Lauren Kearney MD
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
75 E. Newton St | (617) 638-6805lekearn@bu.edu
Biography
Dr. Kearney is a pulmonary and critical physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and faculty at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is also affiliated with VA Boston Center for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR). Her clinical and research efforts focus on engaging communities to design, implement, and study interventions that are culturally tailored, relevant, and effective. Her goal is to reduce health disparities in lung cancer prevention including tobacco use and screening.
Education
Medicine, MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
BS, Boston College
Publications
Kearney LE, Belancourt PX, Katki HA, Landy R, Tanner NT, Wiener RS, Hayward RA, Caverly TJ. Evaluation of Alternative Smoking Duration Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jun 29. PMID: 42371615.
Published on 6/13/2026Kearney L, Bernabe AA, Carr T, Lowe AA, Nuwagira E, Thakur N, Wilfond BS, Lai PS, Wilson AM. Redefining success and failure in community-engaged environmental health research. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 13. PMID: 42287722.
Published on 6/1/2026Kearney LE, Núñez ER. Beyond centralization: what community lung cancer screening workflows could reveal about the components that matter. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 01; 23(6):865-866. PMID: 41950386.
Published on 4/15/2026Kearney LE, Wiener RS, Barker AM, Hunleth JM, Murray GF, Fix GM. Aligning precision oncology with person-centeredness: A call for a new definition. Cancer. 2026 Apr 15; 132(8):e70391. PMID: 41954228.
Published on 3/31/2026Verma K, Kearney L, Battaglia T, Shusterman S, Hall M, Fix G, Steiling K. HSR26-213: Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Cancer Center Patient Advisory Group. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Mar 31; 24(3.5). PMID: 42055032.
Published on 3/1/2026Carter-Bawa L, Williamson TJ, Alvey N, Begnaud A, Boatman D, Brown DP, Cook D, Donaldson D, Feldman J, Hamann HA, Kazerooni E, Kearney L, Manley E, Moghanaki D, Ostroff JS, Pantelas J, Park ER, Rigney M, Rosenthal L, Scharnetzki E, Shiller J, Smith RA, Stangl AL, Warner ET, Wood DE, Studts JL. Confronting nihilism and stigma in lung cancer: The nurse practitioner's role in restoring hope and trust. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2026 Mar 01; 38(3):146-153. PMID: 41441726.
Published on 2/1/2026Kearney L, Battaglia T, Verma K, Shusterman S, Hall M, Fix G, Steiling K. Evaluating the Process of Patient Engagement: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Cancer Center Patient Advisory Group. Health Expect. 2026 Feb; 29(1):e70581. PMID: 41578896.
Published on 12/1/2025Kearney LE, Pendergast JN, Sista A, Barker AM, Abrams S, Wilder FG, Chatelain L, Eliacin J, Fix GM, Wiener RS. What a Peer-Led, Community-Engaged Lung Cancer Screening Pilot Study Taught Us About Reaching Black Veterans. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1547-1551. PMID: 41338708.
Published on 12/1/2025Kearney LE, Brady JE, Pendergast J, Barker AM, Fix GM, Caverly TJ, Tanner NT, Tosi H, Tarren A, Do NV, Elbers D, Wiener RS. Proactive, Prediction-Driven Outreach for Lung Cancer Screening: Development and Feasibility of a Population Management Toolkit. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1536-1546. PMID: 41338707.
Published on 11/25/2025Kearney L, Carter-Bawa L, Wiener RS. A Digital Direct-to-Patient Intervention Shows Promise to Improve Lung Cancer Screening Rates: Multilevel Strategies Remain Essential. JAMA. 2025 Nov 25; 334(20):1799-1801. PMID: 41115001.
Media Mentions
Published on 9/4/2024
How race became ubiquitous in medical decision-making tools
Published on 8/23/2024
Alternative Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Identifies More People Who Would Benefit
Published on 8/21/2024
Rethinking Lung Cancer Screening: New Analysis Suggests New Criteria Should Be Included
Published on 8/20/2024
Researchers Challenge USPSTF's Lung Cancer Screening Criteria
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