Alyssa S. Tilhou, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Tilhou is a family physician, addiction specialist and health services researcher in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center. She is also the department's Research Director. Her research focuses on access and utilization of primary care and substance use services in low-income populations. Dr. Tilhou completed her medical education and doctorate in Population Health Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch, residency in family medicine at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC, and a fellowship in Addiction Medicine at the University of Wisconsin. She is supported by a K08 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Other recent funding includes a BU CTSI pilot award to study disparities in buprenorphine quality indicators among BMC patients and a contract with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to evaluate the impact of a Section 1115 waiver on health care utilization and outcomes among Medicaid beneficiaries.

Publications

  • Published 9/3/2025

    Leyde S, Tilhou AS, Tsui JI. Methamphetamine Use Disorder. JAMA. 2025 Sep 03. PMID: 40900575.

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  • Published 7/3/2025

    Tilhou AS, Assoumou SA, Samet JH. Aligning Efforts to Boost Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jul 03. PMID: 40610667.

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  • Published 4/22/2025

    Tilhou AS, Grucza RA, Xu KY. Substance-induced mental disorders and discontinuation of medication for opioid use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Jul 01; 272:112685. PMID: 40319789.

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  • Published 2/28/2025

    Tilhou AS, Gasman S, Wang J, Standish K, White LF, Cogan A, Devlin M, Larochelle M, Adams WG. Assessing inequities in buprenorphine treatment across the care cascade. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 May 01; 270:112636. PMID: 40043350.

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  • Published 1/21/2025

    Bosworth KT, Massey ZB, Boyle M, Henry N, McGough KG, Ashford A, Rains EB, Battle JD, Kelly P, Malaker P, Tilhou AS. Analysing media portrayals of people with substance use disorder and addiction: A scoping review. Cult Sci. 2024 Dec; 7(2 Suppl):126-141. PMID: 40620908.

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Education

  • Harvard University, AB
  • University of Texas Medical Branch, MD/PhD

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