Renda S. Wiener MD, MPH

Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

72 E. Concord Street | (617) 638-4860
Renda Wiener
Sections

Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Centers

Pulmonary Center

Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

Biography

I am a pulmonary and critical care physician, health services researcher, and implementation scientist. My research focuses on implementation of lung cancer screening, with a goal of improving patient-centeredness, quality, and access. I also seek to improve patient-centeredness of care more generally by promoting high-quality communication and shared decision-making between patients and clinicians, and to de-implement low-value, potentially harmful practices. I have received grant funding from the NIH, VA HSR&D, VA QUERI, Department of Defense, PCORI, and several foundations to study these issues, and have co-chaired or participated in several clinical practice guidelines and policy statements to improve the quality, value, and patient-centeredness of lung cancer screening and pulmonary nodule evaluation.

Other Positions

Education

Medicine-Internal, MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Health Policy Management, MPH, Dartmouth College

Anthropology, AB, Harvard College

Publications

Published on 9/17/2025

Ito Fukunaga M, Wiener RS, Toomey S, Wagner J, Shi Q, Balakrishnan K, Nguyen A, Nguyen D, McKee MD, Bankier AA, Sadasivam RS, Crawford SL, Han PK, Houston TK, Mazor KM. Previsit Preparation for Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care Using a Paper Decision Aid and an Automated Text Messaging Program: Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Sep 17; 9:e69044. PMID: 40961384.

Published on 7/28/2025

Gillmeyer KR, Shusterman S, Rinne ST, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Gaps in access to pulmonary hypertension care and opportunities for improvement: a multi-site qualitative study. BMC Pulm Med. 2025 Jul 28; 25(1):355. PMID: 40721744.

Published on 6/17/2025

Barta JA, Arenberg D, Backhus L, Detterbeck F, Gould MK, Nair VS, Pasquinelli M, Powell CA, Sandler K, Silvestri G, Triplette M, Vachani A, Wiener RS, Mazzone PJ. Components Necessary for High-Quality Lung Cancer Screening: A 10-Year Update. Chest. 2025 Jun 17. PMID: 40553813.

Published on 6/8/2025

Kaitz J, Barker AM, Gaj LJ, Herbst AN, Wiener RS, Clayman ML, Fix GM. When Patient-Centered Care Initiatives Align: Integrating VA Whole Health and Shared Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening. Fed Pract. 2025 Jun; 42(6):224-228. PMID: 40832669.

Published on 6/2/2025

Linsky AM, Canter BE, Glickman M, Qian S, Ryan SK, Still M, Fried TR, Wiener RS. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Goals-of-Care Conversations in Veterans Health Administration Clinics. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jun 02; 8(6):e2515980. PMID: 40522660.

Published on 6/1/2025

Gillmeyer KR, Rinne ST, Rucci JM, Klings ES, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Factors Associated with Referral to Expert Providers among Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Jun; 22(6):838-845. PMID: 39932507.

Published on 5/24/2025

Gould MK, de Bie E, Qi L, Creekmur B, Mazzone PJ, Mularski RA, Ritzwoller DP, Slatore CG, Vachani A, Walter EC, Wiener RS, Dyer DS, McEvoy CE, Kelly K, Smith-Bindman R, Miglioretti DL. Baseline Characteristics of Participants and Pulmonary Nodules in the Watch the Spot Trial: A Pragmatic Trial of Less versus More Intensive Strategies for Active Surveillance of Patients With Small Pulmonary Nodules. Clin Lung Cancer. 2025 Sep; 26(6):e472-e482.e1. PMID: 40518364.

Published on 5/20/2025

Roncarati JS, Byrne T, Kertesz SG, Elwy AR, Xu CX, Pimentel CB, Wiener RS. Lung Cancer Screening Offers and Low-Dose Computed Tomography Completion Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May 20. PMID: 40394437.

Published on 4/28/2025

Robinson SA, Barker AM, Fix GM, Clayman ML, Herbst AN, White JC, Wiener RS. Linking Patient Perceptions of Shared Decision Making to Satisfaction in Lung Cancer Screening Decisions. Med Decis Making. 2025 Jul; 45(5):522-532. PMID: 40292863.

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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