Sarah M. Bagley MD
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Adolescent Medicine
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-7399sarah.bagley@bmc.org
sbagley@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Centers
Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit
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.
Education
Medicine-Internal, MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Public Health - Epidemiology, MSc, Boston University School of Public Health
Classics, BA, Brown University
Publications
Hadland SE, Schmill DM, Bagley SM. Anticipatory Guidance to Prevent Adolescent Overdoses. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 02. PMID: 38563066.
Published on 3/19/2024Schoenberger SF, Cummins ER, Carroll JJ, Yan S, Lambert A, Bagley SM, Xuan Z, Green TC, Cook F, Yule AM, Walley AY, Formica SW. "Wanna cry this out real quick?": an examination of secondary traumatic stress risk and resilience among post-overdose outreach staff in Massachusetts. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Mar 19; 21(1):66. PMID: 38504244.
Published on 1/25/2024Bagley S, Glover D, Foreman J, Hadland S, Punch LJ, Taichman D. Effective Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder - Finding Recovery and Staying Safe. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jan 25; 390(4):e7. PMID: 38265643.
Published on 1/11/2024Bagley S, Barnes J, Blunt B, Foreman J, Hadland S, Mayen S, McMahan R, Punch LJ, Taichman D. Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Practice - Diagnosis, Harm Reduction, and Medications. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jan 11; 390(2):e3. PMID: 38197814.
Published on 1/4/2024Beaugard CA, Formica SW, Cummins ER, Bagley SM, Beletsky L, Green TC, Murray SP, Yan S, Xuan Z, Walley AY, Carroll JJ. Privacy and confidentiality in Massachusetts' post-overdose outreach programs: Mixed methods analysis of outreach staff surveys and interviews. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Feb; 124:104310. PMID: 38181671.
Published on 1/1/2024King CA, Beetham T, Smith N, Englander H, Button D, Brown PCM, Hadland SE, Bagley SM, Wright OR, Korthuis PT, Cook R. Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment In The US: Uneven Access, Waitlists, And High Costs. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Jan; 43(1):64-71. PMID: 38190597.
Published on 10/20/2023Harris MTH, Laks J, Hurstak E, Jain JP, Lambert AM, Maschke AD, Bagley SM, Farley J, Coffin PO, McMahan VM, Barrett C, Walley AY, Gunn CM. "If you're strung out and female, they will take advantage of you": A qualitative study exploring drug use and substance use service experiences among women in Boston and San Francisco. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Feb; 157:209190. PMID: 37866442.
Published on 10/9/2023Buchholz C, Bell LA, Adatia S, Bagley SM, Wilens TE, Nurani A, Hadland SE. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for Youth: Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Feb; 74(2):320-326. PMID: 37815763.
Published on 9/13/2023Kimmel SD, Xuan Z, Yan S, Lambert AM, Formica SW, Green TC, Carroll JJ, Bagley SM, Rosenbloom D, Beletsky L, Walley AY. Characteristics of post-overdose outreach programs and municipal-level opioid overdose in Massachusetts. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Oct; 120:104164. PMID: 37713939.
Published on 8/17/2023Carroll JJ, Cummins ER, Formica SW, Green TC, Bagley SM, Beletsky L, Rosenbloom D, Xuan Z, Walley AY. The police paradox: A qualitative study of post-overdose outreach program implementation through public health-public safety partnerships in Massachusetts. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Oct; 120:104160. PMID: 37597344.
Media Mentions
Published on 4/11/2024
Q&A: How Pediatricians Can Counsel Patients and Parents on Overdose Prevention
Published on 1/25/2024
Effective Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder — Finding Recovery and Staying Safe
Published on 1/11/2024
Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Practice — Diagnosis, Harm Reduction, and Medications
Published on 6/8/2023
Bill eyes on-campus safety net for students in recovery
Published on 5/31/2023
Bill Eyes On-Campus Safety Net For Students In Recovery
Published on 4/28/2023
Fentanyl deaths have spiked among U.S. children and teens
Published on 3/16/2023
Published on 2/9/2023
Community Is Critical in Stemming the Fentanyl Overdose Crisis
Published on 10/12/2022
Web Extra: How opioid crisis is affecting teens
Published on 4/12/2022
Driven by fentanyl, rates of fatal teen overdoses doubled in 2020
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