Women Faculty

Promoting Women’s Careers

The Department of Medicine has undertaken significant steps over the past couple of years to better understand its current level of diversity and explore opportunities for its divisions to share strategies and enhance their approaches to recruiting and retaining diverse faculty.

As with URiM faculty, division leaders are asked to regularly report on the number and percentage of women faculty in their division, identify their goals, and provide a plan for reaching their goals for enhancing the representation of women. As of July 1, 2023, women are 43.4% of the BWH-based faculty in the Department of Medicine.


Strategy for Women Faculty

The Department of Medicine has developed a strategy to support new and early career women faculty that is focused on mentoring and other career support.

In fall 2022, we launched our inaugural mentorship circles for new women faculty. This program features mentoring circles that are organized around three key themes:

  • Clinical responsibilities, teaching, and work-life balance
  • Research for physician-scientists
  • Research for non-clinician researchers

These groups invited nearly 50 faculty to participate in the first year of the program and were co-led by mid-career and senior women faculty in the department. The groups met periodically on their own and as a full group at the beginning and end of the year-long program. They discussed a number of career development topics, including finding and optimizing mentorship/sponsorship relationships, institutional navigation, academic promotion, and research opportunities. We are in the process of assessing the first year of the program and optimizing mentorship for women faculty.


New Women Faculty

FY23

April 2023 – June 2023

NameDivisionFaculty AppointmentJoin Date
Amanda Berling, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareAssistant Professor6/15/2023
Jia Chen, MDRheumatology, Inflammation, and ImmunityInstructor5/1/2023
Nancy Haff, MD, MPHPharmacoepidemiology and PharmacoeconomicsInstructor4/1/2023
Marie Haley, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor5/16/2023
Christiana Iyasere, MDMedical OncologyAssistant Professor4/1/2023
Ayano Kohlgruber, PhDGeneticsInstructor5/1/2023
Camila Lopes-Ramos, PhDChanning Division of Network MedicineInstructor5/1/2023
Negareh Mousavi, MDCardiovascular MedicineMember of the Faculty4/1/2023
Xinping Ren, MD, PhDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, part-time5/2/2023
Lindsay Semler, DNPGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareLecturer, part-time4/1/2023
Gabrielle Vanspeybroeck, MDVA Boston Healthcare SystemLecturer, part-time4/1/2023
Yufei Wang, PhDMedical OncologyInstructor5/1/2023
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

January 2023 – March 2023

NameDivisionFaculty AppointmentJoin Date
Sarah Bentley, MDVA Boston Healthcare SystemInstructor3/1/2023
Kristin Farias, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, part-time2/15/2023
Alexandra Filippi, MDPulmonary and Critical Care MedicineInstructor3/1/2023
Kerry Ivey, PhDAgingMember of the Faculty
(*pending appointment to Assistant Professor)
1/3/2023
Tara Iyer, MDWomen’s HealthInstructor1/3/2023
Clare Landefeld, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor1/15/2023
Michelle Martincheck, MDVA Boston Healthcare SystemInstructor2/1/2023
Alexandria Maurer, MD, PhDMedical OncologyInstructor1/1/2023
Giulia Menichetti, PhDChanning Division of Network MedicineInstructor2/1/2023
Rebecca Mishuris, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareMember of the Faculty3/27/2023
Marie Mortel, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor2/1/2023
Pritha Sen, MDInfectious DiseasesInstructor1/1/2023
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

October 2022 – December 2022

NameDivisionFaculty AppointmentJoin Date
Samia Ayub, MDSleep and Circadian DisordersInstructor10/1/2022
Laura Gell, PhDSleep and Circadian DisordersInstructor11/1/2022
Zoe Haemer, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor10/1/2022
Jennifer La, PhDVA Boston Healthcare SystemInstructor12/1/2022
Hyunsun Lee, PhDGeneticsLecturer10/11/2022
Vivian Lee-Kim, PhDCardiovascular MedicineInstructor10/1/2022
Sarah Sammons, MDMedical OncologyMember of the Faculty11/1/2022
Leticia Varella, MDMedical OncologyMember of the Faculty
(*pending appointment to Assistant Professor)
12/1/2022
Virginia Volpe, PhDMedical OncologyInstructor10/3/2022
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
FY22

We welcomed 50 women faculty to the Department of Medicine between October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.

