Nicholas Bosch MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
72 E. Concord Street | (617) 358-2800nabosch@bu.edu
nicholas.bosch@bmc.org
Sections
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine
Centers
Pulmonary Center
Biography
Dr. Bosch is a health services researcher, epidemiologist, and critical care physician specializing in leveraging health services, quasi-experimental and causal-inference methods to inform and optimize the care of patients with critical illness. His research interests include learning health systems, sepsis, cardiovascular and endocrine disease during critical illness, substance use disorders in the ICU, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Education
Medicine, MD, New York Medical College
MS, Boston University School of Public Health
Biological Sciences, BS, University of California, Davis
Publications
Bosch NA. Personalized Hemodynamic Resuscitation in Early Septic Shock. JAMA. 2026 Mar 17; 335(11):1008-1009. PMID: 41697672.
Published on 2/26/2026Hill AD, Walkey A, Burry L, Juurlink DN, Bosch NA, Teja B, Stelfox HT, Gershengorn HB, Iwashyna TJ, Wunsch H. Use and dosing of ketamine infusions in mechanically ventilated patients: a population-based cohort study of ICUs in Alberta Canada. Br J Anaesth. 2026 Feb 26. PMID: 41760541.
Published on 2/4/2026Berube M, Bortman JM, Law AC, Bosch NA. Haemoglobin threshold-based blood transfusion practices in patients following hip fracture surgery: a multicentre retrospective study. Hip Int. 2026 Feb 04; 11207000251409092. PMID: 41636050.
Published on 2/1/2026Li B, Gershengorn HB, Vail EA, Wunsch H, Walkey AJ, Law AC, Ko D, Ayalon N, Kearney CM, Bosch NA. Inotrope selection in mixed cardiogenic shock with sepsis: a comparative analysis between milrinone and dobutamine. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Feb 01; 23(2):252-260. PMID: 40960311.
Published on 12/12/2025Shankar DA, Bosch NA, Jafarzadeh SR, Drainoni ML, Wiener RS, Wilson KC, Hawkins FJ, Alysandratos KD, Walkey AJ, Law AC. Association of Pulse Dose Corticosteroids With Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Dec; 3(4). PMID: 41503513.
Published on 12/10/2025Feeney ME, Bosch NA. Association Between Prior Substance Use and Sedation and Analgesia Requirements Among Mechanically Ventilated Adults With Critical Illness. Ann Pharmacother. 2025 Dec 10; 10600280251383159. PMID: 41368805.
Published on 12/4/2025Barnes SJ, Na Y, Drainoni ML, Linas BA, Bosch NA, Tamlyn AL. Correction: Barriers and facilitators to conducting human subjects research at a safety net institution from the perspective of researchers. PLoS One. 2025; 20(12):e0338240. PMID: 41343432.
Published on 11/20/2025Hudspeth JC, Bosch NA, Lowe RC, Simmons RP, Yadavalli GK, Upadhyay A. Changing the Presentation of Overnight Admissions to Improve Teaching Rounds. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov 20. PMID: 41264075.
Published on 11/1/2025Steel TL, Shaw PA, Bradley KA, Johnson NJ, Hallgren KA, Matson TE, Bobb JF, Bosch NA, Afshar M, Burnham EL, Hough CL, Tolles J. Opening the DOOR to More Informative Hospital Trials by Ranking Treatment Experiences. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Nov; 22(11):1641-1644. PMID: 40705497.
Published on 10/29/2025Hill AD, Teja B, Burry L, Pinto R, Bosch NA, Walkey A, Stelfox HT, Chapman M, Scales DC, Wunsch H. Variation in Maximal Doses of Vasopressors Used for Treatment of Shock in Intensive Care Units in Alberta Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesth Analg. 2025 Oct 29. PMID: 41165255.
Media Mentions
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