Alexa Tabackman, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Tabackman is a physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Publications

  • Published 2/21/2025

    Cintron C, Dauphinais MR, Du X, Tabackman A, Lenart A, Laliberte A, Dirksen J, Sinha P. Enriching tuberculosis research by measuring poverty better: a perspective. BMC Glob Public Health. 2025 Feb 21; 3(1):17. PMID: 39980069.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/7/2022

    Hodges J, Waselewski M, Harrington W, Franklin T, Schorling K, Huynh J, Tabackman A, Otero K, Ingersoll K, Tiouririne NA, Flickinger T, Dillingham R. Six-month outcomes of the HOPE smartphone application designed to support treatment with medications for opioid use disorder and piloted during an early statewide COVID-19 lockdown. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2022 Mar 07; 17(1):16. PMID: 35255965.

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  • Published 2/24/2022

    Flickinger TE, Waselewski M, Tabackman A, Huynh J, Hodges J, Otero K, Schorling K, Ingersoll K, Tiouririne NA, Dillingham R. Communication between patients, peers, and care providers through a mobile health intervention supporting medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Jul; 105(7):2110-2115. PMID: 35260260.

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  • Published 5/11/2021

    Campbell BR, Swoger S, Tabackman A, Hilgart E, Elliott B, Coffey S, Ingersoll K, Dillingham R, Flickinger TE. PositiveLinks and the COVID-19 Response: Importance of Low-Barrier Messaging for PLWH in Non-urban Virginia in a Crisis. AIDS Behav. 2021 Nov; 25(11):3519-3527. PMID: 33974168.

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  • Published 2/11/2021

    Canan CE, Flickinger TE, Waselewski M, Tabackman A, Baker L, Eger S, Waldman ALD, Ingersoll K, Dillingham R. Toward understanding the impact of mHealth features for people with HIV: a latent class analysis of PositiveLinks usage. Transl Behav Med. 2021 Feb 11; 11(1):172-181. PMID: 31816017.

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Education

  • University of Virginia School of Medicine, MD
  • Christopher Newport University, BS

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