General Medicine Research Faculty

Research Faculty and Fellows


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Edward R. Marcantonio, MD, SM
Section Chief for Research

Research Interests:

  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Delirium, Cognitive Function
  • Outcomes of Hospitalization and Surgery in Older Adults
Edward R. Marcantonio, MD

Kenneth J. Mukamal, MD, MPH
Associate Section Chief for Research

Research Interests:

  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Alcohol Consumption
Kenneth Mukamal, MD, MPH

Mara A. Schonberg, MD, MPH
Co-Director, General Medicine Fellowship

Research Interests:

  • Patient Decision Making
  • Women's Health
  • Gerontology

Mara Schonberg, MD

Gloria Y. Yeh, MD, MPH
Director, HMS Research Fellowship in Integrative Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Complementary and Integrative Health
  • Mind-Body Mechanisms
  • Cardiopulmonary Health

Gloria Yeh, MD

Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH
Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine for Academic Affairs
Director of Hospital Medicine Research

Research Interests:

  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Medication Utilization
  • Physician Decision Making
Shoshana Herzig, MD

Timothy S. Anderson, MD
Lead for Improving Value in Healthcare, BIDMC Center for Healthcare Delivery Science

Research Interests:

  • Aging research
  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Health services & utilization
  • Cardiovascular outcomes
  • Conflicts of interest
Timothy Anderson, MD

Sigal K. Bell, MD
Director of Patient Safety and Discovery, OpenNotes

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety

Sigal Bell, MD

Roger B. Davis, ScD
Director of Biostatistics, Division of General Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology

Roger Davis, ScD

Tom L. Delbanco, MD
Co-Founder, OpenNotes

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety
Tom L. Delbanco, MD

Cait M. DesRoches, DrPH
Executive Director, OpenNotes;
Co-Director, General Medicine Faculty Scholarship

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety

Cait DesRoches, DrPH

Mary Beth E. Hamel, MD, MPH
Executive Editor, The New England Journal of Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Patient Decision Making
  • End of Life Care
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Mary Beth Hamel, MD

Stephen P. Juraschek, MD, PhD
Research Director, Hypertension Center at Healthcare Associates

Research Interests:

  • Hypertension & Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Diet & Nutrition
  • Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology & Prevention Trials

Stephen Juraschek, MD

Ted J. Kaptchuk

Research Interests:

  • Placebo Effects
  • Asian & Traditional Medicine

Ted Kaptchuk

Kristen M. Kraemer, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Health Behavior Change
  • Mind-Body Interventions
  • Emotional Health in Chronic Illness

Kristen Kraemer, PhD

Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc

Research Interests:

  • Health Care Policy
  • Health Services

Bruce Landon, MD

Long H. Ngo, PhD
Co-Director of Biostatistics, Division of General Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Air Pollution and Health
  • Geriatrics
  • Longitudinal Analysis & Semiparametric Modeling
  • Model Selection
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Competing Risks
  • Bayesian Methods

Long Ngo, PhD

Russell S. Phillips, MD
Director, HMS Center for Primary Care

Research Interests:

  • Primary Care Innovation
  • End of Life Care
  • Integrative Medicine

Russell Phillips, MD

Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC

Research Interests:

  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Hypertension
  • Wearable Devices

Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD

Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Delirium
  • Gerontology
  • Late Life Health

Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, PhD

Janice D. Walker, RN, MBA
Co-Founder, OpenNotes

Research Interests:

  • Patient Perspectives on Quality of Care
  • Health Information Technology
  • Care of the Underserved

Janice Walker, RN

Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH
Deputy Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine

Research Interests:

  • Obesity
  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Outcomes & Disparities
Christina C. Wee, MD 

Adjunct Faculty



Irving Kirsch, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Placebo Effects

Irving Kirsch, PhD

Suzanne G. Leveille, RN, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Epidemiology
  • Gerontology
  • Health Outcomes

Suzanne Leveille, RN

Ellen P. McCarthy, PhD, MPH

Research Interests:

  • Health Disparities
  • Cancer Outcomes
  • Palliative Care

Ellen McCarthy, PhD

Stephen F. O'Neill, BCD, JD

Research Interests:

  • Transparency
  • Patient Safety
Stephen O'Neill

Fellows and Scholars