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. 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&D, 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 to improve the quality, value, and patient-centeredness of lung cancer screening and pulmonary nodule evaluation.

Publications

  • Published 4/28/2025

    Robinson SA, Barker AM, Fix GM, Clayman ML, Herbst AN, White JC, Wiener RS. Linking Patient Perceptions of Shared Decision Making to Satisfaction in Lung Cancer Screening Decisions. Med Decis Making. 2025 Apr 28; 272989X251333451. PMID: 40292863.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/23/2025

    Barker AM, Wiener RS, Reisman J, Kearney L, Dones M, Fix GM. Black US military veterans respond favourably to a booklet using narratives to normalise shared decision-making. Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2025 Jun; 9:100606. PMID: 40230583.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/11/2025

    Gillmeyer KR, Rinne ST, Rucci JM, Klings ES, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Factors Associated with Referral to Expert Providers among Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Feb 11. PMID: 39932507.

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  • Published 1/17/2025

    Sullivan DR, Golden SE, Schweiger L, Melzer AC, Datta S, Davis JM, Wiener RS, Slatore CG. Associations of Concordant and Shared Lung Cancer Screening Decision Making with Decisional Conflict: A Multi-Institution Cross-Sectional Analysis. MDM Policy Pract. 2025; 10(1):23814683241309945. PMID: 39839686.

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  • Published 11/22/2024

    Boudreau JH, Bolton RE, Núñez ER, Caverly TJ, Kearney L, Sliwinski S, Herbst AN, Slatore CG, Wiener RS. Veterans' Lung Cancer Risk Conceptualizations versus Lung Cancer Screening Shared Decision-Making Conversations with Clinicians: A Qualitative Study. Med Decis Making. 2025 Jan; 45(1):86-96. PMID: 39575828.

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Other Positions

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

Education

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