Faculty

Learn more about our extended research faculty and program at the Pulmonary Center

Current Faculty:

David M. Center, MD

Ruth and Gordon Snider Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Chief, Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Associate Provost of Translational Research, Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Clinical Interests: Allergy; Asthma

Headshot of Joseph Mizgerd Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD

Jerome S. Brody Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Pulmonary Center

Member, Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Member, Department of Virology, Immunology & Microbiology

Member, Genome Science Institute

Research Interests: Lung immunology; Pneumonia biology; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Headshot of Konstantinos Alysandratos Konstantinos D. Alysandratos, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Co-Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic, Boston Medical Center

Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Clinical Interests: Interstitial lung disease

Research Interests: Pulmonary fibrosis; Induced pluripotent stem cells

Samuel H. Belok, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Associate Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Clinical Interests: Pleural disease; Point-of-care ultrasonography; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Headshot of Andrew Berical Andrew Berical, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Research Interests: Cystic fibrosis; Induced pluripotent stem cells

Headshot of John Berk John L. Berk, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Assistant Director, Amyloidosis Center, Boston Medical Center

Director, Localized Amyloid Clinic, Boston Medical Center

Director, Clinical Trials for Familial Amyloidosis

Clinical Interests: Amyloidosis

Research Interests: Amyloidosis

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John Bernardo, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Medical Officer, Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Clinical Interests: Tuberculosis

Ehab Billatos, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Inpatient Consultation Service, Boston Medical Center

Director, Bronchoscopy, Boston Medical Center

Member, Section of Computational Biomedicine

Clinical Interests: Lung cancer; Pleural disease; Bronchoscopy

Research Interests: Lung cancer biomarkers

Headshot of Nicholas Bosch Nicholas A. Bosch, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Co-Associate Director, Center for Implementation & Improvement Sciences

Clinical Interests: Critical care medicine

Research Interests: Critical care medicine; Comparative effectiveness; Implementation science

Markus Bosmann, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Member, Genome Science Institute

Research Interests: Bacterial sepsis; Complement system; Lung immunology

Christine L. Campbell Reardon, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Associate Director, Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Program Director, Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Interests: Critical care medicine

Headshot of Felicia Chen Felicia Chen, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Special Care Unit Night Coverage Program, Boston Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Critical care medicine

Research Interests: Lung development biology; Retinoid biology; Lung microbiome

Ting-Hsu Chen, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Clinical Interests: Sleep Medicine; Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Erin L. Crossey, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Research Interests: Lymphangiogenesis

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L. Jack Faling, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Bronchoscopy

Alan Fine, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Research Interests: Lung development biology; Lymphangiogenesis

Image of BU Placeholder Christine M. Fitzgibbons, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Clinical Interests: Sleep medicine; Obstructive sleep apnea

Headshot of Alexis Gallardo Foreman Alexis Gallardo Foreman, MSN, DNP

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Sleep medicine; Obstructive sleep apnea; Long COVID rehabilitation

Research Interests: Health disparities; Tobacco cessation

Kari R. Gillmeyer, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Research Interests: Pulmonary hypertension; Health services research; Implementation Science

Ronald H. Goldstein, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Clinical Interests: Interstitial lung disease

Headshot of Praveen Govender Praveen Govender, MBBCh

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Sarcoidosis Center, Boston Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Sarcoidosis; Interstitial lung disease

Headshot of Finn Hawkins Finn J. Hawkins, MBBCh

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic, Boston Medical Center

Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Clinical Interests: Interstitial lung disease

Research Interests: Cystic fibrosis; Induced pluripotent stem cells

Eric J. Heckman, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Sleep medicine; Obstructive sleep apnea

 

Headshot of Michael Ieong Michael H. Ieong, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Boston Medical Center

Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Boston Medical Center

Co-Chair, Critical Care Executive Committee, Boston Medical Center

Co-Chair, Ethics Committee, Boston Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Critical care medicine

Yang Jin, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Research Interests: Bacterial sepsis; Macrophage biology

Matthew R. Jones, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Graduate Program in Molecular and Translational Medicine

Member, Genome Science Institute

Research Interests: Pneumonia biology; Lymphangiogenesis

Image of BU Placeholder Martin F. Joyce-Brady, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Mechanical ventilation

Research Interests: Lung development; Oxidant stress

Joseph E. Kaserman, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Boston Medical Center

Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Clinical Interests: Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; COPD

Research Interests: Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; Induced pluripotent stem cells

Headshot of Christopher Kearney Christopher M. Kearney, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Critical care medicine; Point-of-care ultrasonography; Asthma

Research Interests: Critical care medicine; Asthma

Elizabeth S. Klings, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, Boston Medical Center

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Boston Medical Center

Member, Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease

Clinical Interests: Pulmonary hypertension; Sickle cell disease; Venous thromboembolism

Research Interests: Pulmonary hypertension; Sickle cell disease

Headshot of Darrell Kotton Darrell N. Kotton, MD

David C. Seldin Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Co-Director, The Alpha-1 Center, Boston Medical Center

Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Member, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Member, Genome Science Institute

Clinical Interests: Alpha-1-anti-trypsin deficiency

Research Interests: Gene therapy; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Lung development biology

Igor Kramnik, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Department of Virology, Immunology & Microbiology

Member, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory

Member, Genome Science Institute

Research Interests: Tuberculosis

Anica C. Law, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Critical care medicine

Research Interests: Critical care medicine; Health services research; Causal inference; Health policy impacts

Headshot of Frederic Little Frederic F. Little, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Program Director, Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology

Clinical Interests: Allergy; Asthma

Justin K. Lui, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Pulmonary hypertension

Research Interests: Pulmonary hypertension; Survival analysis; Data science

Paul J. Maglione, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Common variable immunodeficiency; Primary immunodeficiency disorders

Research Interests: Common variable immunodeficiency; Human B cell biology

Hector A. Marquez, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Outpatient Clinic, Boston Medical Center

Clinical Interests: Pulmonary hypertension; Venous thromboembolism

Image of BU Placeholder Claire Murphy, MSN, FNP

Director, Allergy/Immunology/Tele-Allergy, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Clinical Interests: Allergy

George T. O’Connor, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Interim Section Chief, Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology

Director, Clinical Research Resources Programs Clinical Research, Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Interim Co-Director, Framingham Heart Study

Member, Section of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology

Member, Genome Science Institute

Clinical Interests: Asthma; COPD; Bronchiectasis

Research Interests: Genetic epidemiology; Genome-wide association studies

Stephanie A. Robinson, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Research Interests: Consumer health informatics; COPD; Health services research; Implementation science

Justin M. Rucci, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Research Interests: Health services research; Implementation science

Image of BU Placeholder Jussi J. Saukkonen, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Outpatient Clinic, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Primary Affiliation: Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Research Interests: Tuberculosis

Image of BU Placeholder Divya A. Shankar, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Interstitial lung disease; Critical care medicine

Research Interests: Interstitial lung disease

Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Associate Director, Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Research Interests: Lung cancer screening; Health services research; Implementation science; Goals of care

Avrum Spira, MD, MSc

Alexander Graham Bell Professor in Health Care Entrepreneurship, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Section Chief, Computational Biomedicine

Member, Section on Computational Biomedicine

Member, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center

Member, Genome Science Institute

Research Interests: COPD; Lung cancer biomarkers

Katrina A. Steiling, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program

Director, Lung Nodule Clinic

Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center

Clinical Interests: Lung cancer; Lung nodule

Research Interests: Lung cancer; Health disparities; Social determinants of health

Sohera N. Syeda, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Member, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System

Clinical Interests: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Palliative care

Headshot of Arthur Theodore Arthur C. Theodore, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Primary Affiliation: Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Interests: Interstitial lung disease

Research Interests: Systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease

Katrina E. Traber, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Tuberculosis

Research Interests: Lung immunology; Pneumonia biology

Cornelia B. Wakeman, MSN, FNP

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Tobacco cessation; Sleep medicine; Obstructive sleep apnea

Research Interests: Tobacco cessation; Health disparities

Image of BU Placeholder Daniel J. Wallman, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Bronchiectasis; Critical care medicine

Research Interests: Bronchiectasis; Cystic fibrosis; Induced pluripotent stem cells

 

Andrew A. Wilson, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Director, The Alpha-1 Center, Boston Medical Center

Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Clinical Interests: Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

Research Interests: Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; COPD; induced pluripotent stem cells

Kevin C. Wilson, MD

Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Clinical Interests: Interstitial lung disease; Sarcoidosis

Research Interests: Clinical guideline methodology; Systematic reviews; Meta-analysis