## 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.

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- ### Specialties
    
    Epidemiology, genetics of aging, exceptional longevity
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.638.8383](tel:617.638.8383)
- ### Primary Location
    
     [725 Albany Street 7th Floor   
     Boston MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=725+Albany+Street+7th+Floor+%3Cbr%2F%3E+Boston+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### 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
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

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