Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

Jeanmarie Perrone, MD is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the founding Director of the Penn Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Perrone leads a program for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in the emergency department (ED) and a virtual telehealth bridge clinic (CareConnect) for low barrier access to medications for opioid use disorder. She has advocated at the state and national level for enhancing equitable care for substance use. She has attended numerous FDA meetings while serving on the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee and is a lead Co-Investigator on a NIDA CTN multi-site study of ED initiated buprenorphine. She has won numerous awards for education and mentorship and is board certified in emergency medicine, medical toxicology and addiction medicine.