Thea L James, MD, MBA

Vice President of Mission

Emergency Department

617.414.3564

  • Specialties

    health equity, emergency medicine

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As Vice President of Mission, Dr. James works with caregivers throughout BMC. Additionally, she has primary responsibility for coordinating and maximizing BMC’s relationships and strategic alliances with a wide range of local, state and national multi-sector organizations including community agencies, housing advocates, and others that partner with BMC. The goal is to foster innovative and effective new models of care that are essential for patients and communities to thrive and reach full potential. This includes focus on the intersections of health and wealth, economic mobility and other upstream drivers of predictable poor health outcomes. These care models are critical to operationalizing equity in the broadest sense.

  • Administrative Title

    VP of Mission, Associate CMO BMC, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

  • Special Interests

    health equity, emergency medicine

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Boston University

Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

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