Jessica B Calihan MD
Addiction Medicine, Adolescent Medicine
Attending Physician, Mass General Brigham for Children; Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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125 Nashua St.Boston, MA 02114
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Summary
- Dr. Jessie Calihan is a pediatrician and internist who specializes in the care of adolescents with concerning substance use. She attended medical school at Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed the Urban Health Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, fellowships in pediatric addiction medicine and adolescent medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, and a General Academic Primary Care fellowship at Boston Medical Center. She is now a clinician and health services researcher at Mass General Brigham for Children, where she provides primary and specialty (including addiction) care for adolescents and investigates opportunities to prevent youth substance use and related risks, particularly among youth with family history of addiction.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2017 - 2021
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2017, MD
University of Colorado BoulderMS, Physiology, 2012 - 2013- Brown UniversityBA, American History, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2019 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Brief report: A cross-sectional survey of provider engagement with family members following patient drug overdose death.Jessica B Calihan, Frances R Levin, Cale N Basaraba, Agata Bereznicka, Kathryn Cates-Wessel
The American Journal on Addictions. 2026-05-10 - "Missing Their Mother": Perspectives of Mothers With Substance Use Disorder on Child Well-Being and Parental Substance Use.Gina Liu, Jessica B Calihan, Katie Raftery, Latisha Goullaud, Alexindra Wheeler
Academic Pediatrics. 2026-04-01 - Parental Beliefs Are Associated with Youth Response to Alcohol Intervention.Jessica B Calihan, Machiko Minegishi, Sharon J Levy, Catherine Stamoulis, Elissa R Weitzman
Substance Use & Misuse. 2026-03-06
Press Mentions
Ibuprofen Alone Effective for Kids with Acute Nonoperative Limb InjuryJanuary 30th, 2026
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