JeffreySametMD

Internal Medicine • Boston, MA

Addiction Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Boston University

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Office
801 Massachusetts Ave; 2nd Floor
Section of General Internal Medicine; BMC
Boston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-414-7444

Fax+1 617-414-4676
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1983 - 1989
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016
Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Russia PREVENT (HIV Prevention Partnership in Russian Alcohol Treatment) Start of enrollment: 2004 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Project HERMITAGE: HIV Prevention in Hospitalized Russian Drinkers Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Linking Infectious and Narcology Care in Russia Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Alcohol's Impact on Inflammatory Markers in HIV Disease - Russia ARCH Cohort Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Completed
Zinc for HIV Disease Among Alcohol Users - an RCT in the Russia ARCH Cohort Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Studying Partial-agonists for Ethanol and Tobacco Elimination in Russians With HIV (St PETER HIV) Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 19
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
St. PETERsburg Pain and Alcohol Intervention With Naltrexone and Nalmefene Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 03
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Linking Infectious and Narcology Care-Part II Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 19
Completed
Phase 4
St. PETERsburg Pain and Alcohol Intervention With Naltrexone and Gabapentin Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 25
Completed
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Socioeconomic Status and CD4 Count Among People with HIV Who Inject Drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Bulat Idrisov, Jenna Van Draanen, Sara Lodi, Emily Kate Quinn, Ve Truong, Elena Blokhina, Natalia Gnatienko, Evgeny Krupitsky, Emily C Williams, Karsten Lunze, Simeon ...> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2024 Apr 24
Is Abstinence from Alcohol and Smoking Associated with Less Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among People with HIV?
Christina E Freibott, Breanne E Biondi, Sowmya R Rao, Elena Blokhina, Julianne N Dugas, Gregory Patts, Sally Bendiks, Evgeny Krupitsky, Natalie E Chichetto, Jeffrey H ...> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2024 Apr 1
Impact of the Communities That HEAL Intervention on Buprenorphine-Waivered Practitioners and Buprenorphine Prescribing: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of the HCS Ra...
Thomas J Stopka, Denise C Babineau, Erin B Gibson, Charles E Knott, Debbie M Cheng, Jennifer Villani, Jonathan M Wai, Derek Blevins, James L David, Dawn A Goddard-Eckr...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2024 Feb 5
Comparative costs and potential affordability of a multifaceted intervention to improve treatment outcomes among people with HIV who inject drugs in Russia: economic e...
Rosen, S., Blokhina, E., Truong, V., Bereznicka, A., Gnatienko, N., Quinn, E., Lioznov, D., Krupitsky, E., Michals, A., Lunze, K., Samet, J.> ;Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2024 Feb 1
Pilot RCT comparing low-dose naltrexone, gabapentin and placebo to reduce pain among people with HIV with alcohol problems.
Judith I Tsui, Sarah L Rossi, Debbie M Cheng, Sally Bendiks, Marina Vetrova, Elena Blokhina, Michael Winter, Natalia Gnatienko, Miroslav Backonja, Kendall Bryant, Evge...> ;Plos One. 2024 Jan 1
3 citations
Evaluation of a student clinical research education program in addiction medicine.
Jules Canfield, Ve Truong, Agata Bereznicka, Carly Bridden, Jane Liebschutz, Daniel P Alford, Richard Saitz, Jeffrey H Samet, Alexander Y Walley, Karsten Lunze> ;Annals of Medicine. 2023 Dec 1
Influence of patient trust in provider and health literacy on receipt of guideline-concordant chronic opioid therapy in HIV care settings.
Emily C Williams, Madeline C Frost, Sara Lodi, Leah S Forman, Marlene C Lira, Judith I Tsui, Karsten Lunze, Theresa Kim, Jane M Liebschutz, Carlos Del Rio, Jeffrey H S...> ;Journal of Opioid Management. 2023 Nov 16
Association of Alcohol Consumption With CD4 Recovery After Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Angela McLaughlin, Nina Lin, Wenqing Jiang, Sara Lodi, Dmitry Lioznov, Gregory Patts, Natalia Gnatienko, Elena Blokhina, Sally Bendiks, Matthew S Freiberg, Hilary A Ti...> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2023 Nov 1
Trends in buprenorphine dosage and days supplied for new treatment episodes for opioid use disorder, 2010-2019.
Alyssa Shell Tilhou, Eleanor Murray, Jiayi Wang, Benjamin P Linas, Laura White, Jeffrey H Samet, Marc LaRochelle> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2023 Nov 1
Healthcare Utilization Among Persons with HIV and Unhealthy Alcohol Use in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Breanne E Biondi, Christina E Freibott, Debbie M Cheng, Elena Blokhina, Dmitry Lioznov, Lindsey Rateau, Gregory J Patts, Sally Bendiks, Natalia Gnatienko, Hilary A Tin...> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2024 Jan 1
2 citations
Rapid access to antiretroviral therapy, receipt of naltrexone, and strengths-based case management versus standard of care for HIV viral load suppression in people wit...
Jeffrey H Samet, Elena Blokhina, Debbie M Cheng, Sydney Rosen, Dmitry Lioznov, Karsten Lunze, Ve Truong, Natalia Gnatienko, Emily Quinn, Natalia Bushara, Anita Raj, Ev...> ;The Lancet. HIV. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
Applied risk mapping and spatial analysis of address-level decedent data to inform opioid overdose interventions: The Massachusetts HEALing Communities Study.
