Jenna Butner, MD, MPH, FASAM, AAHIVS
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General Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor Adjunct of Medicine (General Medicine), Assistant Clinical Professor (Yale School of Nursing)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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General Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professor Adjunct of Medicine (General Medicine), Assistant Clinical Professor (Yale School of Nursing)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Assistant Professor Adjunct of Medicine (General Medicine), Assistant Clinical Professor (Yale School of Nursing)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Appointments
General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor AdjunctPrimary
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- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- MPH
- Yale School of Public Health, Applied Analytic Methods & Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences (2024)
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2015)
- Fellow
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel (2014)
- Residency
- Bronx Lebanon Hospital (2013)
- MD
- Ross University School of Medicine, Medicine (2009)
- AB
- State University of New York , Biology & Spanish (2005)
Board Certifications
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Alcohol-Related Disorders; Behavior, Addictive; Harm Reduction; Hepatitis C; HIV; Opioid-Related Disorders; Pain; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; Telemedicine
ORCID
0000-0002-3155-866X
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Jenna Butner's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Jenna Butner's research output by year.
Research Interests
Research topics Jenna Butner is interested in exploring.
Marc Potenza, PhD, MD
Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM
Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD
Julia Shi, MD, FACP
Katie Hill, MPH
Lynn Madden, PhD, MPA
19Publications
262Citations
Opioid-Related Disorders
Hepatitis C
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Harm Reduction
Publications
Featured Publications
In Support of Overdose Prevention Centers: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction)
Dunham K, Hill K, Kazal H, Butner J, Hull I, Sue K, Li L, Doneski K, Dinges B, Rife-Pennington T, Kung S, Thakarar K. In Support of Overdose Prevention Centers: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 45: 328-336. PMID: 38747578, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241252590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPrevention CenterRates of fatal overdoseSubstance Use and AddictionDrop-in serviceEvidence-based strategiesHarm reduction strategiesMultidisciplinary Education and ResearchUnited StatesLifesaving servicesMedical careAdvocacy effortsIncrease accessPosition statementSocial servicesFatal overdoseEducation and ResearchDrug supplyTrained personnelPWUDPolicy changesFederal levelReduction strategiesInternational dataSterile suppliesServicesInternational perspectives on opioid use disorder and treatment: Results from an online convenience sample
Melby K, Farokhnia M, Tolomeo S, Bhad R, Bramnes J, Baldacchino A, Rao R, Kandasami G, Butner J, Phan V, Fonseca F, Rafei P, Long J, Tzeferakos G, Dom G. International perspectives on opioid use disorder and treatment: Results from an online convenience sample. Heroin Addiction And Related Clinical Problems 2024, 26: 1-8. DOI: 10.62401/2531-4122-2024-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn Support of Community Drug Checking Programs: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc. (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction)
Hill K, Dunham K, Brokos Z, Butner J, Hull I, Sue K, Li L, Thakarar K. In Support of Community Drug Checking Programs: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc. (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2023, 45: 4-9. PMID: 38258861, DOI: 10.1177/29767342231212787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHarm reduction strategiesPosition statementSerious adverse eventsImportant harm reduction strategyPublic health practitionersAdverse eventsUnregulated drug supplyFatal overdosesHealthcare providersComposition of drugsHealth consequencesHealth practitionersDrugsDrug supplyInsufficient dataDrug checkingUnited StatesUnderstanding the use of telemedicine across different opioid use disorder treatment models: A scoping review.
