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Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

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Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH

Geriatrician

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About

Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH, FACP, is a geriatrician and the director of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Perls is also 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.

  • Specialties

    Epidemiology, genetics of aging, exceptional longevity

  • 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

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