NEJM Editorial by Dr. George O’Connor featured in New York Times

Featured in the New York Times article “E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says”, the New England Journal of Medicine editorial by BU pulmonologist  Dr. George O’Connor and Dr. Belinda Borrelli, a behavioral health expert, “noted that 80 percent of the study participants who had quit by using e-cigarettes were still vaping at one […]

Dr. Emelia Benjamin featured on HealthDay

Dr. Emelia Benjamin, Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity for the Department of Medicine, recently led the committee that published a report titled Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2019 Update, the findings from which were highlighted in a Jan 31st article on HealthDay.com. While the report found that nearly half of American adults have […]

Dr. Angela Jackson Receives 2018 Jerome Klein Award

Angela Jackson, MD, associate dean of student affairs, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Jerome Klein Award for Physician Excellence. Dr. Jackson, an associate professor of medicine, also serves as a general internal medicine physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Jackson is recognized for the Jerome Klein award for her unwavering commitment […]

DOM Faculty Named 2019 Top Docs

Congratulations to the 57 Department of Medicine faculty members who were named to Boston Magazine’s annual Top Doc’s list! Allergy & Immunology  Helen M. Hollingsworth Cardiac Electrophysiology Robert H. Helm Kevin M. Monahan Cardiovascular Disease Eric H. Awtry Gary J. Balady Sheilah A. Bernard Robert T. Eberhardt Alice K. Jacobs Clinical Genetics Jodi D. Hoffman […]

Dr. Tuhina Neogi is new Chief of Rheumatology

We are delighted to announce that Tuhina Neogi, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, has accepted our offer to become Chief of the Rheumatology Section effective January 1, 2019. Dr. Neogi received her M.D. from the University of Toronto and Ph.D. from the Boston University School of Public Health. She leads an internationally known research […]

Hem/Onc Section Partners with Bristol-Myers Squibb for Cancer Research

Street Insider publishes article “Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Announces Research Collaboration with Boston Medical Center to Investigate Markers of Immuno-Oncology Response & Resistance” The hematology/oncology section at Boston Medical Center is partnering with Bristol-Meyers Squibb to investigate biomarkers in a variety of cancers to predict Immuno-Oncology I-O responses. “We look forward to partnering with Bristol-Myers Squibb […]

Discovery of the Month: Dec 2018

“Retinoic Acid Signaling is Essential for Airway Smooth Muscle Homeostasis” Felicia Chen, Fengzhi Shao, Anne Hinds, Sean Yao, Sumati Ram-Mohan, Timothy A. Norman, Ramaswamy Krishnan, and Alan Fine Team led by Dr. Felicia Chen of the BU Pulmonary Center demonstrates that “Retinoic Acid signaling maintains airway smooth muscle homeostasis by preventing excessive activation of the TGF-β pathway. We conclude that tonic RA signaling is […]

American Thyroid Association Names Elizabeth Pearce, MD, BoD President

Professor of Medicine in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Elizabeth Pearce, MD, MSc, has been named president of the Board of Directors of the American Thyroid Association. Her one-year term began in October 2018 and has served as president-elect for the past year. Dr. Pearce received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard […]