Sadie Elisseou, MD

Adjunct Instructor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Elisseou is a medical educator and general internist. She received her BA and MD through the eight-year Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) at Brown University. She then completed residency and chief residency at the Yale Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Program. Since that time, Dr. Elisseou has been working as a primary care physician in the VA healthcare system. She recently served as Course Leader for the Doctoring clinical skills course at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Elisseou currently has a full-time clinical practice, teaches at Harvard Medical School and Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, and enjoys research, education, and consulting in the field of trauma-informed care.

Publications

  • Published 7/27/2024

    Brown T, Fialkowski A, Elisseou S, Grossman S, Sager Z, Potter J, Trinh NH. Trauma-informed precepting: A novel curriculum for faculty development. Med Teach. 2025 May; 47(5):872-877. PMID: 39066897.

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  • Published 2/9/2024

    Elisseou S, Shamaskin-Garroway A, Kopstick AJ, Potter J, Weil A, Gundacker C, Moreland-Capuia A. Leading Organizations From Burnout to Trauma-Informed Resilience: A Vital Paradigm Shift. Perm J. 2024 Mar 15; 28(1):198-205. PMID: 38332699.

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  • Published 11/20/2023

    Mosier-Mills A, Vagwala M, Potter J, Elisseou S. Respecting Body-Size Diversity in Patients: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Clinicians. Perm J. 2024 Mar 15; 28(1):206-211. PMID: 37981843.

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  • Published 10/24/2023

    Yang Y, Schulze A, Bekui AM, Elisseou S, Sun SW, Hay S, Moriarty JP, Holt SR. Chief resident behaviors that lead to effective morning reports, a multisite qualitative study. BMC Med Educ. 2023 Oct 24; 23(1):789. PMID: 37875921.

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  • Published 8/21/2023

    Elisseou S. Trauma-Informed Care: A Missing Link in Addressing Burnout. J Healthc Leadersh. 2023; 15:169-173. PMID: 37637484.

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Education

  • Brown University School of Medicine, MD
  • Brown University, BA

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