc PD. Civilian Occupational Exposure to Vapors, Gas, Dust, or Fumes and Respiratory Health Among United States Military Veterans. Am J Ind Med. 2026 Jul; 69(7):503-511. PMID: 42028841.

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  • 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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Education

  • State University of New York at Stony Brook, MD

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