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Summary
- Dr. Avrum Spira, MD is a pulmonologist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He is affiliated with Boston Medical Center and is a Professor at Boston University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2011
Clinical Trials
- DECAMP-1: Diagnosis and Surveillance of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Archetype analysis of lung adenocarcinoma premalignancy links heterogeneity in premalignant lesions to diverging features of invasive disease.Kelley E Anderson, Linh M Tran, Kostyantyn Krysan, Yohana Kefella, Lingge Yu
Molecular Cancer Research. 2026-05-06 - Upregulation of an Epithelial miRNA Is Associated with Immune Evasion in Progressive Bronchial Premalignant Lesions.Boting Ning, Darren J Chiu, Roxana M Pfefferkorn, Erin Cullinane, Yohana Kefella
Cancer Immunology Research. 2026-04-02 - 16 citationsMultimodal spatial-omics reveal co-evolution of alveolar progenitors and proinflammatory niches in progression of lung precursor lesions.Fuduan Peng, Ansam Sinjab, Yibo Dai, Warapen Treekitkarnmongkol, Sujuan Yang
Cancer Cell. 2026-02-09
Press Mentions
With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving LivesNovember 14th, 2025- Marc Lenburg, PhD, Receives $4.6M NIH Grant to Better Identify Lung CancerOctober 17th, 2022
- Experts Forecast Cancer Research and Treatment Advances in 2022January 5th, 2022
Grant Support
- The Lung PCA: A Multi-Dimensional Atlas of Pulmonary PremalignancyBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2018–2025