Tay Wee Teck J, Butner J, Baldacchino A. Understanding the use of telemedicine across different opioid use disorder treatment models: A scoping review. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare 2023, 1357633x231195607. PMID: 37661829, DOI: 10.1177/1357633x231195607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersModel of careRole of telemedicineJoanna Briggs Institute methodologyComplex healthcare needsUse of telemedicineData extraction formInclusion healthOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaPre-pandemic normsExtraction formPWOUDHealthcare needsLiterature searchStudy designCareFunctional benefitsTreatment modelCOVID-19 pandemicDescriptive characteristicsDisordersReviewEvidence-based policyPrecipitated Opioid Withdrawal Treated With Ketamine in a Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report
Christian N, Butner J, Evarts M, Weimer M. Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal Treated With Ketamine in a Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 488-490. PMID: 37579118, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001151.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsClinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) scoresOpioid use disorderKetamine infusionOpioid withdrawalCase reportUse disordersScale scoreSevere opioid use disorderFull opioid agonistsHours of admissionEmergency department settingFirst case reportInpatient hospital settingLife-saving medicationsReceptor-mediated signalingLack of evidenceMale patientsFentanyl useOpioid agonistsEmergency departmentComplete resolutionDepartment settingClinical dilemmaAppropriate treatmentHospital settingClinical progress note: Xylazine use and its sequelae
Allcroft H, Heiman E, Butner J. Clinical progress note: Xylazine use and its sequelae. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024, 19: 713-715. PMID: 38561251, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricNon-Medical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: A Review.
Tetrault JM, Butner JL. Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: A Review. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2015, 88: 227-33. PMID: 26339205, PMCID: PMC4553642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPrescription opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderNon-medical useUse disordersPrescription opioidsMedical prescription opioid usePrescription opioid useOpioid useTreatment optionsHeroin useEpidemic proportionsPotential progressionDrug useRelated stigmaMedical communityDisordersDevastating consequencesOpioidsUnited StatesReview articleUnanswered questionsNational effortsEpidemiologyProgression
2024
In Support of the Decriminalization of Personal Drug and Paraphernalia Use and Possession: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education, Research, Substance Use and Addiction).
Hill K, Dunham K, Doneski K, Sue K, Thakarar K, Butner J. In Support of the Decriminalization of Personal Drug and Paraphernalia Use and Possession: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc (Association for Multidisciplinary Education, Research, Substance Use and Addiction). Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 29767342241277619. PMID: 39215532, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241277619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsDrug offensesDrug useCriminalization of drug useSocial safety netDecriminalization of drugsHarm reduction servicesWell-beingHarm reduction strategiesConsequences of drug useWell-being of peopleNegative consequences of drug useCommunity supervisionAddiction treatment servicesHealth of PWUDCriminal sanctionsSafety netReduction servicesTreatment servicesDecriminalizationAddiction servicesIllicit drugsOffensesNegative consequencesPWUDUnited StatesSpirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review
Kanabar M, Kathiresan P, Elkholy H, Zonoozi A, Orsolini L, Long J, Farokhnia M, Bhad R, Butner J, Fonseca F, Phan V, Achab S, Potenza M. Spirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review. BJPsych International 2024, 21: 59-61. DOI: 10.1192/bji.2024.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricWorld addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys
Ekhtiari H, Khojasteh Zonoozi A, Rafei P, Abolghasemi F, Pemstein D, Abdelgawad T, Achab S, Ghafri H, Al'Absi M, Bisch M, Conti A, Ambekar A, Arunogiri S, Bhad R, Bilici R, Brady K, Bunt G, Busse A, Butner J, Danesh A, El-Khoury J, Omari F, Jokūbonis D, de Jong C, Dom G, Ebrahimi M, Fathi Jouzdani A, Ferri M, Galea-Singer S, Parker D, Higuchi S, Kathiresan P, Khelifa E, Kouimtsidis C, Krupitsky E, Long J, Maremmani I, McGovern G, Mohaddes Ardabili H, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Rataemane S, Sangchooli A, Sibeko G, Vella A, Vista S, Zare-Bidoky M, Zhao M, Javed A, Potenza M, Baldacchino A. World addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1230318. PMID: 38528974, PMCID: PMC10961370, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1230318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American Society of Addiction Medicine
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2015 - Presentactivity International Society of Addiction Medicine
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2015 - Presentactivity American Academy of HIV Medicine
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails05/01/2016 - Presentactivity American Academy of Family Physicians
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2013 - Presentactivity Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Grant Training for 3rd and 4th year Medical Students, Yale University School of Medicine, September 2014-Present
CommitteesMemberDetails07/01/2015 - Present
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May 202513Tuesday
Everyone Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH - Jenna Butner, MD, MPH, FASAM, AAHIVSThis session will be held virtually via Zoom. A registration link is forthcoming.