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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

I have served as a Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine (BRIM) implementer and have completed a web-based course “Breaking the Bias Habit”. I continue to benefit from ongoing training in this area. For example in 2022, I completed Lift Training for Clinician Leaders, focused on integrating equity, vitality, and inclusion into our daily interactions and participate in monthly seminars that promote diversity and equity for the Pulmonary Center.
I have used my training to help promote diversity, equity, and inclusion nationally through the various committees I lead through the American Thoracic Society (ATS). In my role as chair of the ATS Tobacco Action Committee and chair of the Thoracic Oncology Assembly Planning Committee, I strive to identify and develop committee member that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. In addition, I was a committee member that helped develop an ATS Research Policy Statement on Interventions to mitigate health inequities in lung nodule evaluation.
The goal of my research is to improve patient outcomes in low socioeconomic status (SES) patients through implementing patient-centered programs, particularly in patients with tobacco dependence. I strive to ensure that that socially disadvantaged individuals are represented in research studies. Locally, regionally and nationally, my clinical and research interests and advocacy efforts focus on interventions and policies to mitigate heath inequities in tobacco use and treatment, lung cancer screening, and lung nodule evaluation.
I am a member of the Massachusetts Collaborative for Tobacco Recovery (MCTR) tasked to disseminate and implement recommendations that lessen the burden of tobacco use in socially disadvantaged populations. Through my roles in ATS and ACCP, my work focuses on promoting strategies to address system-level factors, as well as clinician and patient factors, such as social determinants of health, with the goal of reducing lung cancer disparities. Particularly important is the FDA’s proposed rules to ban characterizing flavors from cigarettes and all characterizing flavors – other than tobacco flavor – from cigars will improve health equity.


Implementing Effective Pharmacotherapy for Hospitalized Smokers with Cardiopulmonary Disease
03/15/2022 - 02/28/2027 (Subcontract PI)
Baystate Medical Center NIH NHLBI
5R01HL156851-03

Capitalizing on hospitalization to engage low SES smokers in LDCT screening
07/01/2017 - 12/31/2024 (PI)
American Lung Association


In Vivo Tagging of Lung Epithelial Cells to Define the Early Steps of Tumor Cell Dissemination
09/15/2013 - 09/14/2015 (PI)
Department of Defense/Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity


Identification and Function of Ets Target Genes Involved in Lung Cancer Progression
09/15/2010 - 09/14/2013 (PI)
Department of Defense


Molecular Regulation of Caveolin-1 in Lung Cancer
07/01/2000 - 06/30/2008 (PI)
American Lung Association

Regulation of Caveolin-1 In Lung Tumors and Cell Lines
07/01/2004 - 06/30/2006 (PI)
American Lung Association

Caveolin-1 Transcriptional Regulation in Lung Cell Lines
07/07/2003 - 06/30/2004 (PI)
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
1 F32 HL73605 01



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  1. Flores A, Wiener RS, Hon S, Wakeman C, Howard J, Virani N, Mattus B, Foreman AG, Singh J, Rosen L, Bulekova K, Kathuria H. Sustainability of an Opt-Out Electronic-Health Record-Based Tobacco Treatment Consult Service at a Large Safety-Net Hospital: A 6-Year Analysis. Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Jul 22; 26(8):1081-1088.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38320328
     
  2. Kathuria H, Wiener RS. Toward Racial Equity in Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Jun 10; 42(17):2001-2004.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38537157
     
  3. Kearney LE, Jansen E, Kathuria H, Steiling K, Jones KC, Walkey A, Cordella N. Efficacy of Digital Outreach Strategies for Collecting Smoking Data: Pragmatic Randomized Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Feb 09; 8:e50465.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38335012; PMCID: PMC10891497; DOI: 10.2196/50465;
     
  4. Steiling K, Kathuria H. Occupational Benzene Exposure: An Unrecognized Threat for Lung Cancer Development. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 15; 209(2):128-130.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38029296; PMCID: PMC10806424; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202311-2023ED;
     
  5. Lang AE, Kathuria H, Braillon A, Ewart G, Dagli E, Stepp EL, Galiatsatos P, Deepak J, Jordt SE, Hayes D. England Is Handing out E-Cigarettes: Is the "Swap to Stop" Tobacco Control Scheme Harm Reduction or Harm Production? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Nov 15; 208(10):1024-1025. PMID: 37682082; PMCID: PMC10867939; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202308-1354VP;
     