Jennifer Pustz, Sumeeta Srinivasan, Shikhar Shrestha, Marc R Larochelle, Alexander Y Walley, Jeffrey H Samet, Hermik Babakhanlou-Chase, Jane F Carpenter, Thomas J Stopka> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2023 Oct 1
Methamphetamine use and illicit opioid use during buprenorphine treatment.
Zoë Kratina-Hathaway, Andrea C Radick, Brian G Leroux, Kendra Blalock, Theresa W Kim, James Darnton, Andrew J Saxon, Jeffrey H Samet, Judith I Tsui> ;Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Buprenorphine adherence and illicit opioid use among patients in treatment for opioid use disorder.
Elenore P Bhatraju, Andrea C Radick, Brian G Leroux, Theresa W Kim, Jeffrey H Samet, Judith I Tsui> ;The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2023 Jul 4
4 citations
Peer recovery coaching for comprehensive HIV, hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder management: The CHORUS pilot study.
Anna K Martin, Tyshaun Perryman, Judith A Bernstein, Jessica L Taylor, Ricardo Cruz, Jordana Muroff, Jeffrey H Samet, Sabrina A Assoumou> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Impact of alcohol use disorder severity on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral suppression and CD4 count in three international cohorts of people with HIV.
Nicolas Bertholet, Richard Saitz, Judith A Hahn, Timothy C Heeren, Nneka I Emenyonu, Matthew Freiberg, Michael R Winter, Theresa W Kim, Kara M Magane, Christine Lloyd-...> ;Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research. 2023 Apr 1
Food Insecurity and Transmission Risks Among People with HIV Who Use Substances.
Bulat Idrisov, Karsten Lunze, Debbie M Cheng, Elena Blokhina, Natalia Gnatienko, Gregory Patts, Carly Bridden, Sarah L Rossi, Sheri D Weiser, Evgeny Krupitsky, Jeffrey...> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2023 Jul 1
2 citations
Association of sex work and social-structural factors with non-fatal overdose among women who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada.
Miriam Th Harris, Shira Goldenberg, Zishan Cui, Nadia Fairbairn, M-J S Milloy, Kanna Hayashi, Jeffrey H Samet, Alexander Y Walley, Seonaid Nolan> ;The International Journal on Drug Policy. 2023 Feb 1
Incarceration history, antiretroviral therapy, and stigma: A cross-sectional study of people with HIV who inject drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Benjamin J Bovell-Ammon, Simeon D Kimmel, Debbie M Cheng, Ve Truong, Amy Michals, Marina Vetrova, Kimberly Hook, Bulat Idrisov, Elena Blokhina, Evgeny Krupitsky, Jeffr...> ;The International Journal on Drug Policy. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care: a Qualitative Assessment of Implementation in Two Studies.
Jennifer J Carroll, Phoebe A Cushman, Marlene C Lira, Jonathan A Colasanti, Carlos Del Rio, Karen E Lasser, Victoria Parker, Payel J Roy, Jeffrey H Samet, Jane M Liebs...> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
4 citations
Barriers to accessing treatment for substance use after inpatient managed withdrawal (Detox): A qualitative study.
Allison R David, Carlos R Sian, Christina M Gebel, Benjamin P Linas, Jeffrey H Samet, Linda S Sprague Martinez, Jordana Muroff, Judith A Bernstein, Sabrina A Assoumou> ;Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Alcohol and falls among people with HIV infection: A view from Russia and the United States.
Theresa W Kim, Timothy C Heeren, Jeffrey H Samet, Nicolas Bertholet, Christine Lloyd-Travaglini, Michael R Winter, Kara M Magane, Natalia Gnatienko, Kendall Bryant, Li...> ;Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 2022 Sep 1
10 citations
Effectiveness of Varenicline and Cytisine for Alcohol Use Reduction Among People With HIV and Substance Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Hilary A Tindle, Matthew S Freiberg, Debbie M Cheng, Natalia Gnatienko, Elena Blokhina, Tatiana Yaroslavtseva, Sally Bendiks, Gregory Patts, Judith Hahn, Kaku So-Armah...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Exploring the Association Between Social Support and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Persons Living with HIV in South Western Uganda.
Christine Ngabirano, Robin Fatch, Winnie R Muyindike, Nneka I Emenyonu, Julian Adong, Sheri D Weiser, Jeffrey H Samet, Debbie M Cheng, Judith A Hahn> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
Functional Impairment and Cognitive Symptoms Among People with HIV Infection on Chronic Opioid Therapy for Pain: The Impact of Gabapentin and Other Sedating Medications.
Theresa W Kim, Jeffrey H Samet, Sara Lodi, Simeon D Kimmel, Leah S Forman, Marlene C Lira, Jane M Liebschutz, Emily C Williams, Alexander Y Walley> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2022 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

Non-Fatal Opioid-Related Overdoses Among Adolescents in Massachusetts 2012–2014
Avik Chatterjee, Marc R Larochelle, Jeffrey H Samet, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Receipt of Timely Addiction Treatment and Association of Early Medication Treatment with Retention in Care Among Youths with Opioid Use Disorder
Michael Silverstein, Marc R Larochelle, Sarah M Bagley, Scott E Hadland, Sharon Levy, Jeffrey H Samet, Bonnie T Zima, JAMA

Authored Content

Non-Fatal Opioid-Related Overdoses Among Adolescents in Massachusetts 2012–2014October 2018
Opioid and Cocaine Use Among Primary Care Patients on Buprenorphine—Self-Report and Urine Drug TestsOctober 2018

Press Mentions

Russia: Combining HIV and Drug Treatment Doubles the Proportion of Opiate Users Who Have an Undetectable Viral LoadMarch 22nd, 2023
Surprising Findings – Could Smoking Cessation Drugs Reduce Alcohol Consumption?October 18th, 2022
Hospitals Have Specialists on Call for Lots of Diseases — but Not Addiction. Why Not?September 30th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations

Boston Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts