Alyssa F. Peterkin, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Alyssa Peterkin MD is board certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College and completed residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. As a graduate of the Grayken Addiction Medicine Fellowship, her interests include addiction education and expanding access to substance use disorder treatment. She works as a hospitalist, regularly attends on the inpatient addiction consult service and works in Faster Paths which is Boston Medical Center's low barrier substance use disorder clinic. She currently serves as Program Director for the Grayken Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Co-Director of the Addiction and Health Track in the LEADS course at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and works on a NIDA-funded clinical trial as a medical clinician.

Publications

  • Published 7/13/2025

    Mullin DJ, Cahill A, Alford DP, Bergeron N, Cushman PA, Gonzalez G, Martin SA, Peterkin AF, Pothos EN, Pulaski M, Terrien JM, Fischer MA. Impact of Asynchronous Training on Student's Confidence and Attitudes Regarding Patients With Opioid Use Disorders. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Jul 13; 29767342251347358. PMID: 40652361.

    Read at: PubMed

  • 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 Sep-Oct 01; 19(5):624-627. PMID: 39961087.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/19/2024

    Shahlapour M, Peterkin AF, Taylor JL, Suarez S. A Case-Based Curriculum on Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among Internal Medicine Residents. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Apr; 46(2):231-237. PMID: 40087881.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/1/2024

    Calcaterra SL, Peterkin AF. Antiracist Strategies to Combat Racial Disparities in the Delivery of Hospital-Based Addiction Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(2):165-167. PMID: 37848761.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/20/2023

    Peterkin AF, Baldwin M, Demers L, Gergen Barnett K. Evaluating a Video-Based Addiction Curriculum at a Safety Net Academic Medical Center. Subst Abus. 2023 Jul; 44(3):241-248. PMID: 37728099.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Faculty, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • New York Medical College, MD
  • Boston University, BA

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