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Myron Allukian, DDS

Clinical Associate Professor

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Health Policy & Health Svcs Research

DDS, University of Pennsylvania
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
BS, Tufts University
CAGS, Harvard University

ORCID : 0000-0002-0817-0448

Dr. Myron Allukian is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. As the dental director for the City of Boston for 34 years and a past president of APHA and a member of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Allukian's career is devoted to improving oral health. He has over 140 publications and 18 chapters in books on various aspects of oral health and public health including access, prevention, policy and vulnerable populations. Dr. Allukian is also on the faculty of Harvard, and Tufts Schools of Dental Medicine.

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Mak A, Hwang R, Nace G, Allukian M, Nance ML. Trends in Histrelin Implantation at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center. J Surg Res. 2023 Nov; 291:73-79. PMID: 37352739

Hatchimonji JS, Luks VL, Swendiman RA, Allukian M, Nance ML, Nace GW. Settling the Score: Injury Severity Score Fails to Capture Nuances in Pediatric Trauma. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 01; 38(2):e828-e832. PMID: 35100783

Abramov A, Luks VL, De Bie F, Hwang R, Allukian M, Nace GW. Pneumatosis intestinalis in children beyond the neonatal period: is it always benign? Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Mar; 38(3):399-407. PMID: 34837497

Swendiman RA, Goldshore MA, Allukian M, Nace GW, Nance ML. In reply to "Abdominal angiography is associated with reduced in-hospital mortality among pediatric patients with blunt splenic and hepatic injury: A propensity-score-matching study from the national trauma registry in Japan". J Pediatr Surg. 2021 05; 56(5):1088-1089. PMID: 33840501

Swendiman RA, Luks VL, Hatchimonji JS, Nayyar MG, Goldshore MA, Nace GW, Nance ML, Allukian M. Mortality After Adolescent Firearm Injury: Effect of Trauma Center Designation. J Adolesc Health. 2021 05; 68(5):978-984. PMID: 33067151

Ugalde IT, Prater S, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Sanghani N, Mendez D, Peacock J, Guvernator G, Koerner C, Allukian M. Chest x-ray vs. computed tomography of the chest in pediatric blunt trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 May; 56(5):1039-1046. PMID: 33051082

Swendiman RA, Hatchimonji JS, Allukian M, Blinman TA, Nance ML, Nace GW. Pediatric firearm injuries: Anatomy of an epidemic. Surgery. 2020 Sep; 168(3):381-384. PMID: 32327211

Zgheib C, Hodges MM, Allukian MW, Xu J, Spiller KL, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Cardiac Progenitor Cell Recruitment Drives Fetal Cardiac Regeneration by Enhanced Angiogenesis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec; 104(6):1968-1975. PMID: 28821329

Allukian M, Carter-Pokras OD, Gooch BF, Horowitz AM, Iida H, Jacob M, Kleinman DV, Kumar J, Maas WR, Pollick H, Rozier RG. Science, Politics, and Communication: The Case of Community Water Fluoridation in the US. Ann Epidemiol. 2018 06; 28(6):401-410. PMID: 28648551

Nassiri S, Zgheib C, Allukian M, Xu J, Dampier W, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty K, Spiller KL. CATABOLIC AND ANABOLIC BEHAVIOR OF ALTERNATIVELY ACTIVATED MACROPHAGES IN FETAL AND ADULT RESPONSE TO MI. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2016; 24(2):A19-A19.

