Lauren Kearney MD

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

75 E. Newton St | (617) 638-6805
lekearn@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.

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Education

Medicine, MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

BS, Boston College

Publications

Published on 6/1/2026

Kearney 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.

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Published on 4/15/2026

Kearney 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.

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Published on 3/31/2026

Verma 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.

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Published on 3/1/2026

Carter-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.

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Published on 2/1/2026

Kearney 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.

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Published on 12/1/2025

Kearney 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.

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Published on 12/1/2025

Kearney 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.

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Published on 11/25/2025

Kearney 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.

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Published on 7/23/2025

Wu A, Nguyen T, Do H, Chen F, Marquez H, Zolla J, Cohen R, Mattie K, Digesu C, Merritt J, Nuccio N, Wilson KC, Ieong M, Kearney LE. Transitioning From Race-Specific to Race-Neutral Reference Equations for Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation at a Large Safety Net Hospital System. Chest. 2026 Jan; 169(1):194-204. PMID: 40712949.

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Published on 3/23/2025

Barker AM, Wiener RS, Reisman J, Kearney L, Dones M, Fix GM. Black US military veterans respond favourably to a booklet using narratives to normalise shared decision-making. Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2025 Jun; 9:100606. PMID: 40230583.

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