Anthony Charles Breu

Anthony Charles Breu, MD

Assistant Professor in Medicine
Member, HMS Center for Bioethics

Anthony Breu is Instructor in Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Director of Resident Education at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Breu holds a BA in Bioethics from Brown University and an MD from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He completed residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, followed by a year as Chief Medical Resident. Dr. Breu is a practicing Hospitalist at the VA Boston Healthcare System. His areas of interest include advance directives, the use of CPR and mechanical ventilation, and common dilemmas facing inpatient providers.

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The 60-Minute Root Cause Analysis: A Workshop to Engage Interdisciplinary Clinicians in Quality Improvement.
Authors: Authors: Swamy L, Worsham C, Bialas MJ, Wertz C, Thornton D, Breu A, Ronan M.
MedEdPORTAL
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A Veteran With Alcohol Use Disorder and Acute Pancreatitis.
Authors: Authors: Ganatra RB, Weber HC, Breu AC.
Fed Pract
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A Mission for Graduate Medical Education at VA.
Authors: Authors: Ganatra RB, Swamy L, Worsham C, Frosch Z, Breu AC.
Fed Pract
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Culture if spikes? Indications and yield of blood cultures in hospitalized medical patients.
Authors: Authors: Linsenmeyer K, Gupta K, Strymish JM, Dhanani M, Brecher SM, Breu AC.
J Hosp Med
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The Safe Use of Propofol--Reply.
Authors: Authors: Worsham C, Breu AC.
JAMA Intern Med
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Serum and red blood cell folate testing on hospitalized patients.
Authors: Authors: Breu AC, Theisen-Toupal J, Feldman LS.
J Hosp Med
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Prompt Extubation After Intensive Care Unit Procedures: A Teachable Moment.
Authors: Authors: Worsham C, Ackrivo J, Breu AC.
JAMA Intern Med
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Making progress with code status documentation.
Authors: Authors: Sharma RK, Breu AC.
J Hosp Med
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Low yield of outpatient serum folate testing: eleven years of experience.
Authors: Authors: Theisen-Toupal J, Horowitz G, Breu A.
JAMA Intern Med
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Differentiating DNI from DNR: combating code status conflation.
Authors: Authors: Breu AC, Herzig SJ.
J Hosp Med
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