Renda S. Wiener, MD, MPH

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am a pulmonary and critical care physician, health services researcher, and implementation scientist. Much of my research focuses on implementation of lung cancer screening, with a goal of improving patient-centeredness, quality, and access. I also seek to improve patient-centeredness of care more generally by promoting high-quality communication and shared decision-making between patients and clinicians, and to de-implement low-value, potentially harmful practices. I have received grant funding from the NIH, VA HSR, VA QUERI, Department of Defense, PCORI, and several foundations to study these issues, and have co-chaired or participated in several clinical practice guidelines and policy statements from professional societies and the Veterans Health Administration to improve the quality, value, and patient-centeredness of lung cancer screening and pulmonary nodule evaluation.

Publications

  • Published 12/12/2025

    Shankar DA, Bosch NA, Jafarzadeh SR, Drainoni ML, Wiener RS, Wilson KC, Hawkins FJ, Alysandratos KD, Walkey AJ, Law AC. Association of Pulse Dose Corticosteroids With Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Dec; 3(4). PMID: 41503513.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/1/2025

    Gould MK, Creekmur B, Qi L, de Bie E, Aberle DR, Dyer DS, Golden S, Kaplan CP, Mularski RA, Steiner JS, Steltz JP, Vachani A, Wiener RS, Kelly K, Smith-Bindman R, Miglioretti DL. Less Versus More Intensive Surveillance of Pulmonary Nodules Detected Incidentally or by Screening: A Survey of Radiologist Beliefs About Guidelines Implemented in the Watch the Spot Trial. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1589-1597. PMID: 41338713.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/1/2025

    Kearney LE, Pendergast JN, Sista A, Barker AM, Abrams S, Wilder FG, Chatelain L, Eliacin J, Fix GM, Wiener RS. What a Peer-Led, Community-Engaged Lung Cancer Screening Pilot Study Taught Us About Reaching Black Veterans. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1547-1551. PMID: 41338708.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/1/2025

    Kearney LE, Brady JE, Pendergast J, Barker AM, Fix GM, Caverly TJ, Tanner NT, Tosi H, Tarren A, Do NV, Elbers D, Wiener RS. Proactive, Prediction-Driven Outreach for Lung Cancer Screening: Development and Feasibility of a Population Management Toolkit. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1536-1546. PMID: 41338707.

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  • Published 11/25/2025

    Kearney L, Carter-Bawa L, Wiener RS. A Digital Direct-to-Patient Intervention Shows Promise to Improve Lung Cancer Screening Rates: Multilevel Strategies Remain Essential. JAMA. 2025 Nov 25; 334(20):1799-1801. PMID: 41115001.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD
  • Dartmouth College, MPH
  • Harvard College, AB

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