William G. Adams, MD
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pediatrics
General Pediatrics

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
BA, Harvard University



I am an epidemiologist, medical informatician, and practicing pediatrician at Boston Medical Center (BMC). I also currently serve as Director of BU-CTSI Clinical Research Informatics for Boston University and as Director of Child Health Informatics for the Department of Pediatrics at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine/BMC. For the past two decades, my primary research has been and continues to be focused on developing and evaluating information technology (IT)-based solutions for improving the quality of health and healthcare for children and families. My focuses include the child health EHR, patient-centered IT and clinical data warehousing for quality improvement and health disparities research. I have extensive experience in software development (including programming of the first EHR at BMC and development of multiple patient-centered telephony projects) as well as the management and use of large clinical data sets for quality reporting and research. I seek to create and evaluate integrated health information systems that are useable and effective.

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Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




The Boston University Clinical and Transitional Science Institute
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Key Person)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
5UL1TR001430-09

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute
06/01/2019 - 05/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
The University of Pittsburgh NIH NCATS
5UL1TR001857-05

Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Administrative Supplement)
07/06/2020 - 03/31/2021 (Multi-PI)
PI: William G. Adams, MD
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
3UL1TR001430-05A1S1

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute
06/01/2018 - 05/31/2019 (Subcontract PI)
The University of Pittsburgh NIH NCATS
5UL1TR001857-03

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute
06/01/2017 - 05/31/2018 (Subcontract PI)
The University of Pittsburgh NIH NCATS
5UL1TR001857-02

Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program UL1
05/01/2012 - 04/30/2014 (Co-Investigator of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: David M. Center, MD
NIH/National Center for Health Research Resources
8UL1TR000157-05

Improving ADHD Care with Information Technology
04/01/2000 - 03/31/2003 (PI)
NIH/National Library of Medicine
5 F38 LM00087 03


Autism Longitudinal Data Project
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2027 (Subcontract PI)
PI: William G. Adams, MD
Johns Hopkins University HHS HRSA MCHB


Etiome evaluation agreement
07/18/2024 - 07/17/2027 (PI)
Etiome, Inc

Immune Development across the Life Course: Integrating Exposures and Multi-Omics in the Boston Birth Cohort
09/15/2022 - 06/30/2027 (Subcontract PI)
PI: William G. Adams, MD
Johns Hopkins University NIH NIEHS


Preterm Birth and Child Long-term Cardiometanolic Risk: Integrate Proteomics with Birth Cohort
04/01/2022 - 03/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
PI: William G. Adams, MD
Johns Hopkins University NIH
5R01HD041702-18

Enhance infrastructure to support efficient and effective development and execution of PCORnet studies
10/01/2024 - 03/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
PI: William G. Adams, MD
University of Pittsburgh Patient-Cntr (PCORI)

Toward a Scalable, Inter-institutional Approach to Health Equity Measurement for People Living in Boston
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2025 (PI)
Boston Public Health Commission

REDISCOVER-ICU: Repurposing drugs in intensive care units through real-world data analysis
08/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
Society of Critical Care Medicine

Implementation Of Childhood Obesity Treatment Innovations to Improve Outcomes of Low-Income Children: The Connect for Health II Study
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: William G. Adams, MD
The General Hospital Corporation / MGH NIH NHLBI
5R01HL146782-05

PaTH to Health : PCORnet Clinical Research Network
07/10/2023 - 12/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
PI: William G. Adams, MD
University of Pittsburgh Patient-Cntr (PCORI)


Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS): COVID-19 Registry Society and CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory (CDRC)
11/01/2021 - 09/30/2023 (PI)
Society of Critical Care Medicine


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Research and Data Analysis Core (RDAC) 5P30HS029752-02-7505
2024 Research and Data Analysis Core (RDAC) 1P30HS029752-01-7505
2022 The New England Precision Medicine Consortium of the All of Us Research Program 3OT2OD026553-01S4
2010 Massachusetts Health Disparities Monitoring System 5RC2HL101628-02 2
2009 Massachusetts Health Disparities Monitoring System 1RC2HL101628-01 2
2009 Conversational IT for Better, Safer Pediatric Primary Care 5R18HS017248-03 2
2008 Conversational IT for Better, Safer Pediatric Primary Care 5R18HS017248-02 2
2007 Conversational IT for Better, Safer Pediatric Primary Care 1R18HS017248-01 2
2006 IT-Supported Early Treatment of Childhood Overweight 5R21HD050939-02 2
2006 Using an EMR to Improve Urban Child Health 5K02HS013655-03
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  1. LeClair AM, Chen CA, Mizzoni ML, Adams WG, Harvey WF, Shanahan CW, Haas JS, Lemon SC, Battaglia T, Freund KM. Developing a real-time registry to track breast cancer patients across the city of Boston. JAMIA Open. 2025 Oct; 8(5):ooaf099. PMID: 41030920; PMCID: PMC12478474; DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf099;
     
