Paula M. Gardiner, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Family Medicine

MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
BS, Tufts University



Dr. Paula Gardiner is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her passion is studying and teaching clinicians how to facilitate and implement medical group visits or shared medical appointments She completed a three year Clinical Research Fellowship in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research and Faculty Development at Harvard Medical School. She received her MPH from Harvard School of Public Health. Additionally, she has been awarded a five year NIH K award grant focusing on CAM use, stress, and dietary supplement in the inner city under served medical patients. Her research concentration is patient-oriented research regarding chronic pain and evidenced based integrative medicine access in low income patients. Current research is focused on the adaptive role of an Integrative Medicine Group Visit (IMGV) which combines Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and a Medical Group Visit to support health behavior change and reducing pain and stress. With funding by Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI), she is the primary investigator on a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial of IMGV compared to a primary care visit in Boston for participants with chronic pain (N=124). Her research focuses on innovative technologies such as Embodied Conversational Agents and Our Whole Lives; a Holistic online toolkit that teaches mind body techniques. Dr. Gardiner lectures nationally and internationally. She has published over 90 review and original papers on technology (embodied conversational agents, virtual worlds, apps), chronic pain, technology, dietary supplements, stress, and integrative medicine in under served patients. She is a certified meditation and mindful self compassion teacher.



Center for Pediatric Wellbeing
01/01/2017 - 06/30/2019 (PI)
Marino Health Foundation

Project OWL: Integrative Medicine Group Visits (IMGV): A Patient-Centered Approach
12/01/2013 - 03/31/2018 (PI)
PCORI

Reducing Disparities in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Using an Innovative mHealth Tool
05/15/2016 - 01/15/2018 (PI)
Aetna Foundation

Academic Career Award in Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
09/01/2010 - 08/31/2016 (PI)
NIH-NCCIH
5K07 AT005463-05

Therapeutic Massage for Patients at BMC
02/01/2008 - 01/31/2013 (PI)
Muscular Therapy Institute Foundation

Online Training in dietary supplements for family medicine physicians
02/01/2009 - 11/30/2011 (PI)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 GEMINI: Virtual Integrative Medical Group Visits for Managing Chronic Pain 5R44AT012302-02
2023 GEMINI: Virtual Integrative Medical Group Visits for Managing Chronic Pain 1R44AT012302-01A1
2019 GEMINI: Virtual Integrative Medicine Group Visits (IMGV) for Managing Depression and Chronic Pain 1R43AT010460-01
2014 Academic Career Award in Complementary and Alternative Medicine 5K07AT005463-05 22
2013 Academic Career Award in Complementary and Alternative Medicine 5K07AT005463-04 22
2012 Academic Career Award in Complementary and Alternative Medicine 5K07AT005463-03 22
2011 Academic Career Award in Complementary and Alternative Medicine 5K07AT005463-02 22
2010 Academic Career Award in Complementary and Alternative Medicine 1K07AT005463-01A1 22

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  1. Cauley AW, Green AR, Gardiner PM. Lessons Learned from Clinicians in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Steps Toward Eliminating Burnout. J Integr Complement Med. 2023 Mar; 29(3):196-203. PMID: 36508262
     
  2. Tick H, Nielsen A, Gardiner PM, Simmons S, Hansen KA, Dusek JA. Comment from the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health on the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids-United States, 2022. Glob Adv Health Med. 2022; 11:2164957X221104093. PMID: 35601468; PMCID: PMC9121443; DOI: 10.1177/2164957X221104093;
     
  3. Sommers E, D'Amico S, Goldstein L, Gardiner P. Integrative Approaches to Pediatric Chronic Pain in an Urban Safety-Net Hospital: Cost Savings, Clinical Benefits, and Safety. J Integr Complement Med. 2022 May; 28(5):445-453.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35285677
     
  4. Mitchell S, Bragg A, Gardiner P, De La Cruz B, Laird L. Patient engagement and presence in a virtual world world diabetes self-management education intervention for minority women. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Apr; 105(4):797-804.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34226067; PMCID: PMC8720469; DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.06.033;
     
  5. Mitchell S, Bragg A, Moldovan I, Woods S, Melo K, Martin-Howard J, Gardiner P. Stigma as a Barrier to Participant Recruitment of Minority Populations in Diabetes Research: Development of a Community-Centered Recruitment Approach. JMIR Diabetes. 2021 May 03; 6(2):e26965.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33938811; PMCID: PMC8129881; DOI: 10.2196/26965;
     
  6. Mehta V, D'Amico S, Luo M, Bodner K, Goldstein L, Neri C, Gardiner P. Food Habits, Stressors, and Use of Complementary Medicine Therapies Among Pediatric Patients Who Attend an Integrative Medicine Pediatric Pain Clinic. J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Aug; 26(8):691-700.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32640830
     
  7. Mazhar H, Foster BC, Necyk C, Gardiner PM, Harris CS, Robaey P. Natural Health Product-Drug Interaction Causality Assessment in Pediatric Adverse Event Reports Associated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medication. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2020 02; 30(1):38-47. PMID: 31670573
     
  8. Keosaian J, Venkatesh T, D'Amico S, Gardiner P, Saper R. Blood Lead Levels of Children Using Traditional Indian Medicine and Cosmetics: A Feasibility Study. Glob Adv Health Med. 2019; 8:2164956119870988.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31489260; PMCID: PMC6709437; DOI: 10.1177/2164956119870988;
     
  9. Charlot M, D'Amico S, Luo M, Gemei A, Kathuria H, Gardiner P. Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindfulness-Based Group Visits for Smoking Cessation in Low-Socioeconomic Status and Minority Smokers with Cancer. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Jul; 25(7):762-769.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31314565; PMCID: PMC9889013; DOI: 10.1089/acm.2019.0016;
     
  10. Gardiner P, Chao M, Burnett M. Improving Access, Integration, and Sustainability: A Reflective Overview of the Special Issue on Innovation in Group-Delivered Services. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Jul; 25(7):663-665. PMID: 31314568; DOI: 10.1089/acm.2019.29072.pga;
     
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Dietary Supplements
Health Care Disparities
Nutrition
Stress Reduction

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