May 28, 2026

Lori A. Bastian, MD, MPH

Dr. Lori Bastian is the Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Clinician Investigator, and Hospitalist at VA Connecticut. She is also a Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine in the Clinical Scientist Track. She has a longstanding interest in women’s health and health behaviors among veterans. Her current VA studies include a randomized trial to promote smoking cessation among patients with chronic pain and an observational study of military exposures and reproductive outcomes. Her scholarly accomplishment is demonstrated by more than 250 publications in peer-reviewed journals.