Talya Salant MD, PhD is a primary care physician and the Medical Director of Community Health Equity and Research at Bowdoin St. Health Center, a community health center in Dorchester, MA. Dr. Salant graduated from the University of Chicago Medical Scientist Training Program. She completed her Internal Medicine residency in the primary care track at Brigham and Women’s hospital and she was a Kraft Fellow in Community Health Leadership. Dr. Salant’s research has included studies of breast cancer disparities and cultural perceptions of breast cancer risk, the impact of integrating community health workers within the patient centered medical home, equity factors impacting diagnostic test completion, designing and testing a symptom tracking tool, and several studies of immigrant health. She is a strong advocate for the role that community health centers can play in improving health systems and serves on several committees focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion within Beth Israel Lahey Health.
