Sarah M. Bagley, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Sarah Bagley is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and is board certified in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. She is the founder of the CATALYST at Boston Medical Center, a clinical program providing integrated substance use care and primary care for youth where she sees patients. Her passion is to ensure that all youth who use substances have access to high quality, equitable care to promote their health. Her research focus is on the engagement of young adults who use drugs and their families in care to minimize risk for overdose and the complications of drug use. She has funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and PCORI to conduct research about engagement in treatment and overdose prevention of young adults after nonfatal opioid overdose and reducing stimulant related overdose.

Publications

  • Published 4/11/2025

    Gilbert L, Chahine R, Chandler R, Feaster DJ, Kim E, Aldridge A, Bagley S, Balvanz P, Fernandez S, Rock P, Vickers-Smith RA, Villani J, Battaglia T, Brown J, Bush H, Chase RP, Collins T, D'Costa L, Damato-MacPherson C, David JL, Defiore-Hyrmer J, Freeman PR, Glasgow L, Hammerslag LR, Hotchkiss J, Hunt T, Hussain S, Kamanu V, Knott C, Knudsen HK, LaRochelle M, Laudate A, Lyons M, McMullan J, Nakayima J, Schackman BR, Slavova S, Tan S, Vandergrift N, Walters ST, Westgate PM, Wu E, Young AM, Zarkin GA, Freisthler B, Oga E, Samet JH, Walsh SL, Winhusen J, Jackson R, El-Bassel N. The effectiveness of the communities that HEAL intervention on reducing non-fatal opioid overdoses: A prespecified secondary analysis of a waitlist cluster control randomized controlled trial. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Apr 11; 140:104798. PMID: 40220509.

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  • Published 10/28/2024

    Cummins ER, Walley AY, Xuan Z, Yan S, Schoenberger SF, Formica SW, Bagley SM, Beletsky L, Green TC, Lambert A, Carroll JJ. Use and perceptions of involuntary civil commitment among post-overdose outreach staff in Massachusetts, United States: A mixed-methods study. Addiction. 2025 Feb; 120(2):327-334. PMID: 39467382.

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  • Published 10/15/2024

    Matson PA, Calihan JB, Bagley SM, Adger H. Family-Focused Prevention and Early Intervention of Substance Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2024 Oct; 22(4):464-473. PMID: 39563867.

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  • Published 9/26/2024

    Calihan JB, Carney BL, Schmill DM, Bagley SM. The Call for a School-Based Approach to Opioid Overdose Prevention. Am J Public Health. 2024 Dec; 114(12):1305-1308. PMID: 39326003.

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  • Published 8/29/2024

    Sharma A, Mita C, Kumar S, Mayer K, O'Cleirigh C, Solomon SS, Bagley S, Batchelder A, Sullivan MC, Hassan A, Ganapathi L. Family-centred interventions for people with substance use disorders in low-income and middle-income country settings: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 29; 14(8):e087560. PMID: 39209780.

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Other Positions

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Faculty, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • Georgetown University School of Medicine, MD
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MSc
  • Brown University, BA

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