Alumni Spotlight: Fall 2018
John Ryan, MD Class of 2008 Chief Resident Class of 2009 Current position: I am currently Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. I am also the Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program, the Dyspnea Clinic and the Inpatient Medical Director for Cardiology. Path to that Position: […]
Alumni BBQ 2018
Thank you to all of our amazing alumni who came out to our 2nd Annual Alumni BBQ in the Franklin Park Zoo. We couldn’t have picked a better day to host a reunion full of good food and family fun. Highlights included Blue Ribbon BBQ, life size Jenga, exploring the Zoo and reminiscing with old […]
Housestaff Spotlight: Fall 2018
Leah Harvey, MD PGY 3 Specialty Future Infectious Disease and Addiction Specialist Pathway/Track HIV Track; Primary Care Track Professional Interests I’m interested in the intersection of infectious disease and addiction medicine, particularly improving care and outcomes for patients at risk for and affected by the infectious complications of injection drug use. I’m passionate about addressing […]
Alumni Spotlight: Summer 2018
Amanda Vest, MBBS MPH Class of 2009 Chief Resident Class of 2010 Current position: I am the Medical Director of Cardiac Transplantation at Tufts Medical Center, just down the road from BMC. Path to that position: I’m British and completed medical school in London. When I interviewed for medicine residency in Boston I wasn’t expecting […]
Resident and Faculty Teaching Awards 2018
Congratulations to this year’s Excellence in Teaching Award recipients! Intern and Junior Resident Awards Intern Teaching Award – Albert Nadjarian, MD Junior Resident Teaching Award – Matthew Strickland, MD Senior Resident Awards Knight Steel Award – Jonathan Lorgunpai, MD Ariel Weismann Teaching Award – Felipe Batalini, MD Patient Advocacy Award – Yuvaram Reddy, MD Humanism Award – Kate Zeitler, MD […]
Housestaff Spotlight: Summer 2018
Krupa Patel, MD, Combined IM/Preventative Medicine Residency Specialty GIM, Preventive Medicine Pathway/track Combined Internal Medicine-Preventive Medicine residency Primary care track QIPS (Quality Improvement & Patient Safety) pathway Professional Interests I’m interested in a career that combines clinical medicine (primary care) and public health. I am especially interested in how climate change affects health, including increased […]
1st Annual Health Equity Symposium
2018 marked the inaugural Health Equity Symposium held here at Boston University Medical Center. The event, attended by over 200 individuals, included: A welcome address by Dr. Thea James, an emergency medicine physician, the vice president of mission, and associate chief medical officer here at BMC Workshops focused on health advocacy and patient experiences A poster session […]
Housestaff Spotlight: Spring 2018
Amir Meiri, PGY 3 Resident Specialty GIM/hospitalist Pathway QIPS – Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Professional Interests I am interested in a career that balances clinical medicine with administration and policy research. I pursued a career in medicine with the aim to not only help individuals but also groups of patients — populations. Community and public health […]
2018 Intern Class Breakdown
Alumni Spotlight Spring 2018: Dr. Robert Witzburg
Dr. Bob Witzburg Retires After 45 Years serving the BUMC Community Dear Boston University Medical Center Community, As a student at BUSM, my favorite clinical rotations were always at Boston City Hospital. It was not an easy place to work, with limited resources and support services, crumbling physical plant, and challenging administration which answered to […]