Karen H. Antman
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Karen H. Antman, MD, is Dean of Boston University School of Medicine
and Provost of the Boston University Medical Campus
Dr. Antman developed standards for the treatment of patients receiving chemotherapy including pharmacology, growth factors and mobilization of peripheral blood derived stem cells for blood and marrow transplant.
Her professional affiliations include serving on the Administration Board of the American Association of Medical Colleges Council of Deans, the Journal of the American Medical Association Oversight Committee, the International Editorial Board of Lancet, and on the board of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
She has served as an associate editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, and on the Council of the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center. Her publications number more than 300, and she is the editor of four textbooks: Asbestos-related Malignancies, Sarcomas of bone and soft tissue, High-dose cancer therapy that includes pharmacology, hematopoietins and stem cells (three editions), Molecular Targeting in Oncology).
Dr. Antman's publications also include reviews and editorials on medical policy and the impact of research funding and managed care on American clinical research. She has testified before congressional subcommittees on eight occasions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) appropriations and medical policy. She has lectured to lay audiences and has written articles in Vogue and in Readers Digest on cancer prevention and screening.
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was...
and Provost of the Boston University Medical Campus
Boston University Medical Campus
The Boston University Medical Campus is one of the two campuses of Boston University, the other being the Charles River Campus. The campus is situated in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. In conjunction with the Charles River Campus, BUMC provides the Boston University Shuttle...
Dr. Antman developed standards for the treatment of patients receiving chemotherapy including pharmacology, growth factors and mobilization of peripheral blood derived stem cells for blood and marrow transplant.
Her professional affiliations include serving on the Administration Board of the American Association of Medical Colleges Council of Deans, the Journal of the American Medical Association Oversight Committee, the International Editorial Board of Lancet, and on the board of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
She has served as an associate editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, and on the Council of the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center. Her publications number more than 300, and she is the editor of four textbooks: Asbestos-related Malignancies, Sarcomas of bone and soft tissue, High-dose cancer therapy that includes pharmacology, hematopoietins and stem cells (three editions), Molecular Targeting in Oncology).
Dr. Antman's publications also include reviews and editorials on medical policy and the impact of research funding and managed care on American clinical research. She has testified before congressional subcommittees on eight occasions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) appropriations and medical policy. She has lectured to lay audiences and has written articles in Vogue and in Readers Digest on cancer prevention and screening.