Varsha G. Vimalananda, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management

MD, Drexel University College of Medicine
MPH, University of California, Berkeley
BA, University of Chicago

Pronouns: she/her/hers



I am an endocrinologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University, and a Physician-Scientist at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) at the VA Bedford Medical Center. I lead research to improve the quality of specialty health care delivery from patient and clinician perspectives.

My projects include work to:
- Develop and validate survey measures of specialty care coordination from patient and clinician perspectives
- Measure coordination of face-to-face care, telehealth, and cross-system care and examine their influences and outcomes in order to guide improvement work
- Identify and apply strategies to improve the efficiency and experience of e-consults and telehealth
- Ensure a clinical perspective in research on telehealth, secure messaging, text messaging, patient portals, and natural language processing to improve care for patients with diabetes

My research draws on my expertise in survey methods, qualitative methods, care coordination, patient-centered care, and endocrinology subspecialty care. I serve as a subject matter expert as a member of the Endocrine Society Research Affairs Core Committee and also for the American College of Physicians Council of Subspecialty Societies.

Physician-Scientist
Bedford VA - Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hosp
Center for Health Optimization & Implementation Research (CHOIR)






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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2026 Comparative Effectiveness and Stakeholder Perspectives with Anti-Obesity Medications 1I01RD000431-01A2
2025 Patient Experience of Specialty Care Coordination under the MISSION Act 5I01HX003309-04
2024 Patient Experience of Specialty Care Coordination under the MISSION Act 5I01HX003309-03
2023 Patient Experience of Specialty Care Coordination under the MISSION Act 5I01HX003309-02
2022 Patient Experience of Specialty Care Coordination under the MISSION Act 1I01HX003309-01A1
2022 Measuring and improving specialty care coordination in VA 5IK2HX002137-05
2021 Measuring and improving specialty care coordination in VA 5IK2HX002137-04 2
2020 Measuring and improving specialty care coordination in VA 5IK2HX002137-03 2
2019 Measuring and improving specialty care coordination in VA 5IK2HX002137-02 2
2018 Measuring and improving specialty care coordination in VA 1IK2HX002137-01A2 2

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  1. Jasuja GK, Zocchi MS, Reisman JI, Brady JE, Livingston NA, Blosnich JR, Vimalananda VG, Singh RS, Goodman M, Silverberg MJ, Wormwood JB, Shipherd JC. Using Self-Identified Gender Identity Data to Advance Health Equity Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2025 Nov 01; 63(11):833-841. PMID: 41001883
     
  2. Sitter KE, Kragen B, Leibowitz AJ, Wormwood JB, Kim B, Vimalananda VG. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Primary Care: A Survey of Primary Care Providers. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Feb; 41(3):895-897. PMID: 40897967
     
  3. Pagliaro JA, Wash LK, Ly K, Mathew J, Leibowitz A, Cabrera R, Wormwood JB, Vimalananda VG. Enrollment and Retention Outcomes from the Veterans Health Administration for a Remote Digital Health Study: Multisite Observational Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 15; 9:e68676. PMID: 40334212; PMCID: PMC12397753; DOI: 10.2196/68676;
     
  4. Mathew J, Pagliaro JA, Elumalai S, Wash LK, Ly K, Leibowitz AJ, Vimalananda VG. Developing a Multisensor-Based Machine Learning Technology (Aidar Decompensation Index) for Real-Time Automated Detection of Post-COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for an Observational Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Mar 27; 14:e54993. PMID: 40146983; PMCID: PMC11986379; DOI: 10.2196/54993;
     
  5. Vimalananda VG, Kragen B, Leibowitz AJ, Qian S, Wormwood J, Linsky AM, Underwood P, Conlin PR, Kim B. Determinants of implementation of continuous glucose monitoring for patients with Insulin-Treated type 2 diabetes: a national survey of primary care providers. BMC Prim Care. 2025 Mar 08; 26(1):68.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40057678; PMCID: PMC11889852; DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02764-7;
     
  6. Underwood PC, Chirokas K, Keels J, Vimalananda VG, Magny-Normilus C. Race and ethnic disparities in insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor use between 2017 and 2024: a systematic review with a focus on health equity. J Health Equity. 2025; 2(1). PMID: 40814306; PMCID: PMC12345416; DOI: 10.1080/29944694.2024.2444002;
     
  7. Abdellatif B, Natarajan V, Leibowitz AJ, Sitter KE, Vimalananda VG. Electronic Consultations for Endocrine Conditions: A Scoping Review. J Endocr Soc. 2024 Sep 26; 8(11):bvae170.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39403676; PMCID: PMC11472247; DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvae170;
     
  8. Jasuja GK, Wolfe HL, Reisman JI, Vimalananda VG, Rao SR, Blosnich JR, Livingston NA, Shipherd JC. Corrigendum: Clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration initiate gender-affirming hormone therapy in concordance with clinical guideline recommendations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1448887.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39040672; PMCID: PMC11261758; DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1448887;
     
  9. Jasuja GK, Wolfe HL, Reisman JI, Vimalananda VG, Rao SR, Blosnich JR, Livingston NA, Shipherd JC. Clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration initiate gender-affirming hormone therapy in concordance with clinical guideline recommendations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1086158.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38800485; PMCID: PMC11116601; DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1086158;
     
  10. Wolfe HL, Vimalananda VG, Wong DH, Reisman JI, Rao SR, Shipherd JC, Blosnich JR, Livingston NA, Jasuja GK. Patient Characteristics Associated with Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in the Veterans Health Administration. Transgend Health. 2024 Apr; 9(2):151-161.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38694620; PMCID: PMC11059777; DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2022.0040;
     
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Telehealth visits expected to remain important in endocrine care

Healio 10/7/2022

Fractures & Intellectual Disability; Incorporating Telehealth; Start Calcium Young?

MedPage Today 10/4/2022

E-Consults May Be Appropriate Alternative to In-Person Specialist Visit

Medscape 4/14/2020

US veterans with obesity underutilize weight management medications

Healio 5/28/2019

2017-2022 VA Health Services Research & Development: Career Development Award - Measuring and Improving Specialty Care Coordination in VA
2014-2016 Veterans Affairs: VISN 1 Career Development Award
In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Care Coordination
Health Services Research
Survey Methods
Veterans Health
Quality of Health Care
Electronic Consultations (e-consults)
Telehealth
Health Communication

I am available as a project mentor to residents, fellows, or junior faculty who are interested in completing and publishing a manuscript in an area related to my work. I am an endocrinologist and health services researcher with a focus on care coordination. My particular areas of interest are in coordination of care between primary and subspecialty care, and in use of e-consults to improve access to care without the need for a patient visit. I have experience with interview data collection and analysis, secondary data analysis, and survey development and administration. I have successfully mentored several fellows in the publication of manuscripts and welcome the opportunity to work with mentees on writing and publishing.

Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
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