Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, MD, MPH, DTMH Hear my name
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
BS, Stanford University

Pronouns: she/her/hers



I am an Emergency Physician with specific academic expertise in the intersection of infectious diseases of public health significance and the Emergency Department. I have a broad background in this arena both in terms of advanced education as well as previous research. I have received a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene and my MPH concentration was on community based participatory research.

I am currently the PI on a programmatic grant from Gilead’s FOCUS program to expand HIV and HCV screening in the Emergency Department as well as various outpatient and inpatient settings throughout our medical center. In this capacity I interact with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure appropriate linkage to care for this vulnerable and disenfranchised population. I am a prior co-chair of the national interest group Emergency Medicine Transmissible Infectious Disease and Epidemics, and also prior co-chair of the Massachusetts Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, with a particular focus on eliminating transmission of TB in the ED. I am also a co-investigator on several national grants related to best practices for ED infectious disease screening projects, including screening for HIV, HCV, and syphilis.



FOCUS Program - BMC HCV Screening, Confirmation and Linkage Initiative
09/01/2018 - 11/30/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, MD, MPH, DTMH
Gilead Sciences

FOCUS Y7 HIV, HCV, and/or HBV Screening and Linkage to Care
12/01/2022 - 11/30/2023 (PI)
Gilead Sciences

LIA-FLU-468 cobas® Influenza A/B & RSV v2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas…
12/05/2019 - 12/04/2022 (PI)
Roche Molecular Systems

FOCUS Renewal Grant - HIV, HCV, and/or HBV screening and linkage to care
12/01/2021 - 11/30/2022 (PI)
Gilead Sciences

FOCUS Program - BMC HCV Screening, Confirmation and Linkage Initiative
04/01/2016 - 11/30/2022 (PI)
Gilead Sciences

SAEM COVID-19 Education Task Force
09/22/2021 - 03/01/2022 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, MD, MPH, DTMH
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine GlaxoSmithKline

LIA-MRSA-375 Clinical Utility
08/23/2017 - 03/06/2019 (PI)
Roche Molecular Systems

Point of Care Liat Influenza A/B Testing in the Emergency Department
11/02/2016 - 09/30/2018 (PI)
Roche Molecular Sys

LIA-CDIF-373 Clinical Utility
06/22/2016 - 09/30/2018 (PI)
Roche Molecular Sys

Invitro Diagnostic Devices for the Detection of Influenza
11/07/2014 - 05/05/2016 (PI)
Iquum

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  1. De La Hoz A, Pooja A, Kancharla A, Schechter-Perkins EM, Ruiz-Mercado G, Baldwin M, Nunes D, Taylor JL. Characteristics and Outcomes of Direct-Acting Antiviral Experienced Patients with Hepatitis C Undergoing Retreatment at an Essential Hospital in the United States. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Dec; 11(12):ofae704.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39703790; PMCID: PMC11656337; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae704;
     
  2. Ceballos DM, Vasquez D, Ceballos LM, Noguchi JE, Levy JI, Green JG, Baker WE, Schechter-Perkins EM, Leibler JH. Healthcare workers' experiences protecting themselves and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. Ann Work Expo Health. 2024 Nov 25; 68(9):919-939.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39110479; PMCID: PMC11586277; DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxae064;
     
  3. Branch-Elliman W, Ertem MZ, Nelson RE, Danesharasteh A, Berlin D, Fisher L, Schechter-Perkins EM. Impacts of testing and immunity acquired through vaccination and infection on covid-19 cases in Massachusetts elementary and secondary students. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Oct 16; 4(1):202.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39415047; PMCID: PMC11484689; DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00619-3;
     
  4. Sperring H, Ruiz-Mercado G, Yun BJ, Twitchell D, Shah B, Schechter-Perkins EM. Automated Opt-Out Hepatitis C Testing to Reduce Missed Screening Opportunities in the Emergency Department. Am J Public Health. 2024 Nov; 114(11):1228-1231.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39208358; PMCID: PMC11447791; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307783;
     
  5. Waxman MJ, Schechter-Perkins EM. Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Are Preferable for Emergency Department Patients With Septic Shock. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jun; 83(6):607-608. PMID: 38456867
     
  6. Ertem Z, Nelson RE, Schechter-Perkins EM, Al-Amery A, Zhang X, Branch-Elliman W. Condition-Dependent and Dynamic Impacts of Indoor Masking Policies for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mitigation: A Nationwide, Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 26; 77(2):203-211.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37072937
     
  7. Tancioco V, Pancholi R, Schechter-Perkins E, Drainoni ML, White K. Emergency department staff perspectives on caring for patients experiencing early pregnancy loss (Boston, Massachusetts 2021). Contraception. 2023 Sep; 125:110091.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37331465
     
  8. Burrowes SAB, Casey SM, Pierre-Joseph N, Talbot SG, Hall T, Christian-Brathwaite N, Del-Carmen M, Garofalo C, Lundberg B, Mehta PK, Mottl-Santiago J, Schechter-Perkins EM, Weber A, Yarrington CD, Perkins RB. COVID-19 pandemic impacts on mental health, burnout, and longevity in the workplace among healthcare workers: A mixed methods study. J Interprof Educ Pract. 2023 Sep; 32:100661.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37305404; PMCID: PMC10248469; DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2023.100661;
     
  9. DiLorenzo MA, Davis MR, Dugas JN, Nelson KP, Hochberg NS, Ingalls RR, Mishuris RG, Schechter-Perkins EM. Performance of three screening tools to predict COVID-19 positivity in emergency department patients. Emerg Med J. 2023 Mar; 40(3):210-215.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36596666
     
  10. Burrowes SAB, Casey SM, Dobbins S, Hall T, Ma M, Bano R, Drainoni ML, Schechter-Perkins EM, Garofalo C, Perkins RB, Pierre-Joseph N. Healthcare workers' perspectives on the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters for themselves, their patients, and their communities: a mixed methods study. Z Gesundh Wiss. 2022 Dec 25; 1-14.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36588660; PMCID: PMC9790765; DOI: 10.1007/s10389-022-01793-1;
     
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It's time to end the five-day isolation guidance for covid

The Washington Post 4/12/2023

Unintended consequence of COVID control measures — kids without immunity

The Boston Globe 12/15/2022

Emergency Department Earns Award for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Named Finalist for COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative

HealthCity 6/7/2022

Harvard Has Pared Down Most Covid Restrictions. How Long Will Mandatory Testing Last?

