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 2/5/2026

    Christine PJ, Kimmel SD, Martin SA, Massad C, Walley AY. Correction: National Estimates of Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations Resulting in Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Feb 05. PMID: 41644811.

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  • Published 12/1/2025

    Hadland SE, Kimmel SD, Yan S, Bettano AL, Lo-Ciganic WH, Bagley SM, Calihan JB, Hsu HE, Larochelle MR. Buprenorphine Treatment Duration and Adherence Among Youth and Subsequent Health Outcomes. Pediatrics. 2025 Dec 01; 156(6). PMID: 41248890.

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  • Published 11/26/2025

    Lewis O, Srinivasan S, Bayly R, Cordes J, Shrestha S, O'Reilly MR, Kimmel SD, Walley AY, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Stopka TJ. Filling in the gaps: A geospatial approach to optimizing placement of methadone clinics in Massachusetts. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Feb; 181:209848. PMID: 41314547.

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  • Published 10/26/2025

    Krawczyk N, Scott J, Miller M, Coulter A, Ferguson A, Frank D, Jordan A, Joudrey P, Kimmel SD, Levander XA, Potee R, Roberts KE, Russell D, Simon R, Sue KL, Suen LW, Vincent L, Voyles N, Simon C. Envisioning a Humane and Accessible US Methadone Treatment System: Generating Policy and Practice Recommendations From the Liberate Methadone Movement. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Apr; 47(2):316-325. PMID: 41139383.

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  • 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 Nov; 145:104948. PMID: 40784254.

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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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