Jessica Sarah Merlin MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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460 W 10th AveFl 5Columbus, OH 43210
Phone+1 614-293-2957
Fax+1 614-685-6533
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Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2010 - 2011
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2008 - 2010- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2025 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2011 - 2017
NY State Medical License 2010 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Evaluation of the Efficacy and Mechanisms of a Novel Intervention for Chronic Pain Tailored to People Living With HIV Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 14
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association of opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing with adverse events among older adults with cancer.Devon K Check, Samir Soneji, Harvey Jay Cohen, Andrea Des Marais, Katie F Jones
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025-07-01 - Association of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Management of Acute Low Back Pain with Overdose Hospitalizations: A Nested Case-Control Study.Patience M Dow, Neto Coulibaly, Anthony Girard, Jessica S Merlin, Theresa I Shireman
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 2025-07-01 - "To not feel fake, it can't be fake": co-creation of a harm reduction, peer-delivered, health-system intervention for people who use drugs.J Deanna Wilson, Stephanie P Klipp, Kelsey Leon, Jane M Liebschutz, Jessica Merlin
Harm Reduction Journal. 2025-06-18
Journal Articles
- Correction to: Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Delphi StudySoraya Azari, Payel Roy, Joanna L Starrels, William C Becker, E Jennifer Edelman, Jessica S Merlin, Jane M Liebschutz, Journal of General Internal Medicine
- 2017 HIVMA of IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients Living with HIVPeter Selwyn, Jessica Merlin, Carla Alexander, Glenn Jordan Treisman, Paula J Lum, Amanda H Corbett, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Press Mentions
Amid Federal Cuts, Pitt's Research Funding Losses Top $42 MillionJune 12th, 2025- New Guidance for Cancer Pain and Opioid Use Disorder or Opioid MisuseJune 30th, 2022
- Methadone or Buprenorphine-Naloxone Favored for Pain in Patients with Opioid-Use Disorder and Advanced CancerJanuary 12th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Building an interprofessional and diverse workforce in substance use and painUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2024–2029
- Building an interprofessional and diverse workforce in substance use and painUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2024–2029
- Mentoring the next generation of researchers at the intersection of opioid use disorder and chronic painUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2023–2028
- Tailored Retention and Engagement for Equitable Treatment of OUD and Pain (TREETOP)UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
- Opioid therapy for pain in individuals with metastatic cancer: benefits, harms and stakeholder perspectivesUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
- Tailored Retention and Engagement for Equitable Treatment of OUD and Pain (TREETOP)UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
- Opioid therapy for pain in individuals with metastatic cancer: benefits, harms and stakeholder perspectivesUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
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