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 9/17/2025

    Ito Fukunaga M, Wiener RS, Toomey S, Wagner J, Shi Q, Balakrishnan K, Nguyen A, Nguyen D, McKee MD, Bankier AA, Sadasivam RS, Crawford SL, Han PK, Houston TK, Mazor KM. Previsit Preparation for Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care Using a Paper Decision Aid and an Automated Text Messaging Program: Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Sep 17; 9:e69044. PMID: 40961384.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 7/28/2025

    Gillmeyer KR, Shusterman S, Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Gaps in access to pulmonary hypertension care and opportunities for improvement: a multi-site qualitative study. BMC Pulm Med. 2025 Jul 28; 25(1):355. PMID: 40721744.

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  • Published 6/17/2025

    Barta JA, Arenberg D, Backhus L, Detterbeck F, Gould MK, Nair VS, Pasquinelli M, Powell CA, Sandler K, Silvestri G, Triplette M, Vachani A, Wiener RS, Mazzone PJ. Components Necessary for High-Quality Lung Cancer Screening: A 10-Year Update. Chest. 2025 Jun 17. PMID: 40553813.

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  • Published 6/8/2025

    Kaitz J, Barker AM, Gaj LJ, Herbst AN, Wiener RS, Clayman ML, Fix GM. When Patient-Centered Care Initiatives Align: Integrating VA Whole Health and Shared Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening. Fed Pract. 2025 Jun; 42(6):224-228. PMID: 40832669.

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  • Published 6/2/2025

    Linsky AM, Canter BE, Glickman M, Qian S, Ryan SK, Still M, Fried TR, Wiener RS. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Goals-of-Care Conversations in Veterans Health Administration Clinics. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jun 02; 8(6):e2515980. PMID: 40522660.

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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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