Karrin Weisenthal, MD, MHS

Karri Weisenthal, MD/MHS is a fellow in Addiction Medicine at Boston Medical Center, per diem attending in Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center, and clinical instructor at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She graduated cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine and completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center, serving as education chief during her final year. She has been recognized for her academic merit and teaching abilities, receiving awards such as the David A. Frommer Award for Academic Excellence and the Senior Resident Teaching Award. Upon completion of her fellowship, she has accepted a position at Boston Medical Center with joint appointments in emergency and addiction medicine.

Dr. Weisenthal is an active researcher in the fields of emergency and addiction medicine. Her current research interests include improving initiation and access to medications for opioid use disorder in the emergency department (ED) with an equity lens, ensuring smooth transitions of care from the ED to outpatient settings for patients identified with a substance use disorder, and integrating a harm reduction approach into the care of patients who use drugs in the ED. She is grateful to have been awarded the NIDA Mentor-Facilitated Training Grant, and the opportunity to develop an ED provider and nursing curriculum focusing on the incorporation of harm reduction into the care of patients who use drugs and access emergency services.