Department of Medicine – Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center
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Our faculty, trainees and staff actively pursue innovation in research, practice compassionate patient care and engage in cutting edge medical education.
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Our faculty are driven by a genuine love of what they do. From caring for their patients to investigating a fascinating question, they are dedicated to pursuing and collaborating toward excellence. Browse the directory to find a faculty that shares your passion.
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Diversity Statement
The Department of Medicine at BUMC values the diversity of all people regarding their race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexuality, religious tradition, socioeconomic status, ability, age, language, and nationality. All DOM faculty, students, staff, and trainees have the right to work and fully participate in the culture of the department. We celebrate and respect our differences in order to prepare our students and trainees for a career in medicine, clinical service, teaching, and research. We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and advancing faculty, trainees, and staff from diverse backgrounds and working to create and sustain an environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and in which all feel that they belong.
Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge that Boston University is on what was originally the territory of the Wampanoag Nation. We respectfully note that Indigenous peoples were stewards of the land and sea where BUMC resides. We regret that Indigenous peoples were brutally subjected to genocide and removal from this area. We pledge to honor the rich traditions of the Indigenous peoples of the US with gratitude by pursuing our activities with respect for life in all its forms and manifestations.
Medicine News
2025 Top BMC Faculty Based on Resident Feedback!!
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication - Congratulations! Deepa Gopal, MD Nicholas Bosch, MD Linda Paniszyn, MD Aala Jaberi, MD Justin Lui, MD Michael Schwartz, MD Omar Siddiqi, MD Ryan Chippendale, MD Miriam Nathan, MD Deepthi Gunasekaran, MD Ricky Cruz, MD Bailey Chang, MD Laura Wung, MD Kelly Schuering, MD
Announcing the Chair of the Department of Medicine, Vicki Jackson, MD, MPH – Starting in September
We are pleased to share that Vicki Jackson, MD, MPH, has been named Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, beginning Sept. 2, 2025. Dr. Jackson joins us from Massachusetts General Hospital, where she has served with distinction for more than […]
2025 DoM Evans Days Abstract Submissions Are Now Open!
Key Dates Abstract Submission dates: June 3 – July 1 Poster submission dates: August 6 – September 12 Poster presentation date: October 16 Please note: By submitting an abstract, you are committing to submit a poster through ePosterboards online platform. Click here to submit your abstract! Abstract […]
Announcing DoM Mentoring & Mission Career Development Professorship Recipient!!
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Shana Burrowes, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been selected as the recipient of the Department of Medicine Mentoring & Mission Career Development Professorship. This endowed professorship was established to support an outstanding Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine who […]
DoM Faculty Appointments and Promotions – April 2025
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Clinical Associate Professor Marcin Trojanowski, MD, Medicine/Rheumatology, specializes in the treatment of systemic sclerosis. He directs the Scleroderma Program, overseeing scleroderma clinical trials, a biorepository and a clinical research database. He oversees the Scleroderma Clinic at Boston Medical […]
2025 Annual School Award DoM Recipients
Join us in congratulating the following awardees!!!! Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching Christine Phillips, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Excellence in Faculty Mentorship, Senior Faculty Craig Noronha, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Community Service & Engagement Kaku So-Armah, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Above and Beyond Staff Award Laura Anastasi Administrative […]
DoM’s Pulmonologist Darrell Kotton Is BU’s Innovator of the Year!
BY Jessica Colarossi Darrell Kotton and his team imagine a future where they can use a patient’s own cells to fix lung damage caused by disease—reprogramming cells in a laboratory dish and transplanting them back into the patient. The new lung cells would replicate, like regular cells do, replacing the damaged and diseased areas of […]