Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH
Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Vice Chair for Public Health, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health
617-414-7288
Crosstown Center, 801 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02118
Dr. Samet is a professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, professor of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health and Chief of the Section of General Internal Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine Boston Medical Center. He also serves as Medical Director of Addictions Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Support Services at the Boston Public Health Commission.
Dr. Samet’s research has focused on linkage of substance abuse treatment and primary medical care; addressing substance abuse issues in the primary care setting; the impact of alcohol and drug use in HIV-infected persons, the delay in establishing primary medical care for HIV infection; and HIV prevention strategies in Eastern Europe. He is the Principal Investigator on several current NIAAA and NIDA-funded studies. He is an internist and has been a primary care physician since 1983.
Boston University faculty appointment: 1989
Areas of specialization
- Primary Care and Substance Abuse
- Alcohol Use and HIV Infection
- Health Professional Substance Abuse Education
Education and Training
Fellowship
Harvard General Internal Medicine Fellowship (Clinical and Research, General Internal Medicine), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 1986-1989
Residency
Chief Resident (Internal Medicine), Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
Resident (Internal Medicine), Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA 1983-198
Education
MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
MPH (Biostatistics & Epidemiology), Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
MA (Chemistry), Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
BA (Chemistry), Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Honors and Awards
Excellence in Mentorship Annual National Award, 2003
AMERSA
“Top Doctor” (Best Doctors in America Survey, Boston) 2006 & 2007
Boston Magazine
Link to NIH funding database
Publications
Link to PubMed database
Key publications
Freiberg MS, Cheng DM, Kraemer KL, Saitz R, Kuller LH, Samet JH. The association between hepatitis C infection and prevalent cardiovascular disease among HIV-infected individuals. AIDS. 2007; 21:193-197.
Alford DP, LaBelle C, Richardson JM, O’Connell JJ, Hohl CA, Cheng DM, Samet JH. Treating homeless opioid dependent patients with buprenorphine in an office-based setting. J Gen Intern Med. 2007; 22:171-176.
Samet JH, Cheng DM, Libman H, Nunes DP, Alperen JK, Saitz R. Alcohol consumption and HIV disease progression. J AIDS. 2007; 46:194-199.
Samet JH, Krupitsky EM, Cheng DM, Raj A, Egorova VY, Levenson S, Meli S, Bridden C, Verbitskaya EV, Kamb ML, Zvartau E. Mitigating risky sexual behaviors
among Russian narcology hospital patients: the PREVENT (Partnership to Reduce
the Epidemic via Engagement in Narcology Treatment) randomized controlled trial.
Addiction. 2008; 103:1474-1483.
Alford D, Bridden C, Jackson A, Saitz R, Amodeo M, Barnes H, Samet JH. Promoting substance use education among generalist physicians: An evaluation of the
Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program. J Gen Intern Med. 2009; 24:40-47.