  6. Garfield JL, Piper ME, Bauer SE, Kathuria H, Eakin MN. The Greatest LGBTQ+ Health Issue of All Time: Commercial Tobacco. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Sep; 20(9):1227-1228. PMID: 37278727
     
  7. Shusterman S, Villarreal-Calderon R, Gunawan A, Gallardo Foreman A, O'Donnell C, Wakeman C, Javeed H, Keteyian J, Howard J, Bulekova K, de Silva S, Campbell T, Lasser K, Kathuria H. A Financial Incentives Program to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Recently Hospitalized Individuals: Feasibility and Acceptability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 May 29; 7:e44979.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37247216; PMCID: PMC10262029; DOI: 10.2196/44979;
     
  8. Booras A, Wiener RS, Maccarone J, Stokes AC, Fetterman JL, Hamburg NM, Singh J, Bulekova K, Kathuria H. A Longitudinal Study of Perceptions of the Massachusetts Menthol Ban and Its Impact on Smoking Behaviors among Marginalized Individuals. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 May 11; 20(10).View Related Profiles. PMID: 37239518; PMCID: PMC10218059; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20105790;
     
  9. Steiling K, Kathuria H, Echieh CP, Ost DE, Rivera MP, Begnaud A, Celedón JC, Charlot M, Dietrick F, Duma N, Fong KM, Ford JG, Gould MK, Holguin F, Pérez-Stable EJ, Tanner NT, Thomson CC, Wiener RS, Wisnivesky J. Research Priorities for Interventions to Address Health Disparities in Lung Nodule Management: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Mar 15; 207(6):e31-e46.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36920066; PMCID: PMC10037482; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202212-2216ST;
     
  10. Lopes LC, Zhang Y, Ross S, Fulone I, Zhu M, O'Brien KK, Pavalagantharajah S, Leone FT, Sachs DPL, Kathuria H, Murray RL, Zhang YQ. Varenicline for Tobacco-Dependent Adults Who Are Not Ready to Discontinue Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Dec; 19(12):2077-2086. PMID: 36129426
     
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Approaches to Promote Health Behavior Change and Smoking Cessation, with Hasmeena Kathuria, MD

HCP Live 4/20/2024

Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests

Medpage Today 4/1/2024

Philip Morris International cigarettes can cause lung disease. Now the company wants to sell medicine to treat it.

The Washington Post 9/2/2021

Will Snuffing Out Fine Latin Cigars Strike the Match of Illegal Immigration?

RealClear Investigations 8/24/2021

The Real Cost of Smoking by State

WalletHub 1/13/2021

Pesticides, Toxic Chemicals, Harmful Flavorings Found in Black Market Vapes

The Boston Herald 1/19/2020

The Vaping Ban Has Been Lifted. What Does That Mean For Health Care Workers?

WGBH 12/13/2019

Why Is Menthol So Addictive to Vapers?

BU Today 12/3/2019

Will Massachusetts Ban Flavored Tobacco?

WBUR 11/18/2019

'This is Just the Tip of the Iceberg'; Massachusetts Doctors Brace for More Cases of Vaping-Related Illnesses

MassLive 10/4/2019

Expert: Vaping Deaths And Injuries Are ‘Very Terrifying’

Futurity 9/27/2019

The Mass. Vaping Sale Ban: Medical Community is Not All on the Same Page as to Whether This is a Good Thing

MassLive 9/25/2019

Mass. Governor Baker Orders Ban on All Vaping Products and Declares Public Health Emergency

BU Today 9/24/2019

Could Mass. schools be doing more to teach students about the vaping illness epidemic?

Boston Globe 9/19/2019

New Health Concerns About Vaping on BU Campus

Daily Free Press 9/17/2019

Why Doctors Are Terrified by Sudden Vaping-Related Lung Injuries, Deaths

BU Today 9/12/2019

Low Rates of Recommended Treatment for Tobacco Dependence in Patients Hospitalized with SUDs

Medicine News Line 6/24/2019

Promotion to Associate Professor for 18 Medical Campus Faculty

BU Today 6/14/2019

Lung cancer screenings not used to fullest potential

Healio 12/28/2018

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