Praveen P. Govender, MB BCh

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Praveen Govender is the Associate Director of the Sarcoidosis Center with training in Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology. He has worked extensively with Dr. Jeffrey Berman in the care of patients with sarcoidosis since 2008 at The Sarcoidosis Center at Boston Medical Center. Their mission is to improve the lives of persons with sarcoidosis by providing state-of-the-art patient care coupled with innovative research aimed at understanding the pathogenesis and natural history of sarcoidosis. Dr. Govender is an active member of the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG).

Publications

  • Published 12/2/2025

    McAllister TR, Govender P, Hicks JM, Wason SEL, Cozier YC. Sarcoidosis and Risk of Nephrolithiasis in US Black Women: Data from the Black Women's Health Study. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Dec; 3(4). PMID: 41646626.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/9/2024

    Sangani R, Bosch NA, Govender P, Scarpato B, Walkey AJ, Newman J, Law AC, Gillmeyer KR, Shankar DA. Sarcoidosis Treatment Patterns in the United States: 2016-2022. Chest. 2025 Apr; 167(4):1099-1106. PMID: 39522595.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/6/2023

    Halpin M, Lerner A, Sagar M, Govender P, Shah B, Weinberg J, Sarosiek S, Sloan JM. A prospective, single-center, randomized phase 2 trial of etoposide in severe COVID-19. medRxiv. 2023 Jun 06. PMID: 37333402.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/1/2022

    Cozier YC, Govender P, Berman JS. Obesity and Sarcoidosis Risk: An Index Under Suspicion. Chest. 2022 Nov; 162(5):954-956. PMID: 36344120.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/22/2021

    Lui JK, Mesfin N, Tugal D, Klings ES, Govender P, Berman JS. Critical Care of Patients With Cardiopulmonary Complications of Sarcoidosis. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Apr; 37(4):441-458. PMID: 33611981.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University

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Education

  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, MBBCh
  • University of Alberta, BS

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