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Laura Igarabuza, MD

Assistant Professor, Clinical Family and Community Medicine

Assistant Professor, Center for Urban Bioethics

Laura Igarabuza
For Patients
About Me

Clinical Interests

  • Family medicine
  • Full spectrum primary care for families and communities
  • Primary care for children
  • Primary care for adults
  • Preventive care
  • Prenatal care
  • Family medicine obstetrics
  • Women's health
  • Reproductive health
  • Immigrant and refugee health

Research Interests

  • Social medicine
  • Health disparities
  • Systemic and structural change
  • Diversifying the family medicine physician workforce
  • Global health equity
Education, Training & Credentials

Educational Background

  • Residency, Family Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • MD, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Memberships

  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

Honors & Awards

  • Thomas Gilbert Award for Excellence in Family Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (2018)
  • Global Health Equity Scholar at Boston University School of Medicine (2018)
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society (inducted 2017)
  • Eli Shapiro Academy in Internal Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (inducted 2017)
  • Family Medicine Leads Scholar at American Academy of Family Physicians (2017)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine (2014-2017)