We're proud to share that Boston Medical Center (BMC) ranks in the top 3% of hospitals nationwide for publishing cutting-edge healthcare research in 2025, according to Avant-Garde Health. Additionally, BMC Brighton is in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for publishing Cardiology research in 2025.
In addition, 156 BMC Health System physicians are recognized among the top 5% of researchers in their specialties, honored for both the quality and impact of their published work that is driving progress and shaping the future of care.
Meet the physicians advancing care through research:
Top 1%
Cardiology
- Darae Ko, MD, MSc, Cardiologist
- Frank Qian, MD, MPH, General Cardiology Fellow
- Frederick L. Ruberg, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine
Endocrinology
- Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD, Endocrinologist
- Sun Y. Lee, MD, MSc, Endocrinologist
Endocrinology Surgery
- Frederick T. Drake, MD, MPH, Chief of Endocrine Surgery
ENT (Otolaryngology)
- Jessica R. Levi, MD, Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology
General Surgery
- Crisanto Torres, MD, MPH, Trauma Surgeon
- Dane Scantling, DO, MPH, Trauma Surgeon
- Luise I. Pernar, MD, MHPE, Weight Loss Surgeon
- Sabrina E. Sanchez, MD, MPH, Trauma Surgeon
Gynecologic Surgery
- Elizabeth A. Stier, MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
- Elisabeth J. Woodhams, MD, MSc, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
- Kelly M. Treder, MD, MPH, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
- Rachel Cannon, MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Hematology
- Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD, Director, Amyloidosis Center
Internal Medicine
- Alan C. Moss, MD, Gastroenterologist
- Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc, Physician
- Anna L. Goldman, MD, MPH, Primary Care Physician
- Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH, Addiction Specialist
- Carl G. Streed, MD, MPH, FACP, Primary Care Physician
- Emily L. Lupez, MD, MSc, MPH, Primary Care Physician
- Joanne M. Murabito, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Karen E. Lasser, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Konstantinos-Dionysi Alysandratos, MD, PhD, Pulmonologist
- Luke Chmielecki, MD, Instructor, General Internal Medicine
- Marc R. Larochelle, MD, MPH, Attending Physician
- Nicholas A. Bosch, MD, Pulmonologist/Intensivist
- Natalie Sun, MD, Clinical Instructor Trainee
- Paul M. Long, MD, Hospitalist
- Sabrina A. Assoumou, MD, MPH, Infectious Disease Physician
- Sarah L. Kimball, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Simeon D. Kimmel, MD, MA, Infectious Disease and Addiction Medicine Specialist
- Sondra S. Crosby, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Tracy A. Battaglia, MPH, Professor, Community Health Sciences
- Zoe M. Weinstein, MD, Primary Care Physician
Nephrology
- Ashish Verma, MD, Assistant Professor, Nephrology
- Katherine Rizzolo, MD, Assistant Professor, Nephrology
- Sushrut S. Waikar, MD, MPH, Interim Chief of Medicine; Chief of Nephrology
Neurology
- Charlene J. Ong, MD, MPHS, Neurologist
- David M. Greer, MD, MA, Chief of Neurology
- Mohamad K. Abdalkader, MD, Radiologist
- Thanh Nguyen, MD, Neurologist
Ophthalmology
- Xuejing Chen, MD, Ophthalmologist
Orthopedic Surgery
- Ayesha Abdeen, MD, Chief of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
- Paul Tornetta III, MD, PhD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery
Pulmonology
- Anica C. Law, MD, Pulmonologist
- Darrell Kotton, MD, Pulmonologist
- Hasmeena Kathuria, MD, Pulmonologist
- Kevin C. Wilson, MD, Pulmonologist
Rheumatology
- David T. Felson, MD, MPH, Rheumatologist
- Jean W. Liew, MD, Rheumatologist
- Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, Chief of Rheumatology
Vascular Surgery
- Alik Farber, MD, MBA, Surgeon-in-Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
- Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA, Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Top 2-3%
Cardiology
- Michael Orlov, MD, PhD, FACC, Cardiologist, BMC Brighton
- Naomi M. Hamburg, MD, MS, Chief of Vascular Biology
Endocrinology
- Devin W. Steenkamp, MBChB, Endocrinologist
General Surgery
- Donald T. Hess, MD, Chief of Minimally Invasive and Weight Loss Surgery
- Noelle N. Saillant, MD, Chief of Surgical Critical Care
- Olga Beresneva, MD, Colorectal Surgeon
- Tracey A. Dechert, MD, Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery
Gynecologic Surgery
- Cecily M. Barber, MD, MPH, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
- Kelley A. Saia, MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
- Nyia L Noel, MD, MPH, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
- Pooja Metha, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Katharine O’Connell White, MD, MPH, FACOG, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Internal Medicine
