
Sarah E Wakeman MD
Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Substance Use Disorder Initiative
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73 High StCharlestown Healthcare CenterCharlestown, MA 02129
Phone+1 617-724-8135
Fax+1 617-724-8010
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Education & Training
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Local Anaesthetic for Transvaginal Egg Collection in IVF Start of enrollment: 2002 Mar 01
- EXHIT ENTRE Comparative Effectiveness Trial Start of enrollment: 2021 Aug 09
Roles: Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Patient Attitudes Toward Substance Use Screening and Discussion in Primary Care: Comparison Across Demographic Characteristics.Madeline C Frost, Jennifer McNeely, Noa Appleton, Sarah Farkas, Sarah E Wakeman
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2025-08-18 - Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Patients' Experience, Knowledge, and Preferences in the Era of Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl.Sarah Casey, Sydney Mcgovern, Susan Regan, Sarah E Wakeman
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025-07-01 - Prevalence of tobacco smoking and provision of tobacco treatment in an innovative low-threshold substance use disorder bridge clinic.Joanna M Streck, Susan Regan, Sydney McGovern, Michele Reyen, Cecely Sterling-Maisel
Preventive Medicine. 2025-05-27
Journal Articles
- Personal Viewpoint on Opioid Agonist Therapy and TransplantationSarah Wakeman, Ana Ivkovic, American journal of transplantation
- Stigmatizing Language About Neonatal Abstinence SyndromeSarah Wakeman, MD, JAMA
Press Mentions
- Q&A: Why Regional Disparities in Opioid Overdose Mortality Persist Despite National DeclineJune 2nd, 2025
- The Delicate Path of Treating Addiction Among DoctorsNovember 20th, 2024
- Overdoses Deaths Have Fallen Sharply Nationally in Recent Months, a Hopeful Shift in TrendsSeptember 19th, 2024
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