Simeon Kimmel, MD, MA

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Simeon Kimmel is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and an Attending Physician in the Sections of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center and Medical Director of Project TRUST, Boston Medical Center’s harm reduction focused drop-in center. He trained in Internal Medicine and Primary Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital before completing a joint fellowship in Addiction Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center. He also earned a Master's Degree in Medical Anthropology from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on improving retention in treatment with medications for opioid use disorder following serious injection related infections as well as the integration of addiction and harm reduction services with infectious disease care. He was awarded a Career Development Award from NIDA in 2021.

Publications

  • Published 8/9/2025

    Paradise RK, Kimmel SD, Nurani A, Desmarais J, O'Malley S, Walley AY, Hoyos-Cespedes A, Clarke J, Taylor S, Dooley D, Bazzi AR. Building connection: overdose survivors' and professional service providers' perspectives on immediate post-overdose care. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Aug 09; 145:104948. PMID: 40784254.

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  • Published 8/7/2025

    Christine PJ, Kimmel SD, Martin SA, Massad C, Walley AY. National Estimates of Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations Resulting in Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Aug 07. PMID: 40775114.

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  • Published 6/20/2025

    Ritter AZ, Roma C, Soske J, Merrick C, Kennedy KA, Nishar S, Kimmel S, Zullo AR, Dow PM. Optimizing care transitions to post-acute care following hospitalization for people with opioid use disorder. Innov Aging. 2025 Aug; 9(8):igaf069. PMID: 40919508.

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  • Published 4/3/2025

    Jayasinghe T, Drainoni ML, Walley A, Grella C, Majeski A, Rolles A, Cogan A, Venkatesan G, Stein MD, Larochelle M, Samet JH, Kimmel SD. "Every Time I Go in There, It Gives Me Time to Reflect": A Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives on Substance Use, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, and Harm Reduction Following Hospitalization for Serious Injection-Related Infection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 May; 12(5):ofaf201. PMID: 40352630.

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  • Published 1/28/2025

    Benheim TS, Kimmel SD, George M, Dow PM. Readmissions and Mortality After "Before Medically Advised" Hospital Discharges Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Opioid Use Disorder. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jan 28. PMID: 39875771.

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Other Positions

  • Faculty, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • Harvard Medical School, MD
  • Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA

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