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Sandra Springer, MD, Infectious Disease, New Haven, CT, Yale-New Haven Hospital

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Infectious Disease • New Haven, CT

HIV/AIDS Medicine

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease, Yale University School of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. Springer

Sandra Springer, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases at the Yale School of Medicine. She is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Springer has significant research experience with adherence interventions for HIV-infected drug and alcohol dependent released prisoners. She is the director of the Infectious Disease Clinic at the Newington site of the Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare system where she cares for persons living with HIV. Her research has been funded by the NIH and focuses on the use of medication assisted treatment (MAT) to prevent relapse to opioid and alcohol use as a means to improve hiv suppression. She developed the first protocol to use buprenorphine to improve HIV treatment outcomes and as relapse prevention for opioid dependent HIV+ prisoners on day of release and has published these findings . She also has considerable clinical and research experience with the use of extended-release naltrexone through two RCTs. In both studies extended release naltrexone improved HIV viral suppression among HIV infected alcohol and opioid dependent prisoners .

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2001 - 2004
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
    University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1998
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityB.A., Psychology, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
  • American Board of Addiction Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 5-Year K02 Independent Scientist Award NIDA, 2011
  • VNA-South Central Partnership Award for Outstanding Provider in the Community 2007
  • Recipient, B. Jaye Anno Award of Excellence in Communication 2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Prevalence and Predictors of Mental/Emotional Distress Among HIV+ Jail Detainees at Enrollment in an Observational Study  
    Lincoln T, Simon-Levine D, Smith J, Donenberg G, Springer S, Zaller N, Altice FL, Moore K, Jordan A, Draine J, Desabrais M, Journal of Correctional Health Care, 1/1/2015
  • The Impact of Alcohol Use and Related Disorders on the HIV Continuum of Care: a Systematic Review : Alcohol and the HIV Continuum of Care  
    Vagenas P, Azar MM, Copenhaver MM, Springer SA, Molina PE, Altice FL, Curr HIV/AIDS Rep, 1/1/2015
  • Validation of a brief measure of opioid dependence: the rapid opioid dependence screen (RODS)  
    Wickersham JA, Azar MM, Cannon CM, Altice FL & Springer SA, Journal of Correctional Health Care, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Reentry Planning for Offenders with Mental Disorders: Policy and Practice, Vol. II. 
    Chapter: HIV prevention and care among drug-involved HIV-infected prisoners transitioning to the community. 
    Copenhaver M, Baldwin P, Springer SA, Ezeabogo I, & Altice FLEditors: Dulgacz, DA.Civic Research Institute, Kingston, NJ2013
  • Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. 
    Chapter: Drug and Alcohol Dependence in the United States Criminal Justice System. 
    Cepeda J & Springer SAEditors: Binswanger & Taxeman F.Springer Inc., New York, NY2013
  • Public Health is Public Safety: Improving Public Health Through Correctional Health Care. 
    Chapter: Improving Care for HIV infected Prisoners Released to the Community: An Integrated Health Model 
    Springer SA & Altice FLEditors: Greifinger RB.Springer Inc., New York, NY2007
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Extended-release naltrexone to reduce relapse to alcohol use for HIV-infected prisoner stransitioning to the community.
    Krishnan A, DiPaola A, Altice FL, & Springer SA, 8th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health, Boston, MA, 1/19/2015
  • Gender Differences in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among HIV-infected and Univected persons involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System: The STTR Harmonization Project.
    Loeliger, KB, Biggs, ML, Seal, DW, Gordon, MS, Beckwith, CG, Kuo I, Young JD, Golin CE, Chandler R, Wechsberg WW, Altice FL, Springer SA, National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 1/6/2015
  • Treating the Triple Whammy: Substance Abuse, Mental Illness and HIV/AIDS.
    Springer, SA, Smith D, Nwulia E & Lawson, W, 66th American Psychiatric Association (APA) Institute on Psychiatric Services (IPS) Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1/30/2014
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Lectures

  • Drug Treatment as HIV Prevention among Women and Girls who Inject Drugs from a Global Perspective: Progress, Gaps, and Future Direction. 
    New York, NY - 1/30/2015
  • Prevention of relapse to Opioid use as a means to improve HIV treatment outcomes. 
    Indianapolis, IN - 1/28/2015
  • Opioids, CJS Populations, and Medication Assisted Treatment: Jail, Prison, and Community CJS Clinical Trials. 
    Boston, MA - 1/20/2015
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Saving Lives with ‘Safer Opioids’
    Saving Lives with ‘Safer Opioids’September 20th, 2022
  • Yale ACTION Study Enrolling Patients
    Yale ACTION Study Enrolling PatientsJune 22nd, 2022
  • HIV/AIDS Care at Yale
    HIV/AIDS Care at YaleMay 18th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Medication Assisted Therapy As A Conduit To Care For HIV+ Cjs Populations TransitNational Institute On Drug Abuse2011
  • Naltrexone For Opioid Dependent Released HIV+ Criminal Justice PopulationsNational Institute On Drug Abuse2010–2011
  • Alcohol Pharmacotherapies Among Released PrisonersNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2009–2011
  • Opiate Dependence, HIV And Adherence InterventionsNational Institute On Drug Abuse2005–2009

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External Links

  • CIRAhttp://cira.yale.edu/people/sandra-springer-md
  • Yale School of Medicinehttps://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/people/sandra_springer.profile

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