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
| Name | Division | Faculty Appointment | Join Date |
| Amanda Berling, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Assistant Professor | 6/15/2023 |
| Jia Chen, MD | Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity | Instructor | 5/1/2023 |
| Nancy Haff, MD, MPH | Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics | Instructor | 4/1/2023 |
| Marie Haley, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor | 5/16/2023 |
| Christiana Iyasere, MD | Medical Oncology | Assistant Professor | 4/1/2023 |
| Ayano Kohlgruber, PhD | Genetics | Instructor | 5/1/2023 |
| Camila Lopes-Ramos, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | Instructor | 5/1/2023 |
| Negareh Mousavi, MD | Cardiovascular Medicine | Member of the Faculty | 4/1/2023 |
| Xinping Ren, MD, PhD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, part-time | 5/2/2023 |
| Lindsay Semler, DNP | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Lecturer, part-time | 4/1/2023 |
| Gabrielle Vanspeybroeck, MD | VA Boston Healthcare System | Lecturer, part-time | 4/1/2023 |
| Yufei Wang, PhD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 5/1/2023 |
January 2023 – March 2023
| Name | Division | Faculty Appointment | Join Date |
| Sarah Bentley, MD | VA Boston Healthcare System | Instructor | 3/1/2023 |
| Kristin Farias, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, part-time | 2/15/2023 |
| Alexandra Filippi, MD | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine | Instructor | 3/1/2023 |
| Kerry Ivey, PhD | Aging | Member of the Faculty (*pending appointment to Assistant Professor) | 1/3/2023 |
| Tara Iyer, MD | Women’s Health | Instructor | 1/3/2023 |
| Clare Landefeld, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor | 1/15/2023 |
| Michelle Martincheck, MD | VA Boston Healthcare System | Instructor | 2/1/2023 |
| Alexandria Maurer, MD, PhD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 1/1/2023 |
| Giulia Menichetti, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | Instructor | 2/1/2023 |
| Rebecca Mishuris, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Member of the Faculty | 3/27/2023 |
| Marie Mortel, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor | 2/1/2023 |
| Pritha Sen, MD | Infectious Diseases | Instructor | 1/1/2023 |
October 2022 – December 2022
| Name | Division | Faculty Appointment | Join Date |
| Samia Ayub, MD | Sleep and Circadian Disorders | Instructor | 10/1/2022 |
| Laura Gell, PhD | Sleep and Circadian Disorders | Instructor | 11/1/2022 |
| Zoe Haemer, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor | 10/1/2022 |
| Jennifer La, PhD | VA Boston Healthcare System | Instructor | 12/1/2022 |
| Hyunsun Lee, PhD | Genetics | Lecturer | 10/11/2022 |
| Vivian Lee-Kim, PhD | Cardiovascular Medicine | Instructor | 10/1/2022 |
| Sarah Sammons, MD | Medical Oncology | Member of the Faculty | 11/1/2022 |
| Leticia Varella, MD | Medical Oncology | Member of the Faculty (*pending appointment to Assistant Professor) | 12/1/2022 |
| Virginia Volpe, PhD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 10/3/2022 |
FY22
We welcomed 50 women faculty to the Department of Medicine between October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.
