Simeon Kimmel MD, MA

Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-2846
simeon.kimmel@bmc.org
sdkimmel@bu.edu

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General Internal Medicine

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Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit

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.

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Education

MD, Harvard Medical School

MA, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Publications

Published on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 Sep; 40(13):3118-3127. PMID: 39875771.

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Published on 12/17/2024

Bovell-Ammon BJ, Onofrey S, Kimmel SD, Wurcel AG, Klevens M. Incarceration history and HIV testing among people who inject drugs in the Boston metro area: a pooled cross-sectional study. Res Sq. 2024 Dec 17. PMID: 39764124.

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Published on 11/8/2024

Rosenmoss S, LaRochelle M, Bearnot B, Weinstein Z, So-Armah K, Moyo P, Yan S, Walley AY, Kimmel SD. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Referral Rejection From Postacute Care Facilities Among People With Opioid Use Disorder in Massachusetts. J Addict Med. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 19(2):165-171. PMID: 39514897.

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Published on 10/8/2024

Nishar S, Soske J, Vanjani R, Kimmel SD, Roma C, Dow PM. Access and care for people with opioid use disorder in U.S. skilled nursing facilities: A policy commentary. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Nov; 133:104607. PMID: 39383611.

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Published on 8/1/2024

Christine PJ, Chahine RA, Kimmel SD, Mack N, Douglas C, Stopka TJ, Calver K, Fanucchi LC, Slavova S, Lofwall M, Feaster DJ, Lyons M, Ezell J, Larochelle MR. Buprenorphine Prescribing Characteristics Following Relaxation of X-Waiver Training Requirements. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 01; 7(8):e2425999. PMID: 39102264.

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Published on 7/30/2024

Parbs JR, Srinivasan S, Pustz J, Bayly R, Shrestha S, Lewis O, Kimmel S, Meehan T, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Stopka TJ. The optimization of harm reduction services in Massachusetts through the use of GIS: Location-allocation analyses, 2019-2021. Prev Med. 2024 Sep; 186:108088. PMID: 39084414.

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