Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Biography Dr. Lasser is a primary care internist, certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a health services researcher. She is a Deputy Editor at JAMA. Her primary areas of expertise and research are quality of care, interventions to reduce health inequities, health policy, smoking cessation, and primary care practice-based research. She is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications, was the former Director of Ambulatory Quality Improvement for the Department of Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, and has held several quality leadership roles at Boston Medical Center. Her research has been supported by NIDA, NHLBI, AHRQ, CDC, and the American Cancer Society. Her essays have been published in Pulse and the British Medical Journal. Publications Published 10/1/2026 Thompson KD, Sabharwal M, Lasser KE, McCloskey L, Gordon SH, Nguyen K, Patton E, Cole MB. Postpartum Linkage to Primary Care Among Patients With Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Following Medicaid ACO Implementation. Med Care. 2026 Oct 01. PMID: 42820376. Read at: PubMed Published 8/27/2026 Ogden SN, Loo S, Cole MB, Thompson KD, Lim KN, Gordon SH, Ncube CN, Patton EW, Lasser KE, McCloskey L. How Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations Advance Maternal Health Care Quality: Drivers of Change and Challenges From the Perspective of ACO Leaders, Clinicians, and Care Coordinators. Milbank Q. 2026 Aug 27. PMID: 42661241. Read at: PubMed Published 8/18/2026 Greenland P, Lasser KE. New Dyslipidemia Guidelines Lower the Lipid Treatment Goals and Raise the Bar for Clinical Practice. JAMA. 2026 Aug 18; 336(7):549-550. PMID: 42475090. Read at: PubMed Published 10/1/2025 Cole MB, Lim K, Nguyen KH, Gordon SH, McCloskey L, Ncube C, Patton E, Michals A, Sisson E, Lasser KE. Medicaid Accountable Care Model Designs and Maternal Health Measures. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 01; 8(10):e2536565. PMID: 41060648. Read at: PubMed Published 9/3/2024 Piper ME, Stein JH, Lasser KE. E-Cigarette Use in Adults. JAMA. 2024 Sep 03; 332(9):751-752. PMID: 39110470. Read at: PubMed View All 110 Publications: View Full Profile in BUMC Other Positions Professor, Community Health SciencesBoston University School of Public Health Faculty, MedicineBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical ResearchBoston University Websites BU Profile CARE Unit Faculty School of Public Health Faculty Boston Medical Center Provider Profile ResearchGate Google Scholar LinkedIn Education Cornell University Medical College, MD Harvard School of Public Health, MPH Harvard University, AB View all profiles