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Chobanian & Avedisian SOM March 2026 Faculty Appointments & Promotions

Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their March 2026 appointment or promotion. Professor Nikolaos Daskalakis, MD, PhD, Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, focuses on the neurobiology, genomics and systems biology of neuropsychiatric disorders. Using a combination of large-scale genetics, deep genomic analyses in human tissues and innovative in vitro, in […]

BUMC Spring Shred + Recycle Event, April 7, Talbot Green

In collaboration with BU Sustainability for Earth Day 365, BU Information Security is excited to host the annual Spring Shred + Recycle Event. Bring your sensitive documents and hard drives for shredding, along with any electronics and recyclables. Have questions about Earth Day 365 or keeping your BU account secure? Sustainability and Information Security teams will be on hand […]

Beans for Beans, March 31, Talbot Green

Bean, BU’s first community service dog, is teaming up with Student Wellbeing to support the BU Food Pantry and students facing food insecurity. Stop by to say hi to Bean, help us fill a cruiser with shelf-stable food donations, and give back to the BU community. Everyone who donates will receive a limited-edition Bean card […]

Chobanian & Avedisian SOM February 2026 Faculty Appointments & Promotions

Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their February 2026 appointment or promotion. Clinical Associate Professor Dominic Pisano Dominic Pisano, MD, Anesthesiology, is a clinician-educator who focuses on critical care, the physiologically difficult airway, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Pisano joined the faculty in 2024 as […]

2/23 BUMC Closed

Due to the impending winter storm, Boston University Medical Campus will be closed on Monday, Feb. 23, including the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and its Patient Treatment Centers, and the BU School of Public Health. Medical, PA and GMS students who are assigned to inpatient services or clinics […]

BUMC Faculty Promotions – January 2026

Congratulations to the following Medical Campus faculty on their January 2026 appointment or promotion. BU School of Public Health Professor Patricia Fabian, ScD, Environmental Health, serves as associate director of the university’s Institute for Global Sustainability. Her research focuses on three general areas: building resilience to extreme heat through transdisciplinary research; understanding the complex role […]

December 2025 Chobanian & Avedisian SOM Faculty Promotions

Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Clinical Professor J. Mark Sloan, MD, Medicine/Hematology & Medical Oncology, is a hematologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) with research interests in HTLV-1 associated adult leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), AL amyloidosis, and Duffy-null associated neutrophil counts (DANC). His pioneering work […]

December 2025 SPH & GSDM Faculty Promotions

Congratulations to the following Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) and School of Public Health (SPH) faculty on their recent promotion.   GSDM Professor Sami Chogle, BDS, DMD, MSD, FICD, FACD, Endodontics, serves as Herbert Schilder professor in endodontics, chair of endodontics and director of the school’s advanced education program in endodontics. He […]

Intersession 2025 Preparations

BUMC Facilities would like to conserve energy over Intersession in non-occupied spaces. Below is a list of steps to follow before leaving on holiday break as we head into Intersession.  Office Spaces & Labs: Close windows. Turn off all electrical equipment i.e. computers, monitor, lights, any portable heaters, copiers, printers, coffee pots and lamps. Lock all […]

October 2025 Chobanian & Avedisian SOM Faculty Promotions

Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Clinical Professor Charles Tifft, MD Charles Tifft, MD’73, Medicine/GIM, specializes in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The clinician-educator has been a member of the BU/Boston Medical Center (BMC) community since he was a medical […]