The Harvard Crimson 4/14/2022

Is it time to return to ‘near normal’ conditions in school?

Boston.com 2/2/2022

‘It’s time for us to give them their childhood back’: Boston-area doctors call for an end to mandatory masking in schools

Boston.com 1/31/2022

Let Kids Take Their Masks Off After the Omicron Surge

The New York Times 1/28/2022

It’s time to revamp testing and quarantine policy for asymptomatic students

The Boston Globe 1/19/2022

Projected Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outcomes Associated With Hepatitis C Virus

Infection Disease Advisor 10/7/2021

Editorial: Unmasking conflicting COVID-19 views

Lowell Sun 10/2/2021

A roadmap for mask rules in Massachusetts schools

CommonWealth Magazine 9/22/2021

38. The Science of Mask Mandates for Kids

Follow the Science 9/10/2021

Report: CDC Downplayed Scientific Finding that Masking Children Not Effective in Schools

Tallahassee Reports 8/22/2021

The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain

Intelligencer 8/20/2021

How COVID-19 testing can keep students in school

The Boston Globe 7/23/2021

Summer School Just Started, And Scores Of City Classrooms Are Already Closed Due to COVID

Gothamist 7/16/2021

Emergency Departments Have a Major Opportunity to Boost HIV Testing

HealthCity 6/25/2021

Why Public Schools Shouldn’t Offer a Remote Option This Fall

Intelligencer 4/15/2021

New York City Kills COVID Rule That Led to Repeated School Closings Despite No Evidence of Outbreaks

ProPublica 4/8/2021

My Kids’ School Closed Again. So I Started Calling Experts.

ProPublica 4/2/2021

How 6 feet became 3: Meet an ER doctor behind the research showing kids are still safe in school with new social-distancing standard

MarketWatch 4/1/2021

Back To School In Spring: Preparing Buildings To Reopen Safely In Mass.

WGBH 3/31/2021

Canada expected to revise COVID school guidelines this summer

Global News 3/23/2021

California adopts CDC’s recommendation to reduce social distancing in school to 3 feet

San Francisco Examiner 3/22/2021

Children in elementary schools don’t need to be 6 feet apart, CDC says

Boston.com 3/20/2021

Medical Journal Study Concludes 3 Feet of Spacing Does Not Increase Risk of COVID-19

Telegram & Gazette 3/19/2021

Three Feet or Six? Distancing Guideline for Schools Stirs Debate

The New York Times 3/17/2021

Researchers say narrowing social-distancing gap in schools is possible

Winknews 3/15/2021

Kids don’t need to keep six feet apart in schools. Three feet is just as safe.

The Washington Post 3/15/2021

Study concludes: Little difference in COVID-19 positivity rates between schools practicing 3 or 6 feet of social distancing

The Boston Globe 3/11/2021

Experts say NYC’s school closure policy is ‘very conservative’ as new research on COVID spread emerges

The Chalkbeat 3/10/2021

Here's What To Know As NYC Middle Schools Students Head Back To Buildings

The Patch 2/26/2021

Let’s Give Vaccination Programs a Shot

ACEP Now 2/24/2021

My parents are vaccinated! Can they see their grandkids now?

The Boston Globe 2/5/2021

NYC will reevaluate its policy for closing schools, de Blasio says

The Chalkbeat 2/5/2021

Pandemic Restrictions Create a Reduction in Hepatitis C Virus Testing and Treatment

HealthCity 2/2/2021

COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Well Behind Schedule: How We Can Turn That Around

Healthline 1/16/2021

NYC Teachers are Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine. But When Will Schools Return to Normal?

The City 1/13/2021

As public health experts advise keeping schools open, superintendents grapple with logistics, politics, and the second wave

The Boston Globe 12/2/2020

Three ways to have a safer, saner (and fun) Thanksgiving

The Boston Globe 11/13/2020

When can my child go to school? A COVID-19 primer

The Boston Globe 10/16/2020

Boo hoo? How to have a safer Halloween

The Boston Globe 10/9/2020

Can the Apple Watch Series 6 Keep the Doctor Away?

Engineering.com 10/7/2020

Venturing Out: How Kids Can Socialize Safely This Fall

The Boston Globe - Parenting Panel 9/17/2020

Fear Of COVID-19 Kept Heart Attack Patients From Seeking Help. Doctors Fear It Cost Lives

WBUR 6/24/2020

Coronavirus FAQS: What's A Pulse Oximeter? Is It A Good Idea To Buy One?

NPR 5/1/2020

Should You Use a Simple Pulse Oximeter to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms?

EcoWatch 4/22/2020

Promotion to Associate Professor for 18 Medical Campus Faculty

BU Today 6/14/2019

Point-of-care flu testing reduces additional testing but not antibiotic use

Reuters Health 11/27/2018
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Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Hepatitis C virus
HIV detection
Linkage to Care
Tuberculosis
Immigrant Health
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