Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
MPH, Dartmouth College
AB, Harvard College



I am a pulmonary and critical care physician, health services researcher, and implementation scientist. My research focuses on implementation of lung cancer screening, with a goal of improving patient-centeredness, quality, and access. I also seek to improve patient-centeredness of care more generally by promoting high-quality communication and shared decision-making between patients and clinicians, and to de-implement low-value, potentially harmful practices. I have received grant funding from the NIH, VA HSR&D, VA QUERI, Department of Defense, PCORI, and several foundations to study these issues, and have co-chaired or participated in several clinical practice guidelines and policy statements to improve the quality, value, and patient-centeredness of lung cancer screening and pulmonary nodule evaluation.

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Boston University
Pulmonary Center


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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Boston Medical Center


VA Boston Healthcare System




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 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Lauren Kearney, MD
Health Resources in Action, Inc.


Characterizing Care Coordination in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Mixed Methods Study
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2024 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Kari Gillmeyer, MD, MSc
Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program


Pragmatic trial of more versus less intensive strategies for active surveillance of patients with small pulmonary nodules
08/01/2015 - 01/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute KaiserPermanente HRI


Novel methods to sub-phenotype patients with pulmonary hypertension due to chronic lung disease with implications for treatment
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023 (PI)
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
1F32HL164090-01

Improving lung cancer screening adherence among underserved populations
11/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 (PI)
LUNGevity Foundation


Determining organizational structures and processes that improve lung cancer screening adherence among undeserved populations
09/15/2021 - 06/29/2022 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
1F32CA265053-01

Comorbidities in lung cancer screening: Improving decision-making and patient selection
12/01/2017 - 11/30/2019 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Jonathan Iaccarino, MD MS
Charles A. King Trust


Comorbidities in lung cancer screening: Improving decision-making and patient selection
12/01/2017 - 11/30/2019 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Jonathan Iaccarino, MD MS
The Medical Foundation/Sara Elizabeth O'Brien Trust


Improving Decisions About Evaluating Pulmonary Nodules for Lung Cancer
09/21/2009 - 08/31/2014 (PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
5K07CA138772-06



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 CHOIR Summer Research Program (CHOIR-SRP) 1I01BX007003-01
2025 Co-Design and Pilot Testing of Peer-led Community Outreach to Improve Equity, Veteran-Centeredness and Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening 5I21HX003712-02
2024 Co-Design and Pilot Testing of Peer-led Community Outreach to Improve Equity, Veteran-Centeredness and Uptake of Lung Cancer Screening 1I21HX003712-01A1
2024 Impact of COVID-19 on implementation and outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining TreatmentDecisions Initiative 5I01HX003307-03
2024 Impact of COVID-19 on implementation and outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining TreatmentDecisions Initiative 5I01HX003307-02
2022 Impact of COVID-19 on implementation and outcomes of VA's Life-Sustaining TreatmentDecisions Initiative 1I01HX003307-01A2
2021 Achieving appropriate, safe, and patient-centered lung cancer screening 5I01HX002684-04
2021 K12 Cardiopulmonary Implementation Science Scholars Program 5K12HL138049-05 6
2021 Factors and Outcomes Associated with Inappropriate Prescribing of Phosphodiesterase-5-Inhibitors for Pulmonary Hypertension 5I01HX001830-04 1
2021 Factors and Outcomes Associated with Inappropriate Prescribing of Phosphodiesterase-5-Inhibitors for Pulmonary Hypertension 5I01HX001830-06 1
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  1. Gillmeyer KR, Rinne ST, Rucci JM, Klings ES, Elwy AR, Wiener RS. Factors Associated with Referral to Expert Providers among Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Feb 11.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39932507
     
  2. Sullivan DR, Golden SE, Schweiger L, Melzer AC, Datta S, Davis JM, Wiener RS, Slatore CG. Associations of Concordant and Shared Lung Cancer Screening Decision Making with Decisional Conflict: A Multi-Institution Cross-Sectional Analysis. MDM Policy Pract. 2025; 10(1):23814683241309945. PMID: 39839686; DOI: 10.1177/23814683241309945;
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14384;
     
  5. Barta JA, Farjah F, Thomson CC, Dyer DS, Wiener RS, Slatore CG, Smith-Bindman R, Rosenthal LS, Silvestri GA, Smith RA, Gould MK. The American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Optimizing strategies for lung nodule evaluation and management. Cancer. 2024 Dec 15; 130(24):4177-4187. PMID: 39347601; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35181;
     
  6. Fathi JT, Barry AM, Greenberg GM, Henschke CI, Kazerooni EA, Kim JJ, Mazzone PJ, Mulshine JL, Pyenson BS, Shockney LD, Smith RA, Wiener RS, White CS, Thomson CC. The American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Implementation of high-quality lung cancer screening. Cancer. 2024 Dec 01; 130(23):3961-3972. PMID: 39302235
     
  7. Volk RJ, Myers RE, Arenberg D, Caverly TJ, Hoffman RM, Katki HA, Mazzone PJ, Moulton BW, Reuland DS, Tanner NT, Smith RA, Wiener RS. The American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable strategic plan: Current challenges and future directions for shared decision making for lung cancer screening. Cancer. 2024 Dec 01; 130(23):3996-4011. PMID: 39302231
     
  8. 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
     
  9. Slatore CG, Golden SE, Schweiger L, Ilea I, Sullivan DR, Rice SPM, Wiener RS, Datta S, Davis JM, Melzer AC. Longitudinal Assessment of Communication With Patient-Reported Outcomes During Lung Cancer Screening. Chest. 2024 Aug 10. PMID: 39134143
     
  10. Flores A, Wiener RS, Hon S, Wakeman C, Howard J, Virani N, Mattus B, Foreman AG, Singh J, Rosen L, Bulekova K, Kathuria H. Sustainability of an Opt-Out Electronic-Health Record-Based Tobacco Treatment Consult Service at a Large Safety-Net Hospital: A 6-Year Analysis. Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Jul 22; 26(8):1081-1088.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38320328
     
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Bar chart showing 213 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 24 publications in 2020

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201314
201411
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201615
201719
201813
201915
202024
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2022 BU School of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine: Research Mentor Award
2020 American Society for Clinical Investigation: Elected member
2014 BU School of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine: Junior Faculty Mentorship Award
2014 American Thoracic Society, Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Assembly: Early Career Achievement Award
2011 BU School of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine: Robert Dawson Evans Junior Faculty Merit Award
2008-2012 NIH: Clinical Research Loan Repayment award
2008-2009 The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice: Thomson Faculty Development Award
In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

doctor-patient communication
health services research
lung cancer screening
medical decision-making
pulmonary nodule management

I am committed to mentoring the next generation of scientists. I previously served as the Mentorship Director for VA CHOIR, and have led seminars to support new grant writers both at VA CHOIR and for the American Thoracic Society. I was honored with the BU Department of Medicine Evans Award for Junior Faculty Mentorship in 2014 and the Research Mentor Award in 2022.

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