Alexander S Rabin, MD

 Alexander rabin
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Email:
[email protected]
Available to mentor
Alexander S Rabin, MD
Alexander rabin
Clinical Associate Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications

  • Manage Your Profile

    • About

    Clinical Track Pathway: Clinician-Research Scholar

    Qualifications
    • Fellowship
      Massachusetts General Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston, United States
      2015 - 2018
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • Fellowship
      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston, United States
      2015 - 2018
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • Residency
      Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine, Boston, United States
      2012 - 2015
      Residency
    • MD
      Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, United States
      2008 - 2012
    • BA, Music
      Yale University, New Haven, United States
      2003 - 2007

    Research Overview

    Veteran airborne hazards and respiratory health
    Climate change and respiratory health outcomes
    Fellow, resident, and medical student pulmonary and critical care education
    Occupational lung disease
    Physician environmental advocacy

    Recent Publications

     See All Publications
    • Presentation
      The Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke
      Rabin A. 2026 Jul 23;
    • Journal Article
      Clinician and Veteran Experiences After an Inhaler Formulary Switch in the Veterans Health Administration: A Qualitative Study
      Takamine L, Rabin AS, Del Monico E, Hogan CK, Kelley C, Whittington TN, Prescott HC, Byrd KM. CHEST Pulmonary, 2026 Jul 19; 100286 DOI:10.1016/j.chpulm.2026.100286
    • Journal Article
      Deployment-Related Respiratory Health: Bridging the Gap between Clinical and Epidemiological Associations and Disease Mechanisms An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.
      Richmond BW, Alahmad B, Baird CP, Blanc PD, Ciminera P, Falvo MJ, Fan VS, Franklin M, Gutor SS, Hart JE, Hines SE, Hoisington A, Jaspers I, Jones KD, Kheradmand F, Krefft SD, Lewin-Smith MR, Maccarone JR, Osterholzer JJ, Polosukhin VV, Rabin AS, Redlich CA, Rose C, Savitz DA, Saers J, Sotolongo AM, Surolia R, Woskie SR, Zell-Baran L, Garshick E, American Thoracic Society Assembly on Environmental, Occupational and Population Health . Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2026 Jun 26; DOI:10.1093/annalsats/aaoag166
      PMID: 42360728
    • Presentation
      Climate Smart Healthcare: Inhalers and Climate Change
      Rabin A. 2026 Jun 24;
    • Presentation
      Medical Grand Rounds: Climate Change, Respiratory Health & What We Can Do
      Rabin A. 2026 May 27;
    • Presentation
      The Environmental Impact of Inhaler Therapy
      Rabin A. 2026 Apr 26;
    • Additional Scholarship
      Hanging laundry and the math of small climate wins
      Rabin A. 2026 Apr 15;
    • Presentation
      Inhalers and Climate Change
      Rabin A. 2026 May 4;

    Featured News & Stories

         lungs
    Health Lab

    Switching inhalers could have good effects on the climate, but bad effects on health

    A JAMA Internal Medicine looked at two groups of patients treated for COPD and asthma who were switched from budesonide/formoterol (commonly known as Symbicort) to the dry powder inhaler fluticasone/salmeterol. The change was associated with increased steroid use.
         Mature forest on fire
    Health Lab

    Wildfires: How to protect your lung health in poor air quality

    With raging wildfires affecting air quality, experts say protecting your lung health is key.