| Name | Division | Faculty Appointment | Join Date |
| Mariana Acuna, PhD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy | Instructor | 10/4/2021 |
| Daria Ade, MD, MPH | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, Part-time | 7/1/2022 |
| Stephanie Berg, DO | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 9/1/2022 |
| Kathryn Bowman, MD | Infectious Diseases | Instructor | 9/1/2022 |
| Thayse Bruggemann, PhD | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Siobhan Case, MD | Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Caitlin Cohen, MD | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine | Instructor, Part-time | 5/1/2022 |
| Anny Fenton, PhD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Shrestha Ghosh, PhD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 12/1/2022 |
| Adriana Gonzalez, MD | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension | Instructor | 10/12/2021 |
| Maria Guerrera, MD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 4/1/2022 |
| Christelle Guillermier, PhD | Genetics | Lecturer | 2/4/2022 |
| Monique Hartley-Brown, MD | Medical Oncology | Member of the Faculty (*pending appointment to Assistant Professor) | 12/7/2021 |
| Karola Jering, MD | Cardiovascular Medicine | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Priyadarshini Kachroo, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Shideh Kazerounian, PhD | Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity | Instructor | 3/7/2022 |
| Eejung Kim, PhD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Jacqueline Lane, PhD | Sleep and Circadian Disorders | Instructor | 11/15/2021 |
| Stefi Lee, MD | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine | Instructor | 10/1/2021 |
| Jun Li, MD, PhD | Preventive Medicine | Assistant Professor | 3/14/2022 |
| Amanda Jing Lu, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Perla Macip Rodriguez, MD | Palliative Medicine | Instructor | 10/4/2021 |
| Sushila Maharjan, PhD | Engineering in Medicine | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Elisa Mandato, PhD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 2/1/2022 |
| Anna Marneth, PhD | Hematology | Instructor | 4/1/2022 |
| Stephanie Mascia, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, Part-time | 9/1/2022 |
| Giulia Menichetti, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | Lecturer | 8/1/2022 |
| Shonali Midha, MD | Medical Oncology | Instructor | 10/1/2021 |
| Alisa Mueller, MD, PhD | Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Ellen Nagami, MD | Infectious Diseases | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Prihatha Narasimmaraj, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, Part-time | 7/1/2022 |
| Ana Onuchic-Whitford, MD | Renal Medicine | Instructor, Part-time | 7/1/2022 |
| Theodora Pappa, MD, PhD | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Anuradha Ramaswamy, MBBS | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine | Instructor, Part-time | 11/1/2021 |
| Nicolette Juliana Rodriguez, MD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy | Instructor | 9/1/2022 |
| Tara Saco, MD | Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Instructor | 9/1/2022 |
| Norma Salazar, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor | 9/15/2022 |
| Gila Sasson, MD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy | Instructor | 11/15/2021 |
| Maria Schneeweiss, MD | Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics | Instructor | 10/15/2021 |
| Pritha Sen, MD | Infectious Diseases | Instructor | 8/15/2022 |
| Mary Shoemaker, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, Part-time | 8/15/2022 |
| Kelly Skrable, MD, MPH | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, Part-time | 9/15/2022 |
| Karine Suissa, PhD | Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Tengteng Wang, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | Instructor | 8/1/2022 |
| Caitlyn Wasserman, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, Part-time | 7/1/2022 |
| Anne Welch-Cameron, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor, Part-time | 9/15/2022 |
| Xi Yang, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Robin Yuan, PhD | Sleep and Circadian Disorders | Instructor | 7/1/2022 |
| Jing Zhao, MD, PhD | Renal Medicine | Instructor | 7/11 |
Women Faculty Promotions
FY23
January – March 2023
| Name | Division | Faculty Promotion | Date |
| Natalie Artzi, PhD | Engineering in Medicine | Associate Professor | 3/1/2023 |
| Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB, PhD, MPH | Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Assistant Professor | 3/1/2023 |
| Leah Biller, MD | Medical Oncology | Assistant Professor | 3/1/2023 |
| Jun Li, MD, PhD | Preventive Medicine | Assistant Professor | 3/1/2023 |
| Maureen Achebe, MBBS | Hematology | Associate Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Li-Li Hsiao, MD, PhD | Renal Medicine | Associate Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Anju Nohria, MD | Cardiovascular Medicine | Associate Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Lipika Samal, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Associate Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Sarah Cuddy, MBBCH BAO | Cardiovascular Medicine | Assistant Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Kathleen Lee-Sarwar, MD, MS | Channing Division of Network Medicine | Assistant Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Lee Park, MD, MPH | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Assistant Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Adrienne Waks, MD | Medical Oncology | Assistant Professor | 2/1/2023 |