  2. Madlock-Brown C, Lee A, Seltzer J, Solomonides A, Mathews N, Phuong J, Weiskopf N, Adams WG, Lehmann H, Espinoza J. Racial disparities in diabetes care and outcomes for people with visual impairment: a descriptive analysis of the TriNetX research network. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 19; 25(1):2508. PMID: 40684146; PMCID: PMC12275416; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23606-2;
     
  3. Simione M, Wagner S, Kistin CJ, Egan KA, Kelly S, Adams WG, Taveras EM, Hur C. Estimated Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of a Pediatric Weight Management Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e2510087.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40366655; PMCID: PMC12079289; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.10087;
     
  4. Hong X, Morgenlander WR, Nadeau K, Wang G, Frischmeyer-Guerrerio PA, Pearson C, Adams WG, Ji H, Larman HB, Wang X. Maternal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and epitope level antibody response to vaccines against measles and rubella in children from the Boston birth cohort. Environ Int. 2025 Apr; 198:109433. PMID: 40215916; PMCID: PMC12038861; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109433;
     
  5. Tilhou AS, Gasman S, Wang J, Standish K, White LF, Cogan A, Devlin M, Larochelle M, Adams WG. Assessing inequities in buprenorphine treatment across the care cascade. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 May 01; 270:112636.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40043350; PMCID: PMC11934153; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112636;
     
  6. Idnay B, Xu Z, Adams WG, Adibuzzaman M, Anderson NR, Bahroos N, Bell DS, Bumgardner C, Campion T, Castro M, Cimino JJ, Cohen IG, Dorr D, Elkin PL, Fan JW, Ferris T, Foran DJ, Hanauer D, Hogarth M, Huang K, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Kandpal M, Karnik NS, Katoch A, Lai AM, Lambert CG, Li L, Lindsell C, Liu J, Lu Z, Luo Y, McGarvey P, Mendonca EA, Mirhaji P, Murphy S, Osborne JD, Paschalidis IC, Harris PA, Prior F, Shaheen NJ, Shara N, Sim I, Tachinardi U, Waitman LR, Wright RJ, Zai AH, Zheng K, Lee SS, Malin BA, Natarajan K, Price Ii WN, Zhang R, Zhang Y, Xu H, Bian J, Weng C, Peng Y. Environment scan of generative AI infrastructure for clinical and translational science. Npj Health Syst. 2025; 2(1):4.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39872195; PMCID: PMC11762411; DOI: 10.1038/s44401-024-00009-w;
     
  7. Borrelli B, Endrighi R, Heeren T, Adams WG, Gansky SA, Werntz S, Rueras N, Stephens D, Ameli N, Henshaw MM. Parent-Targeted Oral Health Text Messaging for Underserved Children Attending Pediatric Clinics: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2452780.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39745701; PMCID: PMC11696445; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52780;
     
  8. Li Z, Wang G, Braun JM, Hong X, Choi G, O'Leary SP, Yu CH, Pearson C, Adams WG, Fan ZT, Buckley JP, Wang X. Associations of early life per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure with body mass index and risk of overweight or obesity at age 2-18 years: Mixture analysis in the prospective Boston Birth Cohort. Environ Int. 2025 Jan; 195:109206. PMID: 39705976; PMCID: PMC11786237; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109206;
     
  9. Deo AJ, Castro VM, Baker A, Carroll D, Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Henderson DC, Holt DJ, Hook K, Karmacharya R, Roffman JL, Madsen EM, Song E, Adams WG, Camacho L, Gasman S, Gibbs JS, Fortgang RG, Kennedy CJ, Lozinski G, Perez DC, Wilson M, Reis BY, Smoller JW. Validation of an ICD-Code-Based Case Definition for Psychotic Illness Across Three Health Systems. Schizophr Bull. 2024 Nov 08; 50(6):1482-1488.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38728421; PMCID: PMC11548932; DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae064;
     
  10. Egan KA, Fiore JG, Luo M, Kelly S, Adams WG, Taveras EM, Simione M, Kistin CJ. Food and Housing Insecurity, COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Health-Related Activities, and Care Plans for Children with Obesity. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Mar; 25(2):102598.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39490687; PMCID: PMC11842199; DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.10.010;
     
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Bar chart showing 111 publications over 33 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2022 and 2024

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