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

MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine



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 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 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. PMID: 41115001; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.15204;
     
  2. 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. 2025 Jul 23.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40712949
     
  3. 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;
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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;
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Shen BH, Dobie AC, Shusterman SL, Duzgol M, Homer-Bouthiette C, Kearney LE, Newman J, Pang B, Shankar DA, Zhang J, Gillmeyer KR, Bosch NA, Law AC. Variation in Triage to Pediatric vs Adult ICUs Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Asthma Exacerbations. CHEST Crit Care. 2024 Sep; 2(3).View Related Profiles. PMID: 39364391; PMCID: PMC11449464; DOI: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2024.100088;
     
  8. Kearney L, Bolton RE, Núñez ER, Boudreau JH, Sliwinski S, Herbst AN, Caverly TJ, Wiener RS. Tackling Guideline Non-concordance: Primary Care Barriers to Incorporating Life Expectancy into Lung Cancer Screening Decision-Making-A Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Sep; 39(12):2284-2291.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38459413; PMCID: PMC11347517; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08705-x;
     
  9. Kearney L, Nguyen T, Steiling K. Disparities across the continuum of lung cancer care: a review of recent literature. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2024 Jul 01; 30(4):359-367.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38411202
     
  10. 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;
     
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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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