Lauren Kearney, MD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
BS, Boston College



Dr. Kearney is a pulmonary and critical physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and faculty at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is also affiliated with VA Boston Center for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR). Her clinical and research efforts focus on engaging communities to design, implement, and study interventions that are culturally tailored, relevant, and effective. Her goal is to reduce health disparities in lung cancer prevention including tobacco use and screening.


Co-Design and Pilot Testing a LCS Awareness Toolkit for Black Veterans
11/01/2025 - 10/31/2027 (PI)
LUNGevity Foundation


Co-Design and Pilot Testing of Community Health Worker Training and Support to Improve Access to High-Quality Smoking Cessation Treatment
02/01/2025 - 01/31/2027 (PI)
Health Resources in Action, Inc.




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  1. Kearney LE, Pendergast JN, Sista A, Barker AM, Abrams S, Wilder FG, Chatelain L, Eliacin J, Fix GM, Wiener RS. What a Peer-Led, Community-Engaged Lung Cancer Screening Pilot Study Taught Us About Reaching Black Veterans. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1547-1551.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41338708; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.08.027;
     
  2. Kearney LE, Brady JE, Pendergast J, Barker AM, Fix GM, Caverly TJ, Tanner NT, Tosi H, Tarren A, Do NV, Elbers D, Wiener RS. Proactive, Prediction-Driven Outreach for Lung Cancer Screening: Development and Feasibility of a Population Management Toolkit. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1536-1546.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41338707; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.09.003;
     
  3. Kearney L, Carter-Bawa L, Wiener RS. A Digital Direct-to-Patient Intervention Shows Promise to Improve Lung Cancer Screening Rates: Multilevel Strategies Remain Essential. JAMA. 2025 Nov 25; 334(20):1799-1801.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41115001; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.15204;
     
  4. Hill B, Hailu H, Kandel P, Kearney L, Jenkinson B, Maepioh A, Nugent R, Callaway L, Griffiths A, Siale T, Tome R, Skouteris H. Weight-inclusive maternity care: An approach to reduce weight stigma and improve pregnancy and birth outcomes. Midwifery. 2026 Jan; 152:104648. PMID: 41192146
     
  5. Khalesi H, Jenkinson B, Kearney L, Callaway L, Hill B. Understanding larger-bodied women's experiences of maternity care: A pilot evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of an online photovoice approach. Midwifery. 2025 Sep; 148:104534. PMID: 40749273
     
  6. Wu A, Nguyen T, Do H, Chen F, Marquez H, Zolla J, Cohen R, Mattie K, Digesu C, Merritt J, Nuccio N, Wilson KC, Ieong M, Kearney LE. Transitioning From Race-Specific to Race-Neutral Reference Equations for Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation at a Large Safety Net Hospital System. Chest. 2026 Jan; 169(1):194-204.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40712949
     
  7. Barker AM, Wiener RS, Reisman J, Kearney L, Dones M, Fix GM. Black US military veterans respond favourably to a booklet using narratives to normalise shared decision-making. Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2025 Jun; 9:100606.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40230583; PMCID: PMC11994383; DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100606;
     
  8. Boudreau JH, Bolton RE, Núñez ER, Caverly TJ, Kearney L, Sliwinski S, Herbst AN, Slatore CG, Wiener RS. Veterans' Lung Cancer Risk Conceptualizations versus Lung Cancer Screening Shared Decision-Making Conversations with Clinicians: A Qualitative Study. Med Decis Making. 2025 Jan; 45(1):86-96.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39575828
     
  9. Bolton RE, Núñez ER, Boudreau J, Kearney LM, Ryan SK, Herbst A, Slatore C, Wiener RS. "We don't get that information right back to us unless it's a full-blown cancer": Challenges coordinating lung cancer screening across healthcare systems. Health Serv Res. 2025 Feb; 60(1):e14384.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39375035; PMCID: PMC11782077; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14384;
     
  10. Kearney LE, Belancourt P, Katki HA, Tanner NT, Wiener RS, Robbins HA, Landy R, Caverly TJ. The Development and Performance of Alternative Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening. Ann Intern Med. 2024 Sep; 177(9):1222-1232.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39159457
     
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How race became ubiquitous in medical decision-making tools

STAT News 9/4/2024

Alternative Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Identifies More People Who Would Benefit

Applied Radiology 8/23/2024

Rethinking Lung Cancer Screening: New Analysis Suggests New Criteria Should Be Included

Inside Precision Medicine 8/21/2024

Researchers Challenge USPSTF's Lung Cancer Screening Criteria

MedPage Today 8/20/2024

2019 Boston Medical Center: Recognition Vault Award
2017 Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL: Summa Cum Laude
2016 AMA: Chicago-area Physician of Tomorrow Award
2016 Alpha Omega Alpha
2016 Alpha Sigma Nu
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