
Dr. Boulware is the Eleanor Easley Chair in the School of Medicine, Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Vice Dean for Translational Science, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Translational Research at Duke University. She is a general internist and clinical epidemiologist. She studies mechanisms to improve the quality and equity of health care and health outcomes for individuals and populations affected by chronic health conditions including kidney disease and hypertension. Her work explores how the characteristics of individuals, health care providers, and health care organizations contribute to individuals’ health, and importantly, inequities in health. She develops and studies pragmatic interventions to address these mechanisms. Dr. Boulware frequently directly engages individuals, their family members, community members, and other stakeholders in her work. As Director of the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, she helps scientists at Duke and across the nation speed the pace at which their scientific discoveries reach individuals, their families, and their communities.
Dr. Boulware received an A.B. from Vassar College, an M.D. from Duke University, and a M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research has been funded by numerous organizations, including the National Institutes for Health, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, and foundations. She has published over 150 manuscripts, book chapters, and editorials, and she mentors numerous students, fellows, and faculty members. Dr. Boulware is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the National Academy of Medicine.
Education and Training
- Research Fellow, General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1999 - 2002
- Chief Resident, General Internal Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1998 - 1999
- Residency, General Internal Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1996 - 1998
- Internship, General Internal Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Grants
- Diet and Hypertension Management in Chronic Kidney Disease
- Unified Program for Therapeutics in Children
- Addressing Bias from Missing Data in EHR Based Studies of CVD
- Addressing Bias from Missing Data in EHR Based Studies of CVD
- Deprescribing for Older Dialysis Patients
- Duke CTSA (UL1)
- Duke CTSA (UL1)
- Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health
- Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health
- Duke Resident Physician-Scientist Program- NHLBI
- Duke Resident Physician-Scientist Program- NHLBI
- Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO)
- Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO)
- Duke Training Grant in Nephrology
- Religion, Spirituality and CVD Risks: A Focus on African Americans
- Putting Patients at the Center of Kidney Care Transitions
- Bridging the Gap to Enhance Clinical Research Program (BIGGER)
- Preventing Cardiovascular Disease through Improved Risk Prediction and Communication
- Preventing Cardiovascular Disease through Improved Risk Prediction and Communication
- Educational Videos to Reduce Racial Disparities in ICD therapy Via Innovative Designs (VIVID)
- Integrated Mineral Metabolism Treatment Strategies in Patients on Dialysis
- Improving Quality by Measuring and Reporting Health Disparities in Vulnerable Populations
- Breaking Down Care Process and Patient-level Barriers to Arteriovenous Access Placement Prior to Hemodialysis Initiation