NameDivisionFaculty AppointmentJoin Date
Mariana Acuna, PhDGastroenterology, Hepatology, and EndoscopyInstructor10/4/2021
Daria Ade, MD, MPHGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, Part-time7/1/2022
Stephanie Berg, DOMedical OncologyInstructor9/1/2022
Kathryn Bowman, MDInfectious DiseasesInstructor9/1/2022
Thayse Bruggemann, PhDPulmonary and Critical Care MedicineInstructor7/1/2022
Siobhan Case, MDRheumatology, Inflammation, and ImmunityInstructor7/1/2022
Caitlin Cohen, MDPulmonary and Critical Care MedicineInstructor, Part-time5/1/2022
Anny Fenton, PhDMedical OncologyInstructor7/1/2022
Shrestha Ghosh, PhDMedical OncologyInstructor12/1/2022
Adriana Gonzalez, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes, and HypertensionInstructor10/12/2021
Maria Guerrera, MDMedical OncologyInstructor4/1/2022
Christelle Guillermier, PhDGeneticsLecturer2/4/2022
Monique Hartley-Brown, MDMedical OncologyMember of the Faculty
(*pending appointment to Assistant Professor)
12/7/2021
Karola Jering, MDCardiovascular MedicineInstructor7/1/2022
Priyadarshini Kachroo, PhDChanning Division of Network MedicineInstructor7/1/2022
Shideh Kazerounian, PhDRheumatology, Inflammation, and ImmunityInstructor3/7/2022
Eejung Kim, PhDMedical OncologyInstructor7/1/2022
Jacqueline Lane, PhDSleep and Circadian DisordersInstructor11/15/2021
Stefi Lee, MDPulmonary and Critical Care MedicineInstructor10/1/2021
Jun Li, MD, PhDPreventive MedicineAssistant Professor3/14/2022
Amanda Jing Lu, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor7/1/2022
Perla Macip Rodriguez, MDPalliative MedicineInstructor10/4/2021
Sushila Maharjan, PhDEngineering in MedicineInstructor7/1/2022
Elisa Mandato, PhDMedical OncologyInstructor2/1/2022
Anna Marneth, PhDHematologyInstructor4/1/2022
Stephanie Mascia, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, Part-time9/1/2022
Giulia Menichetti, PhDChanning Division of Network MedicineLecturer8/1/2022
Shonali Midha, MDMedical OncologyInstructor10/1/2021
Alisa Mueller, MD, PhDRheumatology, Inflammation, and ImmunityInstructor7/1/2022
Ellen Nagami, MDInfectious DiseasesInstructor7/1/2022
Prihatha Narasimmaraj, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, Part-time7/1/2022
Ana Onuchic-Whitford, MDRenal MedicineInstructor, Part-time7/1/2022
Theodora Pappa, MD, PhDEndocrinology, Diabetes, and HypertensionInstructor7/1/2022
Anuradha Ramaswamy, MBBSPulmonary and Critical Care MedicineInstructor, Part-time11/1/2021
Nicolette Juliana Rodriguez, MDGastroenterology, Hepatology, and EndoscopyInstructor9/1/2022
Tara Saco, MDAllergy and Clinical ImmunologyInstructor9/1/2022
Norma Salazar, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor9/15/2022
Gila Sasson, MDGastroenterology, Hepatology, and EndoscopyInstructor11/15/2021
Maria Schneeweiss, MDPharmacoepidemiology and PharmacoeconomicsInstructor10/15/2021
Pritha Sen, MDInfectious DiseasesInstructor8/15/2022
Mary Shoemaker, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, Part-time8/15/2022
Kelly Skrable, MD, MPHGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, Part-time9/15/2022
Karine Suissa, PhDPharmacoepidemiology and PharmacoeconomicsInstructor7/1/2022
Tengteng Wang, PhDChanning Division of Network MedicineInstructor8/1/2022
Caitlyn Wasserman, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, Part-time7/1/2022
Anne Welch-Cameron, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor, Part-time9/15/2022
Xi Yang, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareInstructor7/1/2022
Robin Yuan, PhDSleep and Circadian DisordersInstructor7/1/2022
Jing Zhao, MD, PhDRenal MedicineInstructor7/11
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Women Faculty Promotions

FY23

January – March 2023

NameDivisionFaculty PromotionDate
Natalie Artzi, PhDEngineering in MedicineAssociate Professor3/1/2023
Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB, PhD, MPHAllergy and Clinical ImmunologyAssistant Professor3/1/2023
Leah Biller, MDMedical OncologyAssistant Professor3/1/2023
Jun Li, MD, PhDPreventive MedicineAssistant Professor3/1/2023
Maureen Achebe, MBBSHematologyAssociate Professor2/1/2023
Li-Li Hsiao, MD, PhDRenal MedicineAssociate Professor2/1/2023
Anju Nohria, MDCardiovascular MedicineAssociate Professor2/1/2023
Lipika Samal, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareAssociate Professor2/1/2023
Sarah Cuddy, MBBCH BAOCardiovascular MedicineAssistant Professor2/1/2023
Kathleen Lee-Sarwar, MD, MSChanning Division of Network MedicineAssistant Professor2/1/2023
Lee Park, MD, MPHGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareAssistant Professor2/1/2023
Adrienne Waks, MDMedical OncologyAssistant Professor2/1/2023
Marie McDonnell, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes, and HypertensionAssociate Professor1/1/2023
Ana Garrido-Castro, MDMedical OncologyAssistant Professor1/1/2023
Arezou Ghazani, PhD, MScGeneticsAssistant Professor1/1/2023
Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPHGastroenterology, Hepatology, and EndoscopyAssistant Professor1/1/2023
Margee Louisias, MD, MPHAllergy and Clinical ImmunologyAssistant Professor1/1/2023
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

