Weather Advisory: Temporary Door Closure

Due to extreme cold, access through the Moakley Building's entrance off Boston Medical Center Place will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, through 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2.

All patients and visitors should use the main entrance for the Menino and Yawkey Buildings during this time. The hospital remains open and operating as normal.

We appreciate your patience as we take these precautions during severe winter weather.

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Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH

Geriatrician


About

Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH, FACP, is a geriatrician at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Perls is also the director of the New England Centenarian Study and a professor of medicine in Geriatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. An international leader in the field of human exceptional longevity, Dr. Perls is the founder and director of the New England Centenarian Study, the largest study of centenarians and their families in the world. He is also a principal investigator of the NIA-funded Long Life Family Study. Dr. Perls is also a vocal critic of the "anti-aging" industry. He has been responsible for numerous novel and pivotal findings in the field. He is an expert in epidemiology, genetics of aging and exceptional longevity.

  • Specialties

    Epidemiology, genetics of aging, exceptional longevity

  • Administrative Title

    Director of the New England Centenarian Study and Professor of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine

  • Residency

    Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1986-1989

  • Fellowship

    Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1990-1992

  • Education

    University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1986

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

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