Anica Law MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

72 East Concord Street | (617) 358-2800
anicalaw@bu.edu

Sections

Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Biography

Dr. Law is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician, clinical epidemiologist, and health services researcher with a focus on understanding determinants of outcomes after critical illness. An unprecedented number of patients now survive the intensive care unit (ICU) but suffer severe organ dysfunction, requiring forms of long-term organ support, such as mechanical ventilation or artificial nutrition. Using both granular clinical and national claims databases, and leveraging natural experiments where feasible (e.g., policy changes), the goal of her research is to better inform decision-making during critical illness and the optimal delivery of care after acute critical illness.

Dr. Law serves as Deputy Editor at CHEST Critical Care. Within the American Thoracic Society, she is Chair of the Critical Care Assembly's Planning Committee.

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Education

MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

MS, Harvard School of Public Health

Biology, AB, Harvard College

Publications

Published on 3/22/2024

Bosch NA, Law AC, Shi Z, Jafarzadeh SR, Walkey AJ. A novel measure to summarize blood transfusion practice during critical illness. Transfusion. 2024 Mar 22. PMID: 38515390.

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Published on 3/19/2024

Feeney ME, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Variation in Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Critically Ill Patients Across the United States. Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 19. PMID: 38501933.

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Published on 3/1/2024

Bosch NA, Vail EA, Law AC, Homer-Bouthiette C, Walkey AJ, Moitra VK. Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Potassium Repletion Thresholds during Critical Illness. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Mar; 21(3):456-463. PMID: 38134433.

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Published on 1/25/2024

Teja B, Berube M, Pereira TV, Law AC, Schanock C, Pang B, Wunsch H, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Effectiveness of Fludrocortisone Plus Hydrocortisone Versus Hydrocortisone Alone in Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 25. PMID: 38271488.

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Published on 1/19/2024

Kearney CM, Sangani R, Shankar D, O'Connor GT, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Comparative Effectiveness of Mepolizumab, Benralizumab and Dupilumab among Patients with Difficult-to-Control Asthma. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38241013.

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Published on 1/9/2024

Rucci JM, Law AC, Bolesta S, Quinn EK, Garcia MA, Gajic O, Boman K, Yus S, Goodspeed VM, Kumar V, Kashyap R, Walkey AJ. Variation in Sedative and Analgesic Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Outcomes. CHEST Crit Care. 2024 Mar; 2(1). PMID: 38576856.

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Published on 1/1/2024

Qadir N, Sahetya S, Munshi L, Summers C, Abrams D, Beitler J, Bellani G, Brower RG, Burry L, Chen JT, Hodgson C, Hough CL, Lamontagne F, Law A, Papazian L, Pham T, Rubin E, Siuba M, Telias I, Patolia S, Chaudhuri D, Walkey A, Rochwerg B, Fan E. An Update on Management of Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 01; 209(1):24-36. PMID: 38032683.

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Published on 1/1/2024

Shankar DA, Hawkins F, Alysandratos KD, Wilson KC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA, Law AC. Uptake of Antifibrotics for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2016-2022. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Jan; 21(1):170-173. PMID: 37879035.

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Published on 12/1/2023

Dinh J, Hinkle CF, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Bosch NA. Effect of Respiratory Viral Panel Adoption on Antibiotic Use in Ventilated Patients. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Dec; 20(12):1777-1783. PMID: 37748086.

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Published on 11/1/2023

Law AC, Bosch NA, Song Y, Tale A, Yeh RW, Kahn JM, Stevens JP, Walkey AJ. Patient Outcomes After Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Closures. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Nov 01; 6(11):e2344377. PMID: 37988077.

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