October – December 2022

NameDivisionFaculty PromotionDate
Deborah Hung, MD, PhDInfectious DiseasesProfessor (secondary)12/1/2022
Li Zhou, MD, PhDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareProfessor12/1/2022
Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPHGastroenterology, Hepatology, and EndoscopyAssociate Professor12/1/2022
Maria Yialamas, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes, and HypertensionAssociate Professor12/1/2022
Jennifer Crombie, MDMedical OncologyAssistant Professor12/1/2022
Rachel Winter, MDGastroenterology, Hepatology, and EndoscopyAssistant Professor12/1/2022
Caroline Apovian, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes, and HypertensionProfessor11/1/2022
Heather Baer, ScDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareAssociate Professor11/1/2022
Cheryl Clark, MD, ScDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary CareAssociate Professor11/1/2022
Lydia Pace, MD, MPHWomen’s HealthAssociate Professor11/1/2022
Meredith Regan, ScDMedical OncologyProfessor10/1/2022
Kelly Cho, PhD, MPHAgingAssociate Professor10/1/2022
Alicia Morgans, MDMedical OncologyAssociate Professor10/1/2022
Kathryn Penney, ScDChanning Division of Network MedicineAssociate Professor10/1/2022
Narjust Florez, MDMedical OncologyAssistant Professor10/1/2022
Shruti Gupta, MD, MPHRenal MedicineAssistant Professor10/1/2022
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

FY22

To Professor

NameDivisionDate
Sonia Friedman, MDGastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy6/1/2022
Samia Mora, MDPreventive Medicine7/1/2022
Kathryn Rexrode, MDWomen’s Health7/1/2022

To Associate Professor

NameDivisionDate
Elisabeth Battinelli, MD, PhDHematology7/1/2022
Westyn Branch-Elliman, MDVeterans Administration Boston Healthcare System10/1/2021
Jennifer Chan, MDMedical Oncology2/1/2022
Ganmaa Davaasambuu, MD, PhDChanning Division of Network Medicine7/1/2022
Natasha Frank, PhDGenetics11/1/2021
Leena Gandhi, MD, PhDMedical Oncology5/1/2022
Joyce Liu, MDMedical Oncology1/1/2022
Lydia Lynch, PhDEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension5/1/2022
Erica Mayer, MDMedical Oncology4/1/2022
Nadine McCleary, MDMedical Oncology4/1/2022
Mallika Mendu, MDRenal Medicine7/1/2022
Bisola Ojikutu, MD (part-time)Global Health Equity10/1/2021
Nora Osman, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary Care2/1/2022
Katherine Semrau, PhDGlobal Health Equity10/1/2021
Shirley Wang, PhDPharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics10/1/2021
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

To Assistant Professor

NameDivisionDate
Inhye Ahn, MDMedical Oncology6/1/2022
Alev Atalay, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary Care7/1/2022
Giada Bianchi, MDHematology2/1/2022
Katsiaryna Bykov, PharmD, ScDPharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics2/1/2022
Sharon Chou, MDSharon Chou, MD10/1/2021
Sharon Curhan, MDChanning Division of Network Medicine10/1/2021
Jennifer Huffman, PhDVeterans Administration Boston Healthcare System2/1/2022
Sogol Javaheri, MDSleep and Circadian Disorders12/1/2021
Kimberly Khoury, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary Care6/1/2022
Kate Lally, MDPalliative Medicine10/1/2021
Charlotta Lindvall, MD, PhDPalliative Medicine11/1/2021
Lindsey MacFarlane, MDRheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity11/1/2021
Jennifer Manne-Goehler, MDInfectious Diseases3/1/2022
Lidia Minguez-Alarcon, PhDChanning Division of Network Medicine12/1/2021
Lisa Rotenstein, MDGeneral Internal Medicine and Primary Care12/1/2021
Shayna Sarosiek , MDMedical Oncology11/1/2021
Sasha Singh, PhDCardiovascular Medicine12/1/2021
Melissa St. Hilaire, PhDSleep and Circadian Disorders1/1/2022
Hanni Stoklosa, MD (secondary)Women’s Health4/1/2022
Heming Wang, PhDSleep and Circadian Disorders7/1/2022
Ruisheng Wang, PhDChanning Division of Network Medicine1/1/2022
Note: Those faculty in the divisions of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute