Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH
Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Dept of Medicine
General Internal Medicine

MD, Baylor College of Medicine
MPH, Boston University
MA, Brandeis University



My research has focused on alcohol and drug use, HIV infection and primary medical care with the following specific projects: linkage of alcohol and drug use treatment and primary medical care; addressing alcohol and drug use issues in the primary care setting; the impact of alcohol and drug use in HIV-infected persons; HIV prevention and treatment in Russian substance users; and establishing medical care for HIV-infected persons.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

I have worked at Boston City Hospital and Boston Medical Center for the vast majority of the past 4 decades in large measure as a consequence of my desire to serve a safety net community. My focus clinically and from a research perspective has been on patients seen in this setting in primary care, many of whom have substance use disorders and some with HIV infection. Minority populations are disproportionately impacted by these medical conditions.

It is valuable to leverage the power of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in solving complex problems. To achieve this goal, support for individuals from underrepresented groups is needed and I have sought to do this in my extensive mentoring efforts. Highlights of this work has been my support as the primary mentor for two black faculty on their NIH career development awards (K awards). Other work advancing these training goal occurs in my support and work with the CRIT (Chief Resident Immersion Training) Program, RAMS (Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars) Program and the Inclusion Diversity & Equity In Addiction medicine, Addiction health professions, and Addiction research (IDEAAA) program.

As Section Chief of General Internal Medicine for nearly 20 years (2002 – 2021), we recruited and supported the largest number of faculty from underrepresented groups in the Department of Medicine.

Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Community Health Sciences


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Faculty
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit



Kaku So-Armah ZINC Diversity Supplement-Vanderbilt
04/30/2016 - 07/31/2016 (PI)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center


Kaku So-Armah ZINC Diversity Supplement: Vanderbilt
02/01/2015 - 04/29/2016 (PI)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center


Faculty Development Program Grant
09/30/1998 - 03/29/2002 (PI)
HHS/SAMHSA/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
5 T26 SP08355 03


International URBAN ARCH Center
09/10/2021 - 08/31/2026 (PI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
1P01AA029541-01

Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research(CFAR): Core K- Substance Use
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023 (PI)
Miriam Hospital NIH-NIAID

2021 NIDA Summer Internship (Admin Supplement to HEALing Com
04/01/2021 - 03/31/2023 (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
3UM1DA049412-03S1

MassHEAL - Reducing overdose deaths by 40% (2019-2023)
04/17/2019 - 03/31/2023 (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
3UM1DA049412-03S2

Advancing Clinical Research Training within Addiction Residency Programs
04/15/2018 - 01/31/2023 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
5R25DA033211-07

2018 NIDA International Visiting Scientist and Technical Exchange Program(INVEST) Research…
01/07/2019 - 10/01/2022 (PI)
NIH-NIDA

Competitive Revision to URBAN ARCH 4/5 Russia Cohort-Targeting HIV-comorbidities with Pharmacotherapy to Reduce Alcohol and Tobacco Use in HIV-infected Russians (2nd submission)
09/10/2020 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
3U01AA020780-10S1

Pilot Study of Opioid-receptor Antagonists to Reduce Pain Y3
09/20/2019 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
5UH3AA026193-05

Urban ARCH (1/5) Administrative Coordinating Core (Admin Core)
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
NIH-NIAAA
5U24AA020778-10

Urban Arch 4/5 Russia Cohort-Targeting HIV-comorbities with Pharmacotherapy to Reduce Alcohol and…
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
NIH-NIAAA
5U01AA020780-08

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2023 The International URBAN Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV/AIDS (ARCH) Center 3P01AA029541-02S1
2022 Gabapentin to Reduce Alcohol and Improve Viral Load Suppression - Promoting "Treatment as Prevention" 1R01AA030460-01
2022 The International Uganda Russia Boston Alcohol Network for Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV/AIDS (URBAN ARCH) Center 5P01AA029541-02
2022 Administrative Core 5P01AA029541-02-9184
2022 MassHEAL - Reducing overdose deaths by 40% (2019-2023) 5UM1DA049412-04
2022 MassHEAL - Reducing overdose deaths by 40% (2019-2023) 3UM1DA049412-04S1
2022 Advancing Clinical Research Training within Addiction Residency Programs 5R25DA033211-10
2022 Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Program 2R25DA013582-21
2021 Administrative Core 1P01AA029541-01-9184
2021 The International Uganda Russia Boston Alcohol Network for Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV/AIDS (URBAN ARCH) Center 1P01AA029541-01
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  1. Kim TW, Samet JH, Lodi S, Kimmel SD, Forman LS, Lira MC, Liebschutz JM, Williams EC, Walley AY. Functional Impairment and Cognitive Symptoms Among People with HIV Infection on Chronic Opioid Therapy for Pain: The Impact of Gabapentin and Other Sedating Medications. AIDS Behav. 2022 Dec; 26(12):3889-3896.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35737281
     
  2. Dey AK, Ennis N, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Raj A, Quinn E, Bendiks S, Palfai T, Dunne EM, Cook RL, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. Impulsivity and linkage to HIV Care among People living with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia. AIDS Behav. 2022 Dec; 26(12):4126-4134.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35708831
     
  3. Kholodnaia A, So-Armah K, Cheng D, Gnatienko N, Patts G, Samet JH, Freiberg M, Lioznov D. Impact of illicit opioid use on markers of monocyte activation and systemic inflammation in people living with HIV. PLoS One. 2022; 17(5):e0265504.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35511802; PMCID: PMC9070930; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265504;
     
  4. Pierre F, Forman LS, Winter M, Cheng D, Ngabirano C, Emenyonu N, Hunt PW, Huang Y, Muyindike W, Samet J, Hahn JA, So-Armah K. Alcohol Consumption and Tryptophan Metabolism Among People with HIV Prior to Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation: The Uganda ARCH Cohort Study. Alcohol Alcohol. 2022 Mar 12; 57(2):219-225.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34027552; PMCID: PMC8919408; DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agab033;
     
  5. Runels T, Ragan EJ, Ventura AS, Winter MR, White LF, Horsburgh CR, Samet JH, Saitz R, Jacobson KR. Testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in people living with HIV and substance dependence: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2022 03 10; 12(3):e058751.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35273063; PMCID: PMC8915380; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058751;
     
  6. Williams EC, Samet JH. Shifts at The Helm: gratitude, re-commitment to our work, and a call for addictions disparities research. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2022 02 18; 17(1):12. PMID: 35180895; PMCID: PMC8855027; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-022-00290-w;
     
  7. Vetrova M, Lodi S, Rateau L, Patts G, Blokhina E, Palatkin V, Yaroslavtseva T, Toussova O, Bushara N, Bendiks S, Gnatienko N, Krupitsky E, Lioznov D, Samet JH, Lunze K. Stigma and ART initiation among people with HIV and a lifetime history of illicit drug use in Saint-Petersburg, Russia-A prospective cohort analysis. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 04; 102:103600.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35134598; PMCID: PMC8960362; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103600;
     
  8. Ngabirano C, Fatch R, Muyindike WR, Emenyonu NI, Adong J, Weiser SD, Samet JH, Cheng DM, Hahn JA. Exploring the Association Between Social Support and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Persons Living with HIV in South Western Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2022 Jul; 26(7):2113-2122.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35039935
     
  9. Taylor JL, Samet JH. Opioid Use Disorder. Ann Intern Med. 2022 01; 175(1):ITC1-ITC16.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35007147; DOI: 10.7326/AITC202201180;
     
  10. Klimas J, Dong H, Hamilton MA, Cullen W, Samet JH, Wood E, Fairbairn N. Impact of the international collaborative addiction medicine research fellowship on physicians' future engagement in addiction research. Subst Abus. 2022; 43(1):809-814. PMID: 35130132; PMCID: PMC8963348; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.2010256;
     
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Bar chart showing 431 publications over 36 distinct years, with a maximum of 30 publications in 2007

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Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

NPR 9/30/2022

Hospitals have many disease specialists, but often not for addiction. Now, that's changing

WBUR 9/14/2022

Nicotine Patches, Nasal Sprays May Also Cut Alcohol Consumption: Study

Newsweek 8/10/2022

Studies conducted with aim to hinder smoking and drinking

Healthcare Purchasing News 8/9/2022

Varenicline and cytisine not more efficacious than nicotine to treat risky drinking and smoking, study says

News-Medical 8/8/2022

With ‘fentanyl everywhere’ and Black deaths soaring, advocates in Brockton test ways to save lives

WBUR 6/16/2022

Drug overdose deaths hit all-time high in the U.S.

WGBH 11/18/2021

A Massachusetts Study Aims to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths

HealthCity 7/7/2021

‘Gold standard’ underused for substance misuse

ACP Internist 11/1/2020

Opioid treatment trailer coming to Brockton thanks to Kraft donation

The Enterprise 10/7/2020

Program Improves Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in HIV Care

Psychiatry Advisor 9/2/2020

Program Improves Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in HIV Care

Drugs.com 8/27/2020

Fighting the Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Wicked Local 7/10/2020

Column: Offering Hope for Those Struggling with Opioids

The Salem News 6/18/2020

Study Will Help Combat Opioid Use In Bourne, Sandwich

The Bourne Enterprise 5/15/2020

'The world is going to hell': Coronavirus can be deadly for people recovering from addiction

USA Today 4/9/2020

An Historic Opioid Study

Public Health Post 10/25/2019

Stories are Powerful

Harvard Magazine 10/13/2019

A Moon Shot for the Opioid Crisis

Boston Globe 8/23/2019

As Scotland's 'Trainspotting' Generation Ages, the Dead Pile Up

New York Times 8/7/2019

Opioid-Related ER Visits Decline in Mass. – but Not Everywhere

Boston Globe 6/26/2019

ACP Issues Guidance for Physician Impairment

Healio 6/5/2019

ACP Guidance on Physician Impairment Emphasizes Rehabilitation

MedScape 6/3/2019

Reintegration of Previously Impaired Physicians Must Balance Patient Safety and Physicians’ Rights

MD Alert/Reuters Health 6/3/2019

Western Mass Participates in $89 Million Opioid Study

WGBY 5/28/2019

Greater New Bedford Community Health Center To Take Part In Opioid Research Study

SouthCoast Today 4/29/2019

Athol, Orange Included In $89M National Opioid Study

Athol Daily News 4/23/2019

Mass. Researchers Receive $89 Million To Combat Opioid Overdose Deaths

WBUR 4/19/2019

Boston Medical Center Receives $89m Federal Grant

The Boston Globe 4/18/2019

Boston Medical Center Receives $90M In Federal Funds To Fight Opioid Epidemic

Boston Business Journal 4/18/2019

Alcohol use disorder therapy could improve chronic liver disease outcomes

Healio 9/26/2018

Leaders call restricting methadone treatment to clinic settings outdated

Behavioral Healthcare Executive 7/5/2018

2019-2019 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM): Recognition Award of Exceptional Leadership, Contributions & Accomplishments as Division Chief
2018-2018 American College of Physicians (ACP): First Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award from The Rosenthal Family Foundation
2017-2020 Best Doctors in America: Best Doctors, Information When it Matters Most
2017-2017 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM): Quality and Practice Innovation Award - Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit
2016-2016 Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA): John P. McGovern Award for Excellence in Medical Education
2016 Boston University School of Medicine: Endowed Professor - John Noble, MD, Professor in General Internal Medicine
2015-2015 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM): "Best Paper of the Year"
2013-2013 Boston University School of Medicine: Robert Dawson Evans Research Mentoring Award
2011-2011 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program: Excellence in Mentoring Award
2010-2010 Massachusetts Medical Law Report: RX For Excellence Award - Leaders in Quality - Honoring Best Practices in Medicine
2010-2022 Boston Magazine: Best of Boston General Internal Medicine Physician
2003-2014 The Best Doctors in America: Best Doctors, Information When it Matters Most
2003-2003 The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA): Excellence in Mentorship, Annual National Award
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addiction medicine
alcohol
HIV
primary care

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