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Joanna Starrels, MD, Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY, Montefiore Medical Center

JoannaLStarrelsMDMS, FACP

Internal Medicine Bronx, NY

Addiction Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center

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Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2004 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Race and Gender Are Associated with Opioid Dose Reduction Among Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy  
    Chinazo O Cunningham, Michele Buonora, Joanna L Starrels, Pain Medicine
  • Correction to: Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Delphi Study  
    Soraya Azari, Payel Roy, Joanna L Starrels, William C Becker, E Jennifer Edelman, Jessica S Merlin, Jane M Liebschutz, Journal of General Internal Medicine

Authored Content

  • The Disproportionate Burden of COVID-19 for Immigrants in the Bronx, New YorkMay 2020

Press Mentions

  • Her Husband Died by Suicide. She Sued His Pain Doctors — a Rare Challenge over an Opioid Dose Reduction
    Her Husband Died by Suicide. She Sued His Pain Doctors — a Rare Challenge over an Opioid Dose ReductionNovember 22nd, 2021
  • Benzodiazepines: Overlooked Part of the Opioid Epidemic
    Benzodiazepines: Overlooked Part of the Opioid EpidemicFebruary 4th, 2020
  • Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients with Chronic Pain Vulnerable
    Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients with Chronic Pain VulnerableApril 29th, 2019
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