Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

Shana Burrowes

Assistant Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Faculty member in the Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences at Boston University
SHANAB@BU.EDU

Biography

Dr. Burrowes is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She also serves as a faculty member in the Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences at Boston University. Dr. Burrowes lends quantitative, qualitative and implementation science methodological research support to projects across a breadth of content areas including chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV/AIDS, sickle cell disease and antibiotic stewardship. Her overall research goals center on addressing inequitable access to and receipt of healthcare in racial and ethnic minorities-with a special focus on racial/ethnic inequities in antibiotic treatment of respiratory tract infections.

Research

  1. Burrowes SAB, Rader A, Ni P, Drainoni ML, Barlam TF. Low Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Respiratory Tract Infections in an Urban Safety Net Hospital. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020;7(3):ofaa057.  PMID: 32166096; PMC7060900.
  2. Burrowes SAB†, Barlam TF, Skinner A, Berger R, Ni P, Drainoni ML. Provider views on rapid diagnostic tests and antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A mixed methods study. PLoS One. 2021;16(11):e0260598. PMID: 34843599; PMC8629209.
  3. Burrowes SAB, Casey SM, Dobbins S, Hall T, Ma M, Bano R, Drainoni ML, Schechter-Perkins EM, Garofalo C, Perkins RB, Pierre-Joseph N. Healthcare workers' perspectives on the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters for themselves, their patients, and their communities: a mixed methods study. Z Gesundh Wiss. 2022; 25:1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01793-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36588660; PMCID: PMC9790765.
  4. Fletcher L, Burrowes SAB, Sabin LL, McCann N, Khan GK, Ruiz-Mercado G, Johnson S, Kimmel SD, Pierre C, Drainoni ML. Long-Acting Injectable ART in Practice: A Mixed Methods Implementation Study Assessing the Feasibility of Using LAI ART in High Risk Populations and At Alternative Low Barrier Care Sites. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 May;38(5):221-229. doi: 10.1089/apc.2024.0048. PMID: 38656905.
  5. Cohen RT, Burrowes SAB, Williams CJ, Neri CM, Klings ES, Jones KC, Walkey AJ, Drainoni ML. SNAP: Supportive non-invasive ventilation for acute chest syndrome prevention for hospitalized children with sickle cell disease: Perspectives of patients, parents, and the healthcare team. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Sep;71(9) doi: 10.1002/pbc.31142. PMID: 38896013.
  6. Fletcher L, Burrowes SAB, Khan GK, Sabin L, Johnson S, Kimmel SD, Ruiz-Mercado G, Pierre C, Drainoni ML. Perspectives on long-acting injectable HIV antiretroviral therapy at an alternative care site: a qualitative study of people with HIV experiencing substance use and/or housing instability. Harm Reduct J. 2023; 20(1):4. doi: 0.1186/s12954-023-00730-z. PMID: 36627679; PMCID: PMC9830853.

  7. Burrowes SAB, Zisman E, Fantry LE, Bui Q, Wu A, Sorkin J, Miller M, Bagchi S. Changes in ASCVD Risk Scores in a Predominantly Black Cohort with HIV and Associated Comorbidities: A Preliminary Study. Cardiology. 2024 Aug 6. doi: 10.1159/000540526. PMID: 39106839.