Professor Dr. Rohini Rau Murthy

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Rohini Rau-Murthy is an Assistant Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, specializing in Family Medicine. She completed her MD at Albany Medical College and holds an AB from Harvard College. Dr. Rau-Murthy is a family medicine physician focused on providing care to individuals in need of medical homes, especially newcomers to the United States who face challenges in accessing healthcare. Her clinical practice is at DotHouse Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center located in Dorchester, MA, where she leads a clinic aimed at assisting newcomers. Her research interests include refugee and immigrant health, pediatrics, prenatal care, addiction treatment, contraceptive care, and chronic disease management tailored to individual needs. Throughout her career, Dr. Rau-Murthy has received numerous accolades, including the 2021 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher Award, the 2018 Neil Hellman Prize, and the 2018 United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award. She actively contributes to mentoring in the community and engages in research that includes concepts related to asthma, kidney neoplasms, and hereditary neoplastic syndromes.

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