Shana Aquinda Bernadine Burrowes PhD, CPH
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 638-8052shana.burrowes@bmc.org
shanab@bu.edu
Sections
Infectious Diseases
Biography
Dr. Shana A. B. Burrowes received her MPH in Global Communicable Diseases from the University of South Florida and her PhD in Molecular Epidemiology from the University of Maryland Baltimore. She completed her postdoctoral training in the Social Innovation in Drug Resistance program at Boston University. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a faculty member in Boston University's Evans Center for Implementation & Improvement Science (CIIS).
Dr. Burrowes is a skilled epidemiologist with expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods and analysis. She conducts mixed methods research and provides implementation science support to projects through her work in CIIS. As a faculty member in the Section for Infectious Diseases she lends her quantitative skills to hospital epidemiology and infection control projects. Given her methodologic skillset, she conducts research across a breadth of topics including HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease and risk factors, chronic pain with a focus on migraine, sickle cell disease and antibiotic use and prescribing. Her current research focus has been on infectious diseases with an emphasis on health in the Caribbean, minority and immigrant communities in the US. She has a specific interest in examining barriers to care in Latin American and Caribbean communities in the US, the impact barriers may have on clinical outcomes as well as the role of social and cultural norms in seeking and accessing healthcare.
As a faculty member from an underrepresented group, Dr. Burrowes is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for her mentees. She is passionate about encouraging and retaining diverse students in STEM and provides hands-on research, career and personal mentorship to her mentees.
Publications
Freeman ML, Hossain MB, Burrowes SAB, Jeudy J, Diaz-Mendez F, Mitchell SE, Prabhu SD, Lederman MM, Bagchi S. Association of T-Cell Phenotypes With Peri-Coronary Inflammation in People With and Without HIV and Without Cardiovascular Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Jan; 18(1):e017033. PMID: 39641168.
Published on 8/6/2024Burrowes SAB, Zisman E, Fantry LE, Bui Q, Wu A, Sorkin J, Miller M, Bagchi S. Changes in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Scores in a Predominantly Black Cohort with HIV and Associated Comorbidities: A Preliminary Study. Cardiology. 2024 Aug 06; 1-9. PMID: 39106839.
Published on 6/19/2024Cohen RT, Burrowes SAB, Williams CJ, Neri CM, Klings ES, Jones KC, Walkey AJ, Drainoni ML. SNAP: Supportive non-invasive ventilation for acute chest syndrome prevention for hospitalized children with sickle cell disease: Perspectives of patients, parents, and the healthcare team. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Sep; 71(9):e31142. PMID: 38896013.
Published on 4/24/2024Fletcher L, Burrowes S, Sabin LL, McCann N, Khan GK, Ruiz-Mercado G, Johnson S, Kimmel SD, Pierre C, Drainoni ML. Long-Acting Injectable ART in Practice: A Mixed Methods Implementation Study Assessing the Feasibility of Using LAI ART in High Risk Populations and At Alternative Low Barrier Care Sites. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 May; 38(5):221-229. PMID: 38656905.
Published on 2/15/2024Zisman E, Hossain M, Funderburg NT, Christenson R, Jeudy J, Burrowes S, Hays AG, George N, Freeman ML, Rebuck H, Mitchell SE, Miller M, Bagchi S. Association of Lipoprotein(a) with peri-coronary inflammation in persons with and without HIV infection. J Clin Lipidol. 2024; 18(3):e430-e443. PMID: 38403541.
Published on 7/3/2023Nelson AL, Steiner J, Hanley D, Barlam TF, Drainoni ML, Burrowes SAB, Pierre CM. Revitalizing the infection prevention workforce with a fellowship program for underrepresented groups. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Dec; 44(12):2050-2051. PMID: 37395044.
Published on 6/27/2023Freeman ML, Hossain MB, Burrowes SAB, Jeudy J, Bui R, Moisi D, Mitchell SE, Khambaty M, Weiss RG, Lederman MM, Bagchi S. Association of Soluble Markers of Inflammation With Peri-coronary Artery Inflammation in People With and Without HIV Infection and Without Cardiovascular Disease. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Aug; 10(8):ofad328. PMID: 37636516.
Published on 6/8/2023Burrowes SAB, Casey SM, Pierre-Joseph N, Talbot SG, Hall T, Christian-Brathwaite N, Del-Carmen M, Garofalo C, Lundberg B, Mehta PK, Mottl-Santiago J, Schechter-Perkins EM, Weber A, Yarrington CD, Perkins RB. COVID-19 pandemic impacts on mental health, burnout, and longevity in the workplace among healthcare workers: A mixed methods study. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2023 Sep; 32:100661. PMID: 37305404.
Published on 4/4/2023Hunt CA, Letzen JE, Krimmel SR, Burrowes SAB, Haythornthwaite JA, Keaser M, Reid M, Finan PH, Seminowicz DA. Meditation Practice, Mindfulness, and Pain-Related Outcomes in Mindfulness-Based Treatment for Episodic Migraine. Mindfulness (N Y). 2023 Apr; 14(4):769-783. PMID: 38435377.
Published on 3/29/2023Tjilos M, Drainoni ML, Burrowes SAB, Butler JM, Damschroder LJ, Bidwell Goetz M, Madaras-Kelly K, Reardon CM, Samore MH, Shen J, Stenehjem EA, Zhang Y, Barlam TF. A qualitative evaluation of frontline clinician perspectives toward antibiotic stewardship programs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Dec; 44(12):1995-2001. PMID: 36987859.
Media Mentions
Published on 11/9/2021
Clinical Care May Impact Gray Matter Volume in Migraine Patients
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