Jordana Laks, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Jordana Laks, MD, MPH is an Attending Physician at Boston Medical Center. In 2017, she graduated from both University of North Carolina School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Public Health. She went on to complete a Residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Boston University Medical Center. She then completed a Fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Boston University Medical Center with a concentration in Women’s Health and Homelessness. Currently she is a member on Boston Medical Center's Endocarditis Working Group, Taskforce on revising BMC Policy on Mandated Reporting of Substance-Exposed Newborns, and Immigrant and Refugee Health Center Team.

Publications

  • Published 2/17/2025

    Peterkin AF, Laks J, Farrell N, Weisenthal K, Taylor JL. Outpatient Alcohol Withdrawal Management in a Substance Use Disorder Bridge Clinic: An Opportunity for Low-barrier Engagement and Shared Decision-making. J Addict Med. 2025 Feb 17. PMID: 39961087.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/26/2024

    Laks J, Kim TW, Christine PJ, Evans J, Farrell NM, Kehoe J, Younkin M, Taylor JL. Treating Benzodiazepine Withdrawal in a Bridge Clinic. J Addict Med. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 18(6):649-656. PMID: 38922639.

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  • Published 5/31/2024

    Laks J, Alford DP. Treatment of opioid use disorder in patients with liver disease. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2024; 23(1):e0207. PMID: 38831768.

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  • Published 2/19/2024

    Beaugard CA, Khudairi F, Yesufu O, Farina A, Laks J. "I don't think of it as a shelter. I say I'm going home": a qualitative evaluation of a low-threshold shelter for women who use drugs. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Feb 19; 21(1):44. PMID: 38374063.

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  • Published 2/8/2024

    Shahlapour M, Singh S, Christine PJ, Laks J, Evans J, Farrell NM, Khan GK, Taylor JL, Rozansky H. Novel Uses of Methadone Under the "72-Hour Rule" to Facilitate Transitions of Care and Low-Dose Buprenorphine Induction in an Outpatient Bridge Clinic. J Addict Med. 2024 May-Jun 01; 18(3):345-347. PMID: 38329815.

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Other Positions

  • Fellow, Addiction Medicine
    Boston Medical Center

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Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Medicine, MD/MPH
  • Tufts University, BS

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