## About Julien Dedier, MD, MPH, is a board-certified primary care physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and co-founder of its Hospital Medicine Unit. Dr. Dedier is also the diabetes clinical co-lead of the BMC Health Equity Accelerator as well as a clinical associate professor of Internal Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Dedier's clinical and research ... interests center on the influence of ethnic, cultural and environmental factors on risk-related behaviors for cardiovascular disease and cancer among underprivileged urban minority groups. He has designed and implemented interventions to increase physical activity among patients of low socio-economic status, including partnering with Black churches in Boston to foster church cohesion and healthy behaviors using culturally tailored digital solutions.Read More - ### Departments [Adult Primary Care](/departments/adult-primary-care) - ### Specialties Diabetes, hypertension, health equity - ### Contact [617.414.5951](tel:617.414.5951) - ### Primary Location 725 Albany Street 6th Floor, Suite 6B Boston, MA 02118 - ### Administrative Title Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, - ### Residency Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1995-1998 - ### Board Certifications Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](http://profiles.bu.edu/Julien.Dedier) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/julien-dedier) ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](http://profiles.bu.edu/Julien.Dedier) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/julien-dedier)