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Zgheib C, Nassiri S, Hodges MM, Xu J, Hu J, Allukian M, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Spiller KJ, Liechty KW. Macrophage Polarization Promotes Fetal Cardiac Regeneration after Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015; 223(4):e4. View Publication

Caskey RC, Zgheib C, Morris M, Allukian M, Dorsett-Martin W, Xu J, Wu W, Liechty KW. Dysregulation of collagen production in diabetes following recurrent skin injury: contribution to the development of a chronic wound. Wound Repair Regen. 2014 Jul-Aug; 22(4):515-20. PMID: 24898050; DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12199;

Gelinas J, Allukian M. Neurodevelopmental toxicity: still more questions than answers. Lancet Neurol. 2014 Jul; 13(7):647-8. PMID: 24943338; DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70119-X;

Morris MW, Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Caskey RC, Zgheib C, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Modulation of the inflammatory response by increasing fetal wound size or interleukin-10 overexpression determines wound phenotype and scar formation. Wound Repair Regen. 2014 May-Jun; 22(3):406-14. PMID: 24844340; DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12180;

Zgheib C, Allukian MW, Xu J, Morris MW, Caskey RC, Herdrich BJ, Hu J, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Mammalian fetal cardiac regeneration after myocardial infarction is associated with differential gene expression compared with the adult. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 May; 97(5):1643-50. PMID: 24792251; PMCID: PMC4010943; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.013;

Xu J, Allukian M, Morris MW, Zgheib C, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Decreased Expression of MicroRNA-21 is Associated with Fetal Cardiac Regeneration Following MI. Journal of Surgical Research. 2014; 186(2):525. View Publication
Zgheib C, Xu J, Caskey RC, Morris M, Allukian M, Hu J, Liechty KW. Increased fetal wound size results in increased oxidative stress and promotes scar formation in fetal wounds. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014; 219(4):e129. View Publication

Allukian M, Wong C. Fluoridation update 2014. J Mass Dent Soc. 2014; 63(2):24-30. PMID: 25226771

Allukian M, Xu J, Morris M, Caskey R, Dorsett-Martin W, Plappert T, Griswold M, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Mammalian cardiac regeneration after fetal myocardial infarction requires cardiac progenitor cell recruitment. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul; 96(1):163-70. PMID: 23816072; PMCID: PMC3817737; DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.005;

Zgheib C, Xu J, Morris M, Zhang L, Allukian M, Wu W, Liechty K. Low Levels of MicroRNA-483 at the Early Stages of Injury is Associated With Impaired Diabetic Wound Healing. Journal of Surgical Research. 2013; 179(2):244. View Publication
Morris M, Allukian M, Xu J, Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin WA, Mitchell ME, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Differential Regulation of The Inflammatory Response During Fetal Cardiac Regeneration Following Myocardial Infarction (MI). Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013; 215(3):S35. View Publication
Allukian M, Morris M, Xu J, Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin W, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regeneration of Fetal Sheep Myocardial Infarction Following MI Requires Recruitment of Cardiac Progenitor Cells Via Stromal-Derived Factor-1a. Journal of Surgical Research. 2013; 179(2):185. View Publication

Caskey RC, Allukian M, Lind RC, Herdrich BJ, Xu J, Radu A, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Lentiviral-mediated over-expression of hyaluronan synthase-1 (HAS-1) decreases the cellular inflammatory response and results in regenerative wound repair. Cell Tissue Res. 2013 Jan; 351(1):117-25. PMID: 23149717; DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1504-7;

