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Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MSc
Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MSc joined the Section of General Internal Medicine in 2016. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a leading expert in designing, implementing, and evaluating systems to address social drivers of health (SDOH) in healthcare settings. His signature achievement, the THRIVE program at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has […]
Antonieta T. Camara, NP
Antonieta T. Camara, NP joined the Section of General Internal Medicine (GIM) in 2016, focusing on underserved populations in adult primary care. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a nurse practitioner with special interests in contraception, menopause, and preconception care. Most notably, Ms. Camara initiated a program to integrate long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) […]
Alexandra Bachorik, MD
Alex Bachorik, MD joined the Section of General Internal Medicine in 2019. In addition to practicing primary care in our Women’s Health Group, Dr. Bachorik serves as the Course Director for GIM’s Grand Rounds series and the Program Director for the Primary Care Training Program within the internal medicine residency. In her time with GIM, […]
Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc
Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc, is a clinician investigator, HIV primary care provider, and substance use care specialist who joined the Section of General Internal Medicine in 2005 as a fellow in the Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit. During his two-year fellowship, he received a Master’s of Science in Epidemiology at BU School […]
Craig Noronha Elected to APDIM Council
Dr. Craig Noronha—Associate Chief for Education, Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine—has been elected to the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Council. Founded in 1977, APDIM is the “international organization of accredited internal medicine residency programs; the […]
Sarah Kimball, MD
Sarah Kimball, MD joined the Section of General Internal Medicine in 2015. She is an expert in immigration-informed medical care, researching and building health systems that are responsive to the needs of immigrant patients. She was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in 2024 and has been serving as the Director of the Immigrant & […]
James Hudspeth, MD, FACP
James Hudspeth, MD, FACP joined the Section of General Internal Medicine (GIM) in 2011. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs for the Department of Medicine, supporting the work of almost 600 physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nutritionists across the department. Clinically, he has been a […]
Craig Noronha, MD
Craig Noronha, MD started his career with a strong interest in medical education. Initially, he integrated education into his work by teaching trainees in the clinical setting, volunteering to precept resident reports, delivering noon conferences, and interviewing resident applications. These experiences helped refine his educational interest to graduate medical education trainees specifically. He was selected […]
Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH, FACP
Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH, FACP, is a board-certified primary care physician specializing in internal medicine and addiction medicine, with over 14 years of experience in clinical and research information technology (IT). Dr. Shanahan has a distinctive combination of expertise in clinical and research medical informatics & information technology, substance use disorders and chronic pain, […]
Perspective in NEJM: Political Attacks on Medical Education — The Future of DEI in Medicine
This week, The New England Journal of Medicine published the perspective piece “Facing Political Attacks on Medical Education — The Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medicine.” Dr. Carl Streed, an Associate Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine, is senior author of this article, which comments on how the deluge of legislative […]