Dr. Shani Herzig
Hospitalist
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Dr. Shani Herzig is a hospitalist and researcher at Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Episode # 523 • 27 Apr 2026
Hotcakes: Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs AC for Afib, Apixaban vs Rivaroxaban for VTE, Intensive LDL Targeting, GLP1s & Substance Use Disorders & More
Join us as we review recent practice-changing articles on left atrial appendage closure vs AC for AFib, apixaban vs rivaroxaban for VTE, intensive LDL targeting, GLP1s and substance use disorders, and more! Fill your brain hole with a delicious stack of hotcakes! Featuring Paul Williams (@PaulNWilliamz), Shani Herzig (@ShaniHerzig) Rahul Ganatra (@rbganatra), and Matt Watto (@doctorwatto).
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About
Dr. Shoshana Herzig is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine for Academic Affairs, and Director of Hospital Medicine Research in the Division of General Medicine and the Sections of Hospital Medicine and Research at BIDMC. She joined the faculty in 2010 after completing residency and chief residency at BIDMC, a general medicine fellowship through Harvard Medical School, and a Master’s in Public Health Degree at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Her research interests are focused on patterns of medication utilization in the inpatient setting and associated outcomes, with the goal of informing physician decision-making in this realm. Her present work, funded by an RO1 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, aims to improve the care of hospitalized older adults through safer prescribing of opioids and other sedating medications. She serves as the BIDMC site principal investigator for the Hospital Medicine Research and Reengineering Network (HOMERUN) — a nationwide research organization focused on measuring and improving the outcomes of hospitalized patients — and as Senior Deputy Editor for the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
In addition to her research activities, Dr. Herzig remains clinically active as an academic hospitalist at BIDMC, where she cares for patients and teaches residents and Harvard Medical students on the general medicine wards.
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