Lisa M. Mendelson, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nurse Practitioner

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Lisa Mendelson has been a nurse practitioner at the Boston University Amyloidosis Center since 2017. She obtained her nurse practitioner degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2010 and prior to coming to BU worked in the San Francisco Bay Area in cardiology and hepatology. Before becoming a nurse practitioner Ms Mendelson was a registered nurse at McLean Psychiatric Hospital on their memory disorders unit, she also has extensive experience providing nursing care to frail homebound elders. In addition to her clinical practice she participates as a reviewer for multiple peer reviewed journals, is an active board member for Patient Discovery, International Symposium of Amyloidosis as well as Medical Dental Staff Clinician Council at BUMC. Ms Mendelson has authored multiple publications with a focus on amyloidosis awareness. She is the recipient of the BU Medical Group's 2019 clinical excellence award, 2024 National Daisy Award in Nursing, 2024 staff recognition award in the section of Hematology and Oncology.

Publications

  • Published 3/3/2025

    Dodge MC, Prokaeva T, Mendelson L, Joshi T, Sanchorawala V, Kataria Y. High-Sensitivity and Conventional Cardiac Troponin-I Assays in AL Amyloidosis. J Appl Lab Med. 2025 Mar 03; 10(2):315-324. PMID: 39495058.

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  • Published 2/10/2025

    Naiki H, Johnson M, Walters K, Carpinteiro A, Cibeira MT, D'Souza A, Kastritis E, Maurer MS, Mendelson L, Merlini G, Muchtar E, Palladini G, Riva E, Sekijima Y, Westermark P, Kumar S, Schönland SO. Global patterns of amyloid typing: results of a survey by the International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA). Amyloid. 2025 Jun; 32(2):139-144. PMID: 39928315.

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  • Published 11/26/2024

    Sanchorawala V, Barroso B, Shelton A, Goetz E, Mendelson L, Joshi T, Burke N, Sloan JM, Staron A. Defying the odds: 30 years in AL amyloidosis research-recent barriers to clinical trial enrollment. Blood Adv. 2024 Nov 26; 8(22):5826-5828. PMID: 39293090.

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  • Published 9/14/2024

    Staron A, Mendelson LM, Joshi T, Burke N, Sanchorawala V. Factors impeding organ recovery despite a deep haematological response in patients with systemic AL amyloidosis. Br J Haematol. 2024 Dec; 205(6):2268-2272. PMID: 39275899.

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  • Published 9/11/2024

    Anand SK, Staron A, Mendelson LM, Joshi T, Burke N, Sanchorawala V, Verma A. Machine-learning based subgroups of AL amyloidosis and cumulative incidence of mortality and end stage kidney disease. Am J Hematol. 2024 Nov; 99(11):2140-2151. PMID: 39257247.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Amyloidosis Center
    Boston University

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Education

  • MGH Institute of Health Professions, MSN
  • MGH Institute of Health Professions, BSN
  • Emmanuel College, BA

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