Natalia E. Morone, MD, MS

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Natalia E. Morone, MD, MS received her BA at Barnard College, Columbia University, her MD at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and her Master of Science in Clinical Research at University of Pittsburgh. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University and is a clinical general internist at Boston Medical Center. She is author of over 60 peer-reviewed publications that focus on integrative approaches for chronic pain, mindfulness, chronic low back pain, integration of mindfulness into clinical practice, and retaining early career researchers in research. She is currently Principal Investigator of a UH3 award pragmatic clinical trial to evaluate telehealth delivered group mindfulness for chronic low back pain, multi-Principal Investigator of a 25-site randomized trial of a year-long professional development intervention to retain early career faculty in research, and Principal Investigator of a K24 midcareer development award to mentor early investigators in mind and body medicine and pain.

In addition to her research, she is PI and Director of the BU CTSI KL2 program and co-Directs the BU CTSI Career Development Award Writing Workshop. She is a member of the BU CTSI Workforce Development Group. She started an integrated acupuncture clinic within the Boston Medical Center General Internal Medicine Clinic. She serves as the Department of Medicine representative to the BU CAMed Committee on Faculty Affairs, an elected position.

Committed to mentoring, she mentors medical students, residents, fellows, post-docs, and junior faculty. Mentees have gone on to receive federal grant funding, have published their work in peer-reviewed journals and have presented their work both locally and nationally.

Publications

  • Published 10/1/2025

    Miller VE, Barnhill J, Greco CM, Castro G, Nguyen TP, Gardiner P, Faurot KR, Gaylord S, Weinberg JM, Thomas HN, Sariahmed K, Morone NE. Prevalence of Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions in Participants With Chronic Low Back Pain Enrolled in a Pragmatic Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Eur J Pain. 2025 Oct; 29(9):e70119. PMID: 40891220.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/1/2025

    Kawi J, Yeh CH, Lukkahatai N, Wu H, Morone NE, Glick R, Schlenk EA, Campbell C, Thrul J, Huang X, Wang H, Jia HM, Christo P, Johnson C. Auricular point acupressure for older adults with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Pain Med. 2025 Sep 01; 26(9):515-526. PMID: 40152243.

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  • Published 8/8/2025

    Sariahmed K, Alshabani N, Morone N. The Acceptability of Somatic Therapy for PTSD Among Patients at an Urban Safety Net Primary Care Clinic. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2025; 14:27536130251366942. PMID: 40785848.

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  • Published 8/6/2025

    Shah N, Morris M, Cohn ES, Morone NE, Ellis TD, Kumar D. Participant Experiences in Using a Telehealth Mindful Exercise Program for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Qualitative Study. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Aug 06. PMID: 40779363.

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  • Published 6/5/2025

    Harr ED, Rodriguez RD, Baez JE, Barnhill JL, Lathren CR, Morone NE, Roth IJ. Increasing Equity Within Randomized Control Trials: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Groups From a Multi-Site, Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2025; 14:27536130251349111. PMID: 40487859.

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Education

  • Michigan State University, MD