Helen M. Hollingsworth, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

For almost fifteen years, I served as a Physician Editor for pulmonary medicine at UpToDate, an online clinical resource for physicians. In my work as a Physician Editor, I collaborated with outside authors and editors to research and evaluate the medical literature for pulmonary medicine to provide evidence-based, point-of-care guidance for the practicing physician. While the main goal of UpToDate is to guide clinical decision-making, UpToDate also serves as a major resource for Continuing Medical Education, Maintenance-of-Certification, and Patient Education. Previously, I developed the curriculum for the Allergy & Immunology fellowship program at Boston Medical Center and served as the training program director for many years. In addition, I participated in a number of multicenter trials of medications for asthma, COPD, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Publications

  • Published 8/1/2025

    Agarwal R, Hollingsworth H. Evaluating the Role of Bronchoscopy in Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis/Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis: Evidence, Utility, and Caution. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Aug; 13(8):2012-2013. PMID: 40780740.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 4/5/2020

    Kathuria H, Hollingsworth HM, Vilvendhan R, Reardon C. Management of life-threatening hemoptysis. J Intensive Care. 2020; 8:23. PMID: 32280479.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/17/2017

    Hollingsworth HM, O'Connor GT. Asthma-Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? JAMA. 2017 01 17; 317(3):262-263. PMID: 28114530.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/1/2014

    Saketkoo LA, Mittoo S, Frankel S, LeSage D, Sarver C, Phillips K, Strand V, Matteson EL. Reconciling healthcare professional and patient perspectives in the development of disease activity and response criteria in connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung diseases. J Rheumatol. 2014 Apr; 41(4):792-8. PMID: 24488412.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/1/2014

    Hollingsworth HM, Parada, NA. Manual of Intensive Care Medicine. Anaphylaxis. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2014; 1119-1126.

Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University

Education

  • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, MD
  • Brown University, BA