Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

My research has focused on alcohol and drug use, HIV infection and primary medical care with the following specific projects: linkage of alcohol and drug use treatment and primary medical care; addressing alcohol and drug use issues in the primary care setting; the impact of alcohol and drug use in HIV-infected persons; HIV prevention and treatment in Russian substance users; and establishing medical care for HIV-infected persons.

Publications

  • Published 10/11/2025

    El-Bassel N, Samet JH, Cheng DM, Freisthler B, John Winhusen T, Walsh SL. Response to the Editor: Re: registration and multiple outcome testing in the HEALing Communities Study by Dennis M. Gorman and Ben G. Fitzpatrick. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Nov; 145:105029. PMID: 41077014.

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  • Published 9/26/2025

    Katz R, Fisher T, Singer-Clark T, Soares Iii W, Carpenter J, Schuessler N, Stadler H, Sahovey A, McAlearney AS, Samet JH, Chatterjee A. Creation of a telehealth addiction consultation service at a rural hospital: a case study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Sep 26; 20(1):76. PMID: 41013782.

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  • Published 8/1/2025

    Tsui JI, Bhatraju EP, Hallgren KA, Rhew IC, Samet JH. High-Dose Buprenorphine Treatment in the Setting of Fentanyl. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2528119. PMID: 40839262.

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  • Published 7/29/2025

    Guyatt P, Babe G, Gayowsky A, Rosic T, Rodrigues M, Bach P, Perez R, de Oliveira C, Samet JH, Kerkerian G, Hann J, Dionne JC, Ahmed A, Kim D, Nolan S, Thabane L, Samaan Z, Dennis BB. Impact of hepatitis C serostatus on health service utilization for opioid-related harms among individuals prescribed opioid agonist therapy: A longitudinal prospective cohort study. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2025 Sep; 16:100368. PMID: 40837618.

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  • Published 7/9/2025

    Brown JL, Larochelle MR, Fanucchi LC, Calvert DC, Campbell ANC, Chandler RK, Feaster DJ, Glasgow LM, Gibson EB, Holloway J, Lofwall MR, Mack A, Mack N, Nunes EV, Talbert JC, Tan S, Vandergrift N, Villani J, Asman K, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Bagley SM, Battaglia TA, Blevins D, Bridden C, Cheng DM, Christopher M, Cogan LW, Cunningham CO, Eggleston B, Fareed N, Fernandez S, Freedman DA, Freiermuth CE, Freisthler B, Gilbert L, Hammerslag L, Harris D, Hunt T, Hussain S, Huynh P, Jackson RD, Kauffman EB, Knott C, Knudsen HK, Lefebvre RC, Levin FR, Massatti R, McAlearney AS, Morgan JR, Lopez RM, Lounsbury DW, Newman L, Nickels K, Oga EA, Oller DA, Parran TV, Quinn M, Ramsey KS, Rapkin BD, Salsberry P, Stein M, Taylor JL, Teater J, Walters ST, Zarkin GA, El-Bassel N, Winhusen TJ, Samet JH, Walsh SL. Effects of the Communities That HEAL intervention on initiation, retention, and linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 01; 274:112785. PMID: 40684522.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Community Health Sciences
    Boston University School of Public Health
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Faculty, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • Baylor College of Medicine, MD
  • Boston University, MPH
  • Brandeis University, MA
  • Brandeis University, BA

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