Joanna L Starrels MD MS, FACP
Addiction Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center
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305 E 161st StMontefiore Comprehensive Health Care CenterBronx, NY 10451
Phone+1 718-579-2500
Fax+1 718-944-3841
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Summary
- Dr. Joanna Starrels is an internist in Bronx, NY and is affiliated with Montefiore Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been in practice 15 years. She specializes in addiction medicine and is experienced in chronic pain and opioid-related disorders. She has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2028
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Research recommendations for the HEAL Initiative: A path forward for pain research.Robert W Gereau 4th, Stephani P Sutherland, Tamara Baker, Claudia M Campbell, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
The Journal of Pain. 2026-04-26 - 1 citationsOlder Age Is Associated With Long-Term Retention in Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.Justina L Groeger, Tiffany Lu, Andrea Jakubowski, Chenshu Zhang, Yuting Deng
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2026-03-01 - 1 citations"I Am Reluctant to Continue, Yet Know She Could Go into Withdrawal": A Qualitative Analysis of Clinician Requests for eConsults in Opioid Management in the Ambulatory ...Laila Khalid, Sharon Rikin, Dana Watnick, Tiffany Y Lu, Gianni Carrozzi
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2026-03-01
Journal Articles
- Race and Gender Are Associated with Opioid Dose Reduction Among Patients on Chronic Opioid TherapyChinazo O Cunningham, Michele Buonora, Joanna L Starrels, Pain Medicine
- 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
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 ReductionNovember 22nd, 2021
Benzodiazepines: Overlooked Part of the Opioid EpidemicFebruary 4th, 2020
Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients with Chronic Pain VulnerableApril 29th, 2019
Grant Support
- The Neural Underpinnings of Depression and Cannabis Use in Young PLWHUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2021–2026
- Integrated Care for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: The IMPOWR Research Center at Montefiore/Einstein (IMPOWR-ME)ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE2021–2026
- Mentoring Junior Investigators to Tackle the Opioid EpidemicALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE2018–2025
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