News & Updates
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... More
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 Submission... More
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... More
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... More
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 Director, Geriatrics Section, Department of Medicine
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... More
2025 April STARDoM Awardees!!
Please join us in congratulating this month's STARDoM awardees, Maddie Bockus and Natalia Gnatienko!! Maddie Bockus "One of the things that make her special is the ability to be proactive and innovative in her work. She takes the effort to investigate all options, try out new approaches, and really be thoughtful of... More
DoM Faculty Appointments and Promotions – March 2025
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion! Associate Professor Gene Kwan, MD, MPH, Medicine/Cardiovascular Medicine, is a global health clinical scientist who studies health services to identify and treat cardiovascular disease in rural low-income countries. He uses implementation science to test strategies... More
2025 Evans Days Speakers and Schedule Announced!!!!!
Thursday, October 16 8:15am - 9:15am Oral Presentations | L110 9:30am– 11:00am Basic Science Poster Presentations | Hiebert Lounge 11:15am – 12:45pm Basic Science & Clinical Research Poster Presentations | Hiebert Lounge 1:00pm – 1:30pm DoM Chair of Medicine Interviews Dr. Humpreys | Keefer Auditorium 1:30pm - 2:30pm ARC & D. Coleman Prize Presentations |... More
2025 DoM DEIA Pilot Grant Awardees!!
The Department of Medicine launched its inaugural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Pilot Grant program this year, supporting innovative projects led by interdisciplinary teams of faculty, trainees, and staff. Proposals focused on improving clinical care, education, workforce development, community engagement, and research to advance DEIA across the department. The first... More