Wells AC, Xu J, Allukian M, Liechty K et. al. Fetal Tendon Scar Formation is Associated With Increased Inflammation and Decreased MicroRNA-146a Production. Journal of Surgical Research. 2012; 172(2):197. View Publication
Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Xu J, Liechty K et. al. Regeneration of in Utero Fetal Myocardial Infarction is Associated With Repopulation of the Infarct With Nkx2.5+ Cells. Journal of Surgical Research. 2012; 172(2):279-280. View Publication
Morris M, Allukian M, Caskey RC, Liechty K et. al. FETAL OVINE CARDIAC REGENERATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED CYCLIN D2 AND POLO-LIKE KINASE 1 EXPRESSION IN COMPARISON TO THE ADULT REPARATIVE RESPONSE. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2012; 20(2):A33.
Crowell RD, Caskey RC, Allukian M, Morris M, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Wu W, Zhang L, Mitchel ME, Liechty K. FETAL DERMAL SCAR FORMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-2 (MMP-2) AND INCREASED EXPRESSION OF THE REGULATORY MICRORNA MIRNA-21. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2012; 20(2):A19-A19.
Caskey RC, Dorsett-Martin WA, Xu J, Zhang L, Wu W, Morris M, Allukian M, Mitchel ME, Liechty KW. Recurrent injury of diabetic mice significantly delays wound closure and recapitulates the dysregulated inflammatory state seen in chronic diabetic wounds. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012; 215(3):S156. View Publication
Caskey RC, Xu J, Allukian M, Morris M, Dorsett-Martin WA, Wu W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Collagen production is dysregulated at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level in the progression from acute to chronic diabetic wound. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012; 215(3):S151. View Publication
Allukian M, Liechty K. Chronic Inflammation. Inflammation as a Confounding Factor in Regenerative Medicine. 2012; 93-106. View Publication
Caskey RC, Urencio M, Bermudez D, Liechty K, Allukian M et. al. RECURRENT INJURY IN DIABETIC MICE RESULTS IN FURTHER DELAY IN WOUND HEALING AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PERSISTENT INCREASE IN MMP-9 AND DELAYED COLLAGEN GENE EXPRESSION. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2011; 19(2):A17.
Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Bermudez D, Liechty K et. al. FETAL MAMMALIAN CARDIAC REGENERATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT DOWNREGULATION OF INFLAMMATORY, APOPTOTIC, AND CELL CYCLE GENES WHEN COMPARED TO THE ADULT REPARATIVE RESPONSE FOLLOWING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 2011; 19(2):A10.
Xu J, Allukian M, Bermudez D, Davey MG, Wu W, Dorsett-Martin W et. al. The Role Of MicroRNA In The Fetal Regenerative Response To Myocardial Infarction. Journal of Surgical Research. 2011; 165(2):231. View Publication
Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Bermudez D, Liechty KW et. al. Cardiac Regeneration Following In Utero Fetal Sheep Myocardial Infarction Is Associated With Increased Cardiac Progenitor Cell Recruitment And Nkx2.5 Gene Expression Compared To Adult Infarcts. Journal of Surgical Research. 2011; 165(2):171. View Publication
Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Bermudez D, Liechty KW et. al. Fetal Mammalian Cardiac Regeneration Demonstrates Differential Global Gene Expression Patterns Compared To The Adult Following Myocardial Infarction. Journal of Surgical Research. 2011; 165(2):267. View Publication
Chin BC, Herdrich BJ, Bermudez D, Allukian M, Zhang Z, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Genetic Characteristics Of Regenerative Versus Reparative Fetal Dermal Wounds Are Distinctive In All Phases Of Wound Healing. Journal of Surgical Research. 2011; 16(5):339. View Publication

Herdrich BJ, Danzer E, Davey MG, Allukian M, Englefield V, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Regenerative healing following foetal myocardial infarction. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Dec; 38(6):691-8. PMID: 20452780; PMCID: PMC2921018; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.03.049;

Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Bermudez D, Stitelman DH, Chin B, Davey M, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Restoration of Function Following in Utero Fetal MI Is Associated with Increased Cardiac Progenitor Cell Recruitment. Journal of Surgical Research. 2010; 158(2):307. View Publication
Bermudez D, Herdrich BJ, Chin B, Zhang Z, Soslowsky LJ, Liechty KW. The Change from Scarless Regeneration to Scar Formation with Increased Fetal Tendon Wound Size Is Associated with Significant Upregulation of Inflammatory Genes. Journal of Surgical Research. 2010; 158(2):280. View Publication
Chin BC, Herdrich BJ, Bermudez D, Allukian M, Zhang Z, Nah H, Liechty KW. The Gene Expression Patterns in Fetal Dermal Wounds Are Characteristically Different Between Small Wounds That Heal Regeneratively and Large Wounds That Heal Reparatively with Scar Formation. Journal of Surgical Research. 2010; 158(2):279. View Publication
Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Stitleman DH, Bermudez D et. al. Restoration of function following in utero fetal myocardial infarction is associated with increased cardiac progenitor cell recruitment and differentiation. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010; 211(3):S27-S28. View Publication
Allukian M, Herdrich BJ, Chin BC, Bermudez D, Soslowsky LJ, Zhang Z, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Increased fetal tendon wound size results in a transition from scarless regeneration to scar formation and is associated with upregulation of genes regulating inflammation and cell migration. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010; 211(3):s66-s67. View Publication
Grant AA, Allukian M, Fry AJ. ChemInform Abstract: ChemInform Abstract: Pinacol Reduction-cum-Rearrangement. A Re-examination of the Reduction of Aryl Alkyl Ketones by Zinc-Aluminum Chloride. ChemInform. 2010; 33(38). View Publication
Fry AJ, Allukian M, Williams AD. ChemInform Abstract: Reduction of Diaryl Alkenes by Hypophosphorous Acid-Iodine in Acetic Acid. ChemInform. 2010; 33(41). View Publication

Allukian M. The neglected epidemic and the surgeon general's report: a call to action for better oral health. Am J Public Health. 2008 Sep; 98(9 Suppl):S82-5. PMID: 18687628; PMCID: PMC2518609; DOI: 10.2105/ajph.98.supplement_1.s82;

Allukian M, Adekugbe O. The practice and infrastructure of dental public health in the United States. Dent Clin North Am. 2008 Apr; 52(2):259-80, v. PMID: 18329443; DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2007.12.003;

Allukian M. Who is helping seniors improve their oral health? What is our responsibility? J Mass Dent Soc. 2008; 57(3):68-9. PMID: 19146123

Allukian M. Massachusetts fluoridation update 2006. J Mass Dent Soc. 2006; 55(1):16-22. PMID: 16683510

Allukian M, Bird ME, Evans CA. Apha presidents support dental therapists. Am J Public Health. 2005 Nov; 95(11):1880-1; author reply 1881. PMID: 16195502; PMCID: PMC1449448; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.074773;

Allukian M. Alice M. Horowitz, Ph.D., oral health change agent: an unsung hero. J Dent Educ. 2002 Mar; 66(3):357-9. PMID: 11936227

Fry AJ, Allukian M, Williams AD. Reduction of Diaryl Alkenes by Hypophosphorous Acid—Iodine in Acetic Acid. Tetrahedron. 2002; 58(22):4411-4415. View Publication
Grant AA, Allukian M, Fry AJ. Pinacol Reduction-cum-Rearrangement. A Re-examination of the Reduction of Aryl Alkyl Ketones by Zinc—Aluminum Chloride. Tetrahedron Letters. 2002; 43(24):4391-4393. View Publication
Allukian M, Han GS, Hicks L, Fry AJ. Reductive deuteration of ketones, benzhydrols, a,ß-unsaturated ketones, and aryl alkenes by deuterium iodide in acetic acid. 2002.

Goldhaber P, Greenspan JS, Bowen WH, Genco RJ, Barker B, Greene JC, Allukian M, McCallum CA, Slavkin H. The growing family of NIH institutes. Science. 2001 Jun 8; 292(5523):1835-6. PMID: 11398827

Allukian M. The John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health--2000 recipient Alice M. Horowitz. J Public Health Dent. 2001; 61(3):178-84. PMID: 11603322

Allukian M. The neglected epidemic and the surgeon general's report: a call to action for better oral health. Am J Public Health. 2000 Jun; 90(6):843-5. PMID: 10846498; PMCID: PMC1446255

Hendricks JR, Allukian M. Water fluoridation in Massachusetts: a thirty-year review. J Mass Dent Soc. 1998; 47(2):8-14, 16-7. PMID: 10530125