| Marie McDonnell, MD | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension | Associate Professor | 1/1/2023 |
| Ana Garrido-Castro, MD | Medical Oncology | Assistant Professor | 1/1/2023 |
| Arezou Ghazani, PhD, MSc | Genetics | Assistant Professor | 1/1/2023 |
| Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy | Assistant Professor | 1/1/2023 |
| Margee Louisias, MD, MPH | Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Assistant Professor | 1/1/2023 |
October – December 2022
| Name | Division | Faculty Promotion | Date |
| Deborah Hung, MD, PhD | Infectious Diseases | Professor (secondary) | 12/1/2022 |
| Li Zhou, MD, PhD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Professor | 12/1/2022 |
| Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy | Associate Professor | 12/1/2022 |
| Maria Yialamas, MD | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension | Associate Professor | 12/1/2022 |
| Jennifer Crombie, MD | Medical Oncology | Assistant Professor | 12/1/2022 |
| Rachel Winter, MD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy | Assistant Professor | 12/1/2022 |
| Caroline Apovian, MD | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension | Professor | 11/1/2022 |
| Heather Baer, ScD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Associate Professor | 11/1/2022 |
| Cheryl Clark, MD, ScD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | Associate Professor | 11/1/2022 |
| Lydia Pace, MD, MPH | Women’s Health | Associate Professor | 11/1/2022 |
| Meredith Regan, ScD | Medical Oncology | Professor | 10/1/2022 |
| Kelly Cho, PhD, MPH | Aging | Associate Professor | 10/1/2022 |
| Alicia Morgans, MD | Medical Oncology | Associate Professor | 10/1/2022 |
| Kathryn Penney, ScD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | Associate Professor | 10/1/2022 |
| Narjust Florez, MD | Medical Oncology | Assistant Professor | 10/1/2022 |
| Shruti Gupta, MD, MPH | Renal Medicine | Assistant Professor | 10/1/2022 |
FY22
To Professor
| Name | Division | Date |
| Sonia Friedman, MD | Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy | 6/1/2022 |
| Samia Mora, MD | Preventive Medicine | 7/1/2022 |
| Kathryn Rexrode, MD | Women’s Health | 7/1/2022 |
To Associate Professor
| Name | Division | Date |
| Elisabeth Battinelli, MD, PhD | Hematology | 7/1/2022 |
| Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD | Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System | 10/1/2021 |
| Jennifer Chan, MD | Medical Oncology | 2/1/2022 |
| Ganmaa Davaasambuu, MD, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | 7/1/2022 |
| Natasha Frank, PhD | Genetics | 11/1/2021 |
| Leena Gandhi, MD, PhD | Medical Oncology | 5/1/2022 |
| Joyce Liu, MD | Medical Oncology | 1/1/2022 |
| Lydia Lynch, PhD | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension | 5/1/2022 |
| Erica Mayer, MD | Medical Oncology | 4/1/2022 |
| Nadine McCleary, MD | Medical Oncology | 4/1/2022 |
| Mallika Mendu, MD | Renal Medicine | 7/1/2022 |
| Bisola Ojikutu, MD (part-time) | Global Health Equity | 10/1/2021 |
| Nora Osman, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | 2/1/2022 |
| Katherine Semrau, PhD | Global Health Equity | 10/1/2021 |
| Shirley Wang, PhD | Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics | 10/1/2021 |
To Assistant Professor
| Name | Division | Date |
| Inhye Ahn, MD | Medical Oncology | 6/1/2022 |
| Alev Atalay, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | 7/1/2022 |
| Giada Bianchi, MD | Hematology | 2/1/2022 |
| Katsiaryna Bykov, PharmD, ScD | Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics | 2/1/2022 |
| Sharon Chou, MD | Sharon Chou, MD | 10/1/2021 |
| Sharon Curhan, MD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | 10/1/2021 |
| Jennifer Huffman, PhD | Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System | 2/1/2022 |
| Sogol Javaheri, MD | Sleep and Circadian Disorders | 12/1/2021 |
| Kimberly Khoury, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | 6/1/2022 |
| Kate Lally, MD | Palliative Medicine | 10/1/2021 |
| Charlotta Lindvall, MD, PhD | Palliative Medicine | 11/1/2021 |
| Lindsey MacFarlane, MD | Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity | 11/1/2021 |
| Jennifer Manne-Goehler, MD | Infectious Diseases | 3/1/2022 |
| Lidia Minguez-Alarcon, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | 12/1/2021 |
| Lisa Rotenstein, MD | General Internal Medicine and Primary Care | 12/1/2021 |
| Shayna Sarosiek , MD | Medical Oncology | 11/1/2021 |
| Sasha Singh, PhD | Cardiovascular Medicine | 12/1/2021 |
| Melissa St. Hilaire, PhD | Sleep and Circadian Disorders | 1/1/2022 |
| Hanni Stoklosa, MD (secondary) | Women’s Health | 4/1/2022 |
| Heming Wang, PhD | Sleep and Circadian Disorders | 7/1/2022 |
| Ruisheng Wang, PhD | Channing Division of Network Medicine | 1/1/2022 |