Amy M. Linsky MD, MSc
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-6910amy.linsky@bmc.org
linsky@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Biography
Amy Linsky, MD, MSc is an Associate Professor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a clinician-investigator in the Section of General Internal Medicine, the Center for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), and the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers (GRECC) at VA Boston Healthcare System.
She obtained her MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (now Rutgers Medical School) and her Master of Science in Health Services Research from Boston University School of Public Health. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and both her Preventive Medicine residency and General Internal Medicine Fellowship at Boston Medical Center. She is practicing internist in VA Primary Care.
Dr. Linsky’s research interests focus on reducing low-value care. Specifically, she has conducted multiple studies related to deprescribing, an intentional, patient-centered approach to reducing overmedication and polypharmacy, that aims to improve patient safety and quality of care. Her work has also focused on medication reconciliation, patient-provider communication, patient engagement, and coordination of care. She also studies goals of care communication and decision-making for life sustaining treatments. Dr. Linsky has used a variety of methods to accomplish her work, including qualitative, survey development and analyses, large database studies, and interventions. Her work has been supported by multiple grants from VA Health Services Research and Development, including a Career Development Award.
Education
MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Public Health, MSc, Boston University School of Public Health
Psychology, BS, Duke University
Publications
Jones KF, Wormwood JB, Becker WC, Gurewich D, Linsky AM, Meier DE, Merlin JS, Silveira MJ, Skarf LM, Pattison D, Wyse JJ, Schwartz AW. A Buprenorphine Pocket Card and Tool Kit Tailored to Palliative Care Clinicians: An Education and Implementation Cohort Study. J Palliat Med. 2026 Mar 20; 10966218261434104. PMID: 41858238.
Published on 3/19/2026Zogas A, Vimalananda VG, McCullough MB, Linsky AM, Chatelain LJ, Mattocks KM. A Qualitative Study of the Implementation of Referral Coordination for Specialty Care Referrals in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2026 May 01; 64(5):326-334. PMID: 41853896.
Published on 3/16/2026Linsky AM, Helfrich CD, Painter JT. A Gift of the Magi Paradox? Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Deprescribing. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Mar 16. PMID: 41840336.
Published on 2/11/2026Jones KF, Soneji S, Wilson L, Merlin JS, Linsky AM, Becker WC, Check D. Letter: Buprenorphine Receipt Is Uncommon in Older Adults with Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2026 Feb; 29(2):144-145. PMID: 41269128.
Published on 10/18/2025Jones KF, Stolzmann K, Wormwood J, Pendergast J, Miller CJ, Still M, Bokhour BG, Hanlon J, Simon SR, Rosen AK, Linsky AM. Effectiveness of Patient-Directed Education to Sustain Deprescribing: A Pragmatic Trial. Drugs Aging. 2025 Nov; 42(11):1073-1083. PMID: 41108442.
Published on 9/1/2025Jones KF, Merlin JS, Linsky AM. The Illusion of Choice-Buprenorphine Without Implementation. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Sep 01; 185(9):1178-1179. PMID: 40720135.
Published on 7/17/2025Kim B, Pleasants EA, Sullivan JL, Linsky AM. Mentorship among healthcare researchers: a social network analysis. Front Health Serv. 2025; 5:1514379. PMID: 40747433.
Published on 7/2/2025Still M, Pendergast J, Jones KF, McCullough MB, Stolzmann K, Wormwood J, Linsky AM. Assessing concordance between patient recall and health record documentation of medication discussions in Veterans Affairs primary care: A brief report. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Oct; 139:109246. PMID: 40645061.
Published on 6/24/2025Linsky AM, Zimmerman KM. Right Message and Right Time: Maximizing Effect of Patient-Directed Education to Promote Deprescribing. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Sep; 73(9):2654-2656. PMID: 40553055.
Published on 6/4/2025Ma J, Wormwood JB, Wachterman MW, Linsky AM. Factors Associated With Clinician Confidence in Communication During Goals of Care Discussions. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2026 Jul; 43(7):751-760. PMID: 40462689.