- Alan Manivannan, MD, Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
- Benjamin Bovell-Ammon, MD, Instructor, General Internal Medicine
- Bertrand Jaber, MD, MSc, FASN, FNKF, Internist, BMC Brighton
- Craig F. Noronha, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Daniel C. Chen, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Emily E. Hurstak, MD, MPH, Primary Care Addiction Specialist
- Gabriela Reed, MD, Clinical Instructor Trainee
- Hallie Rozansky, MD, Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
- James C. Hudspeth, MD, FACP, Hospitalist
- Jennifer K. Brody, MD, MPH, Primary Care Physician
- Joseph J. Rencic, MD, Hospitalist
- Kavita Sharma, MD, Weight Management and Nutrition Specialist
- Karim Sariahmed, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
- Lucy B. Schulson, MD, Attending Primary Care Physician
- Mara E. Murray Horwitz, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Michael A. Fischer, MD, MS, Section Chief, General Internal Medicine
- Miriam T. Harris, MD, MSc, Primary Care Addiction Specialist
- Natalia E. Morone, MD, Internal Medicine Physician
- Oseiwe B. Eromosele, MD, Instructor
- Pablo A. Buitron de la Vega, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Samantha Rawlins-Pilgrim, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Theresa W. Kim, MD, Primary Care Physician
Nephrology
- Laurence H. Beck, MD, Nephrologist
Neurology
- Jesse B. Mez, MD, Neurologist
- Jose R. Romero, MD, Neurologist
Ophthalmology
- Manju Subramanian, MD, Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgeon
- Steven D. Ness, MD, Ophthalmologist
Orthopedic Surgery
- Xinning (Tiger) Lee, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
Pulmonology
- Andrew Berical, MD, Pulmonologist
- Elizabeth S. Klings, MD, Director of Clinical Research
- Finn J. Hawkins, MB, BCh, Pulmonologist
- Justin K. Lui, MD, MS, Assistant Professor
- Katrina A. Steiling, MD, Critical Care Physician
Surgical Oncology
- Teviah E. Sachs, MD, MPH, Chief of Surgical Oncology
Top 4-5%
Cardiology
- Alice K. Jacobs, MD, Cardiologist
- Gene F. Kwan, MD, MPH, Cardiologist
- John V. Wylie, MD, FACC, Cardiologist, BMC Brighton
- Monica Ahluwalia, MD, Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Program
- Peter Evans, MD, Clinical Instructor Trainee
Endocrinology
- Anthony Hollenberg, MD, President, BMC
- Denise H. Wong, MD, Endocrinologist
- Jennifer H. Lee, MD, FACE, ECNU, Assistant Professor
- Katherine L. Modzelewski, MD, Endocrinologist
- Samantha Siskind, MD, Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology
- Arpan Mohanty, MD, Hepatologist/Gastroenterologist
- David R. Lichtenstein, MD, Gastroenterologist
- Horst C. Weber, MD, Gastroenterologist
- Julia Ding, MD, Clinical Instructor Trainee
General Surgery
- Jennifer S. Davids, MD, Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Megan Janeway, MD, Trauma Surgeon
Hematology
- Raphael E. Szalat, MD, PhD, Director, Multiple Myeloma Program
Internal Medicine
- Alexandra E. Bachorik, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Amy L. Fitzpatrick, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Andrew Wilks, MD, MS, Assistant Professor
- Anne G. Beckett, MD, Internal Medicine Physician
- Asher A. Tulsky, MD, Emeritus Associate Professor
- Carlos J. Acuna-Villaorduna, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
- Chloe Ciccariello, MD, Primary Care Physician
- Claudia M. Nader, MD, Infectious Disease Physician
- Daniel J. Wallman, MD, Pulmonologist
- Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, Primary Care Physician
- Elaine M. Hylek, MD, MPH, Primary Care Physician
- Ghulam K. Khan, MD, Infectious Disease Physician
- Julien J. Dedier, MD, MPH, Primary Care Physician
- Julia Newman, MD, Clinical Instructor
- Nicholas J. Cordella, MD, Internist
- Purva Ranchal, MBBS, Primary Care Physician
- Sali Merjanah, MD, Rheumatologist
Neurology
- Anna M. Cervantes-Arslanian, MD, FAAN, Chief of Neurocritical Care
- Ekkehard M. Kasper, MD, DPhil, Chief Neurological Surgery
- Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH, Neurologist
- Lan Zhou, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology
- Pria Anand, MD, Neurologist
Nephrology
- David J. Salant, MD, Nephrologist
- Vipul C. Chitalia, MD, PhD, Renal Medicine Physician
Ophthalmology
- Crandall Peeler, MD, Ophthalmologist
- Manishi A. Desai, MD, Ophthalmologist
- Stephen P. Christiansen, MD, Chief of Ophthalmology
- Susannah G. Rowe, MD, MPH, Ophthalmologist
Orthopedic Surgery
- Chadi Tannoury, MD, Director of Spine Services
- David M. Freccero, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
- Tony Tannoury, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
Pulmonology
- George T. O’Connor, MD, Pulmonologist
- Jennifer MacCarone, MD, Clinical Instructor Trainee
Rheumatology
- Andreea M. Bujor, MD, PhD, Rheumatologist
Vascular Surgery
- Mark F. Conrad, MD, Vascular Surgeon
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