Emily S. Wan, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, 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.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, MD
Publications
- Published on 9/13/2023
Bamonti PM, Perndorfer C, Robinson SA, Mongiardo MA, Wan ES, Moy ML. Depression Symptoms and Physical Activity in Veterans With COPD: Insights From a Web-Based, Pedometer-Mediated Physical Activity Intervention. Ann Behav Med. 2023 Sep 13; 57(10):855-865. PMID: 37260290.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2023
Wan ES. Sharing More Than Space: The Heart and Lungs. Chest. 2023 Sep; 164(3):566-567. PMID: 37689465.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/15/2023
Labaki WW, Gu T, Murray S, Curtis JL, Wells JM, Bhatt SP, Bon J, Diaz AA, Hersh CP, Wan ES, Kim V, Beaty TH, Hokanson JE, Bowler RP, Arenberg DA, Kazerooni EA, Martinez FJ, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Make BJ, Regan EA, Han MK. Causes of and Clinical Features Associated with Death in Tobacco Cigarette Users by Lung Function Impairment. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Aug 15; 208(4):451-460. PMID: 37159910.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/23/2023
Van Buren E, Radicioni G, Lester S, O'Neal WK, Dang H, Kasela S, Garudadri S, Curtis JL, Han MK, Krishnan JA, Wan ES, Silverman EK, Hastie A, Ortega VE, Lappalainen T, Nawijn MC, Berge MVD, Christenson SA, Li Y, Cho MH, Kesimer M, Kelada SNP. Genetic regulators of sputum mucin concentration and their associations with COPD phenotypes. PLoS Genet. 2023 Jun; 19(6):e1010445. PMID: 37352370.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/28/2023
Tran TV, Kinney GL, Comellas A, Hoth KF, Baldomero AK, Mamary AJ, Curtis JL, Hanania N, Casaburi R, Young KA, Kim V, Make B, Wan ES, Diaz AA, Hokanson J, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Bhatt SP, Regan E, Fortis S. Prevalence of abnormal spirometry in individuals with a smoking history and no known obstructive lung disease. Respir Med. 2023 Mar; 208:107126. PMID: 36717002.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2023
Wan ES, Verma A, Minnier J, Luoh SW, Iyengar SK. Reply to: Sookaromdee and Wiwanitkit. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Jan 01; 207(1):113-114. PMID: 36041210.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/15/2022
Verma A, Minnier J, Wan ES, Huffman JE, Gao L, Joseph J, Ho YL, Wu WC, Cho K, Gorman BR, Rajeevan N, Pyarajan S, Garcon H, Meigs JB, Sun YV, Reaven PD, McGeary JE, Suzuki A, Gelernter J, Lynch JA, Petersen JM, Zekavat SM, Natarajan P, Dalal S, Jhala DN, Arjomandi M, Gatsby E, Lynch KE, Bonomo RA, Freiberg M, Pathak GA, Zhou JJ, Donskey CJ, Madduri RK, Wells QS, Huang RDL, Polimanti R, Chang KM, Liao KP, Tsao PS, Wilson PWF, Hung AM, O'Donnell CJ, Gaziano JM, Hauger RL, Iyengar SK, Luoh SW. A MUC5B Gene Polymorphism, rs35705950-T, Confers Protective Effects Against COVID-19 Hospitalization but Not Severe Disease or Mortality. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Nov 15; 206(10):1220-1229. PMID: 35771531.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2022
Wan ES, Polak M, Goldstein RL, Lazzari AA, Kantorowski A, Garshick E, Moy ML. Physical Activity, Exercise Capacity, and Body Composition in U.S. Veterans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Oct; 19(10):1669-1676. PMID: 35536690.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2022
Wan ES. The Clinical Spectrum of PRISm. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 09 01; 206(5):524-525. PMID: 35612910.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2022
Verma A, Huffman JE, Gao L, Minnier J, Wu WC, Cho K, Ho YL, Gorman BR, Pyarajan S, Rajeevan N, Garcon H, Joseph J, McGeary JE, Suzuki A, Reaven PD, Wan ES, Lynch JA, Petersen JM, Meigs JB, Freiberg MS, Gatsby E, Lynch KE, Zekavat SM, Natarajan P, Dalal S, Jhala DN, Arjomandi M, Bonomo RA, Thompson TK, Pathak GA, Zhou JJ, Donskey CJ, Madduri RK, Wells QS, Gelernter J, Huang RDL, Polimanti R, Chang KM, Liao KP, Tsao PS, Sun YV, Wilson PWF, O'Donnell CJ, Hung AM, Gaziano JM, Hauger RL, Iyengar SK, Luoh SW. Association of Kidney Comorbidities and Acute Kidney Failure With Unfavorable Outcomes After COVID-19 in Individuals With the Sickle Cell Trait. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Aug 01; 182(8):796-804. PMID: 35759254.
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