Emily Lupez is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a primary care physician in General Internal Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC). She received her Doctor of Medicine from Wake Forest School of Medicine, Master of Public Health from the University of South Florida, and Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Boston Medical and a General Medicine Fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance.
Her research focuses on access to care for historically marginalized populations, specifically sexual and gender minorities and people with criminal justice involvement.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
I am a primary care physician and researcher with the primary goal of improving health and access to quality care for historically marginalized populations.
As a lesbian woman who grew up in a conservative community in the south, I personally understand the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It was not until I was surrounded by people different from me, that I began to discover my own identity. Experiencing exclusion and rejection based on my identity, gave me a deeper understanding of the importance of inclusion and belonging. Yet I've also experienced privilege based on my skin color and access to resources. These collective experiences have shaped my career path and inform both my clinical work and research. As a clinician researcher, I aspire to continue using my position and privilege to amplify the voices of groups often ignored. My research has predominantly focused on access to care issues for sexual and gender minorities and people with criminal justice involvement.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Activities:
1/2016-5/2019
Safe Zone in Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, NC
Role: Co-developer and co-facilitator of LGBTQ+ sensitivity educational sessions for medical providers
7/2019-6/2022
Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Internal Medicine Residency, Boston Medical Center, MA
Role: Member
1/2020-6/2022
LGBTQ+ Committee, Internal Medicine Residency, Boston Medical Center, MA
Role: Co-Chair
1/2020-6/2022
LGBTQ+ Health for Internal Medicine Residents, Boston Medical Center, MA
Role: Co-developer of a needs assessment tool to assess residents’ knowledge and perceptions on LGBTQ+ health; Co-developer of a 3-year LGBTQ+ health curriculum for internal medicine residents
1/2021-6/2022
Fellow, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Graduate Medical Education, Boston Medical Center
Role: Fellow
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Lupez EL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Dickman S, Schrier E, Azaroff LS, Cai C, McCormick D. Cross-Sectional Evaluation of State-Level Protections, Medical Debt, and Deferred Care Among Sexual and Gender Minority People. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan 02. PMID: 39747773
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Lupez EL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Hawks L, Dickman S, Gaffney A, Bor D, Schrier E, Cai C, Azaroff LS, McCormick D. Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Oct 01; 184(10):1176-1184. PMID: 39102251; PMCID: PMC11481041; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3567;
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Dickman SL, White K, Himmelstein DU, Lupez E, Schrier E, Woolhandler S. Rape-Related Pregnancies in the 14 US States With Total Abortion Bans. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Mar 01; 184(3):330-332. PMID: 38265790; PMCID: PMC10809138; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0014;
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Suarez S, Lupez E, Demers L, Streed CG, Siegel J. Gender and Sexual Diverse Health Education: A Needs Assessment Among Internal Medicine Residents. LGBT Health. 2022 Nov; 9(8):589-594.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35905057
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Suarez S, Lupez E, Siegel J, Streed C. The Annual Examination for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Patients. Prim Care. 2021 Jun; 48(2):191-212.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33985699
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2021 | 1 |
2022 | 1 |
2024 | 2 |
2025 | 1 |
I am available for mentoring medical students and residents.
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