Benjamin P. Linas MD
Professor, Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
771 Albany St | (617) 414-5238belinas@bu.edu
benjamin.linas@bmc.org

Sections
Infectious Diseases
Biography
Dr. Linas is a national leader in hepatitis-C virus (HCV) infection and HCV/HIV co-infection comparative- and cost-effectiveness research using computational biology, clinical epidemiology and clinical economics methods. Dr. Linas has an excellent track record of productivity, ample funding from the NIH and CDC, and a growing core of successful trainees. Dr. Linas directs the HIV/HCV core of the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in collaboration with Cornell, U Penn and Miami.
Websites
Boston-Providence Center for AIDS Research
NIDA Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV
Education
Medicine, MD, New York University School of Medicine
Clinical Evaluation/Research, MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
Economics, BA, Yale University
Publications
Munroe S, Schackman BR, Madkins K, Saber R, Macapagal K, Vititow J, Sweeney N, Feder NM, Benbow N, Mustanski B, Linas BP. Economic Evaluation of delivering an evidence-based online HIV prevention program to MSM via direct-to-consumer marketing versus community-based organization recruitment. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Dec 02. PMID: 39621530.
Published on 11/13/2024Epstein RL, Munroe S, Taylor LE, Duryea PR, Buzzee B, Pramanick T, Feld JJ, Baptiste D, Carroll M, Castera L, Sterling RK, Thomas A, Chan PA, Linas BP. Clinical- and Cost-Effectiveness of Liver Disease Staging in Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Microsimulation Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 13. PMID: 39535186.
Published on 10/1/2024Chatterjee A, Stewart EA, Assoumou SA, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Zwick H, Harris RA, O'Dea R, Schackman BR, White LF, Linas BP. Health and Economic Outcomes of Offering Buprenorphine in Homeless Shelters in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2437233. PMID: 39412807.
Published on 9/17/2024Castry M, Tin Y, Feder NM, Lewis N, Chatterjee A, Rudorf M, Samet JH, Beers D, Medley B, Gilbert L, Linas BP, Barocas JA. An economic analysis of the cost of mobile units for harm reduction, naloxone distribution, and medications for opioid use disorder. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Dec; 167:209517. PMID: 39299504.
Published on 9/12/2024Sprague Martinez L, Sharma N, John J, Battaglia TA, Linas BP, Clark CR, Hudson LB, Lobb R, Betz G, Ojala O'Neill SO, Lima A, Doty R, Rahman S, Bassett IV. Publisher Correction: Long COVID impacts: the voices and views of diverse Black and Latinx residents in Massachusetts. BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 12; 24(1):2483. PMID: 39267034.
Published on 8/21/2024Sprague Martinez L, Sharma N, John J, Battaglia TA, Linas BP, Clark CR, Hudson LB, Lobb R, Betz G, Ojala O'Neill SO, Lima A, Doty R, Rahman S, Bassett IV. Long COVID impacts: the voices and views of diverse Black and Latinx residents in Massachusetts. BMC Public Health. 2024 Aug 21; 24(1):2265. PMID: 39169314.
Published on 7/24/2024Fisher KA, Epstein MM, Nguyen N, Fouayzi H, Crawford S, Linas BP, Mazor KM. COVID-19 clinical trials: who is likely to participate and why? J Comp Eff Res. 2024 Aug; 13(8):e230181. PMID: 39045844.
Published on 7/20/2024Zhu L, Thompson WW, Hagan L, Randall LM, Rudolph AE, Young AM, Havens JR, Salomon JA, Linas BP. Potential impact of curative and preventive interventions toward hepatitis C elimination in people who inject drugs-A network modeling study. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Aug; 130:104539. PMID: 39033645.
Published on 7/1/2024Savinkina A, Muyindike W, Hahn JA, Emenyonu NI, Fatch R, Ngabirano C, Adong J, Jacobson KR, Linas BP. Strategies for isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV-positive patients who consume alcohol. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Jul 01; 28(7):335-342. PMID: 38961548.
Published on 5/30/2024Fisher KA, Mazor KM, Epstein MM, Goldthwait L, Abu Ghazaleh H, Zhou Y, Crawford S, Marathe J, Linas BP. Long COVID awareness and receipt of medical care: a survey among populations at risk for disparities. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1360341. PMID: 38873310.
Media Mentions
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Published on 2/7/2023
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Published on 1/24/2023
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Published on 1/8/2023
Health Check: Diversity in Clinical Trials
Published on 11/22/2022
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Published on 11/1/2022
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