{"id":267,"date":"2010-11-02T15:23:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T19:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medfellowship\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:13:53","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medfellowship\/about-us\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"background-color: #6bb1f2;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Directors<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Pablo.BuitronDelaVega\">Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MS<\/a>,\u00a0 Director, Preventive Medicine Residency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Amy.Linsky\">Amy Linsky, MD, MSc<\/a>, Director Boston VA Fellowship, General Internal Medicine, Boston VA Health System. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Health Services Research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Michael.PaascheOrlow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Marc.Larochelle\">Marc LaRochelle, MD, MPH<\/a>, \u00a0Director, General Internal Medicine Fellowship. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>: I<span>nterventions that improve the quality and value of health care delivered<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Natalia.Morone\">Natalia Morone, MD<\/a>, Director of Diversity and inclusion. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>: I<span>ntegrative approaches for chronic pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Alyssa.Peterkin\">Alyssa Peterkin, MD<\/a>, Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>: Addiction <span>education and expanding access to substance use disorder treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Joseph.Rencic\">Joseph Rencic, MD<\/a>, Director, Medical Education, General Internal Medicine. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong><span>: Medical Education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Katherine.Standish\">Katherine Standish, MD, MS<\/a>, Director, Family Medicine Fellowship. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>: M<span>aternal-child health, lactation, immigrant health, and the ethical dimensions of global health and community health endeavors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #6bb1f2;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Core Faculty<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Sarah.Bagley\">Sarah Bagley, MD, MS<\/a>, Associate Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration: <\/strong>Adolescent and young adult addiction medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Jessie.Gaeta\">Jessie Gaeta, MD<\/a>, Associate Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:<\/strong>Medical education and promoting quality health care within the homeless community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Karen.Lasser\">Karen Lasser, MD, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0Academic Seminar leader,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Health Disparities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Karsten.Lunze\">Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH, DrPH, FAA<\/a>,\u00a0Summer Student Rotation leader,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Addiction Medicine,\u00a0Global Health,\u00a0Preventive Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Jennifer.Pfau\">Jennifer Pfau, MD<\/a>, Associate Director, Preventive Medicine Residency, Family Medicine. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>: Maternal-child health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Alyssa.Tilhou\">Alyssa Tilhou, MD, PhD<\/a>, Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine. <strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>: A<span>ccess and utilization of primary care and substance use services in low-income populations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Zoe.Weinstein\">Zoe Weinstein, MD, MS<\/a>, Director, Addiction Consult Service, General Internal Medicine. <strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #6bb1f2;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Associated Faculty<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Daniel.Alford\">Daniel Alford, MD, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0Director, Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/ann-aschengrau\/\">Anne Aschengrau, PhD<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0Director, MS Epidemiology,\u00a0BU School of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.va.gov\/providerinfo\/BOSTON\/detail.asp?providerid=139\">Mark Bauer, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Boston VA Health System.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Behavioral Health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/dan-berlowitz\/\">Dan R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR),\u00a0Boston VA Health System.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/martin-charns\/\">Marty Charns, DBA, MBA<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR),\u00a0Boston VA Health System.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Debbie.Cheng\">Debbie Cheng, ScD<\/a>,\u00a0Professor, School of Public Health.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Methodological Expert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Julien.Dedier\">Julien Dedier, MD, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Medical Informatics.<a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/MariLynn.Drainoni\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/allen-gifford\/\">Allen Gifford, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Associate Director of the Bedford\/Boston VA Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR),\u00a0Boston VA Health System.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/John.Hermos\">John Hermos, MD<\/a>, Associate Professor,\u00a0Boston VA Health System.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Warren.Hershman\">Warren Hershman, MD, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0Director, Medical Student Education and Third Year Clerkship,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Medical Education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Brian.Jack\">Brian Jack, MD<\/a>, Professor, former Chair, Department of Family Medicine. <strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Public Health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Angela.Jackson\">Angela Jackson, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Associate Dean for Student Affairs, BUSM,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Medical Education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Theresa.Kim\">Theresa Kim, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Assistant Professor,\u00a0CARE Unit, General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Nancy.Kressin\">Nancy Kressin, PhD<\/a>,\u00a0Director, Health\/Care Disparities Research Unit General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Health Disparities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Devin.Mann\">Devin Mann, MD, MS<\/a>,\u00a0Section of Preventive Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Preventive Medicine,\u00a0Medical Informatics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Lynn.Moore\">Lynn Moore, DSc<\/a>,\u00a0Section of Preventive Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Preventive Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Joanne.Murabito\">Joanne Murabito, MD, MSc<\/a>,\u00a0Framingham Heart Study,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Preventive Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Jay.Orlander\">Jay D. Orlander, MD, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0Vice Chair, Veterans Affairs, General Internal Medicine,\u00a0Boston VA Health System.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Medical Education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Christine.Pace\">Christine Pace, MD MSc<\/a>,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Vasan.Ramachandran\">Vasan Ramachandran, MD, DM, FACC, FAHA<\/a>,\u00a0Chief, Section of Preventive Medicine &amp; Epidemiology.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration<\/strong>:\u00a0Preventive Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Kelley.Saia\">Kelley Saia, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Assistant Professor,\u00a0Obstetrics and Gynecology.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Jeffrey.Samet\">Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0Professor of Medicine,\u00a0Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Christopher.Shanahan\">Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH<\/a>,\u00a0Director, Community Medicine Unit,\u00a0General Internal Medicine.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Addiction Medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Benjamin.Siegel\">Benjamin Siegel, MD<\/a>,\u00a0Professor\u00a0Pediatrics.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Medical Education.<a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Michael.Silverstein\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Ziming.Xuan\">Ziming Xuan, ScD, SM, MA<\/a>,\u00a0Assistant Professor, School of Public Health.\u00a0<strong>Areas of Concentration:\u00a0<\/strong>Methodological Expert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directors &nbsp; Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MS,\u00a0 Director, Preventive Medicine Residency. Amy Linsky, MD, MSc, Director Boston VA Fellowship, General Internal Medicine, Boston VA Health System. Areas of Concentration:\u00a0Health Services Research. 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