Varsha G. Vimalananda, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am an endocrinologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University, and a Physician-Scientist at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) at the VA Bedford Medical Center. I lead research to improve the quality of specialty health care delivery from patient and clinician perspectives.

My projects include work to:
- Develop and validate survey measures of specialty care coordination from patient and clinician perspectives
- Measure coordination of face-to-face care, telehealth, and cross-system care and examine their influences and outcomes in order to guide improvement work
- Identify and apply strategies to improve the efficiency and experience of e-consults and telehealth
- Ensure a clinical perspective in research on telehealth, secure messaging, text messaging, patient portals, and natural language processing to improve care for patients with diabetes

My research draws on my expertise in survey methods, qualitative methods, care coordination, patient-centered care, and endocrinology subspecialty care. I serve as a subject matter expert as a member of the Endocrine Society Clinical Affairs Core Committee and also for the American College of Physicians Council of Subspecialty Societies.

Publications

  • Published 8/15/2025

    Pagliaro JA, Wash LK, Ly K, Mathew J, Leibowitz A, Cabrera R, Wormwood JB, Vimalananda VG. Enrollment and Retention Outcomes from the Veterans Health Administration for a Remote Digital Health Study: Multisite Observational Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 15; 9:e68676. PMID: 40334212.

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  • Published 3/27/2025

    Mathew J, Pagliaro JA, Elumalai S, Wash LK, Ly K, Leibowitz AJ, Vimalananda VG. Developing a Multisensor-Based Machine Learning Technology (Aidar Decompensation Index) for Real-Time Automated Detection of Post-COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for an Observational Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Mar 27; 14:e54993. PMID: 40146983.

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  • Published 3/8/2025

    Vimalananda VG, Kragen B, Leibowitz AJ, Qian S, Wormwood J, Linsky AM, Underwood P, Conlin PR, Kim B. Determinants of implementation of continuous glucose monitoring for patients with Insulin-Treated type 2 diabetes: a national survey of primary care providers. BMC Prim Care. 2025 Mar 08; 26(1):68. PMID: 40057678.

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  • Published 9/26/2024

    Abdellatif B, Natarajan V, Leibowitz AJ, Sitter KE, Vimalananda VG. Electronic Consultations for Endocrine Conditions: A Scoping Review. J Endocr Soc. 2024 Sep 26; 8(11):bvae170. PMID: 39403676.

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  • Published 7/8/2024

    Jasuja GK, Wolfe HL, Reisman JI, Vimalananda VG, Rao SR, Blosnich JR, Livingston NA, Shipherd JC. Corrigendum: Clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration initiate gender-affirming hormone therapy in concordance with clinical guideline recommendations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1448887. PMID: 39040672.

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Other Positions

  • Physician-Scientist, Center for Health Optimization & Implementation Research (CHOIR)
    Bedford VA - Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hosp

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Education

  • Drexel University College of Medicine, MD
  • University of California, Berkeley, MPH
  • University of Chicago, BA

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