Allukian M. Oral health: an essential service for the homeless. J Public Health Dent. 1995; 55(1):8-9. PMID: 7776296

Bolden AJ, Henry JL, Allukian M. Implications of access, utilization and need for oral health care by low income groups and minorities on the dental delivery system. J Dent Educ. 1993 Dec; 57(12):888-900. PMID: 8263236

Allukian M. Forging the future: the public health imperative. Am J Public Health. 1993 May; 83(5):655-60. PMID: 8484444; PMCID: PMC1694708

Allukian M. The public health vacuum in state dental licensing boards. J Public Health Dent. 1991; 51(2):67-8. PMID: 2072350

Allukian M. An open letter to President Bush. J Public Health Policy. 1991; 12(1):10-3. PMID: 2056095

Allukian M. Oral health policy issues for women and children. J Public Health Dent. 1990; 50(6 Spec No):406-17. PMID: 2286949

Bolden AJ, Branch LG, Allukian M. A comparative analysis of the influence of financing on Boston's neighborhood health center dental programs in 1979 and 1985. J Dent Educ. 1988 Nov; 52(11):615-21. PMID: 3183170

Allukian M, Barry MA. AIDS in Massachusetts: the role and responsibility of the dentist. J Mass Dent Soc. 1986; 35(1):15-7, 19, 25-6 passim. PMID: 2939162

Allukian M. Introduction of Dr. James M. Dunning, second recipient of the John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health. J Public Health Dent. 1984; 44(2):56-60. PMID: 6376796

Siegal MD, Allukian M. A survey of hospital ambulatory dental programs in Massachusetts. Part 2: Hospitals with dental clinics. Spec Care Dentist. 1983 Jul-Aug; 3(4):168-71. PMID: 6587594

Siegal MD, Allukian M. A survey of hospital ambulatory dental programs in Massachusetts. Part 1: An overview. Spec Care Dentist. 1983 May-Jun; 3(3):124-8. PMID: 6574607

Allukian M. Dentistry at the crossroads: the future is uncertain: the challenges are many. Am J Public Health. 1982 Jul; 72(7):653-4. PMID: 7091451; PMCID: PMC1650151

Allukian M, Steinhurst J, Dunning JM. Community organization and a regional approach to fluoridation of the greater Boston area. J Am Dent Assoc. 1981 Apr; 102(4):491-3. PMID: 6938578

Allukian M, Ackerman J, Steinhurst J. Factors that influence the attitude of first-term Massachusetts legislators toward fluoridation. J Am Dent Assoc. 1981 Apr; 102(4):494-6. PMID: 6938579

Allukian M. The role of a city dental program in improving the dental health of inner-city communities. J Public Health Dent. 1981; 41(2):98-102. PMID: 6939859

Allukian M. Community and clinical experiences in the urban setting. New Dent. 1979 Mar; 9(4):24-5. PMID: 298641

Allukian M. The middle ground--community-based dental programs. J Public Health Dent. 1979; 39(3):203-9. PMID: 289774

Allukian M, Goldstein FS, Frele CJ, Zelner BJ. Disputes fee increase reports. J Am Dent Assoc. 1976 Nov; 93(5):884. PMID: 1067355

Frankel JM, Allukian M. Sixteen referenda on fluoridation in Massachusetts; an analysis. J Public Health Dent. 1973; 33(2):96-103. PMID: 4573449

Allukian M, DeJong N, Dunning JM. Caring for nursing home patients--learning experience for dental students. J Dent Educ. 1972 Sep; 36(9):45-8. PMID: 4559500

Aasenden R, Allukian M, Brudevold F, Wellock WD. An in vivo study on enamel fluoride in children living in a fluoridated and in a non-fluoridated area. Arch Oral Biol. 1971 Dec; 16(12):1399-411. PMID: 4947632

Allukian M. Fluoridation--a continual struggle in Massachusetts. Harv Dent Alumni Bull. 1968 Dec; 28(3):77-80 passim. PMID: 5250754

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