Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Chatterjee is a med-peds trained primary care and addiction medicine physician at several shelter-based clinics through Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. His areas of clinical and research interest include innovative treatment models for opioid use disorder in marginalized populations, and interventions on social determinants of health, such as food insecurity. He has an additional interest in racism and health care, particularly its manifestations in medical education and training.

Publications

  • Published 12/2/2025

    Stahl N, Bositis A, Damato-MacPherson C, Weiner R, Conole D, McAlearney AS, Stadler HM, Chatterjee A. Expedited referrals from community health center to opioid treatment program: innovative approaches to improving access to methadone treatment for patients who use opioids and experience homelessness. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Dec 02. PMID: 41331878.

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  • Published 10/30/2025

    Chatterjee A, Chase RP, Chahine RA, Davis J, Dsouza N, Ellison S, Bagley SM, Fisher T, Glasgow L, Harris MTH, Huang TT, Holloway J, Lounsbury DW, Oga E, Asman K, Roberts SM, Sabounchi N, Surratt HL, Lines LM, Stadler HW, Taylor JL, Davis A. Local level of social inequity moderates implementation of evidence-based practices tailored to minoritized populations to reduce opioid overdose deaths. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Jan; 180:209828. PMID: 41175975.

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  • Published 9/26/2025

    Park JN, McKee H, Ramsey SE, Rich JD, Green TC, Frank HE, Chatterjee A, Rosen JG. Feasibility and Acceptability of Restroom Motion Sensors for Detecting Overdoses. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Sep 26; 29767342251370822. PMID: 41006965.

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  • Published 9/25/2025

    Chatterjee A, Rapisarda SS, Silcox J, Zaragoza S, Summers C, Rolles A, Kosakowski S, Green TC. "Now that I'm here, I actually have the stability and the time to really think about stuff like that": Perspectives on medications for opioid use disorder in low-threshold harm reduction housing. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Dec; 179:209810. PMID: 41015388.

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  • Published 8/18/2025

    Zaragoza S, Silcox J, Rapisarda S, Summers C, Case P, To C, Chatterjee A, Walley AY, Komaromy M, Green TC. Correction: Developing a comprehensive inventory to define harm reduction housing. Harm Reduct J. 2025 Aug 18; 22(1):142. PMID: 40826084.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Faculty, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MD