David Fiellin, MD
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Biography
Dr. Fiellin has focused his scholarly work on the interface between primary care, general healthcare settings and addiction. He is an Internal Medicine physician Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. He serves as the inaugural Director of the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine. He conducts research on the transfer of treatments for opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder from specialized settings to office-based, primary care, Emergency Department and HIV specialty settings. He has served as Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded research clinical trials, observational studies and implementation science. He has received awards from the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, AMERSA and the the Hazelden-Betty Ford Foundation. He is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Addiction Medicine, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, and Substance Abuse and is Co-Editor of Alcohol, Other Drugs & Health: Current Evidence and the Principles of Addiction Medicine, 4th, 5th and 6th Editions. He has served on the Board of Directors of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and as Co-Chair of the Substance Abuse Task Force for the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral FellowYale School of Medicine (1997)
- Chief ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital and West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1995)
- Intern, Junior, and Senior ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (1994)
- MDEmory University (1991)
- Student InternEmory University School of Medicine (1989)
- BAEarlham College (1983)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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James H. Tharp Award | American Society of Addiction Medicine | 2022 |
Dan Anderson Research Award | Hazelden-Betty Ford Foundation | 2016 |
W. Anderson Spickard Jr. Excellence in Mentorship Award | Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA) | 2014 |
American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Award “For expanding the frontiers of the field of Addiction Medicine and broadening our understanding of the addiction process, through research and innovation” | American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) | 2008 |
Elected Member, Board of Directors | College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Nyswander/Dole Award "To recognize extraordinary work and service in the opioid treatment field”. | American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence | 2006 |
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Award | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Yale University School of Medicine | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Semi-Finalist, Best Abstract Award | National Conference of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse | 2000 |
Clinical Investigator Award | Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), New England Region | 2000 |
Best Abstract Award | National Conference of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse | 1999 |
Henry Christian Award for Most Meritorious Abstract (Health Services Research: Impact on Clinical Care) | Annual Meeting of the American Federation for Medical Research | 1997 |
Physician Scientist Award | Yale University School of Medicine, Substance Abuse Center | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Departments & Organizations
- Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
- General Internal Medicine
- Health Policy & Management
- Internal Medicine
- Investigative Medicine Program
- Program in Addiction Medicine
- Psychotherapy Development Center
- SBIRT Training in Yale Residency Programs
- Substance Abuse Research
- Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)
- Yale Center for Health & Learning Games
- Yale Center for Implementation Science (YCIS)
- Yale Medicine
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-Drug use, Addiction, and HIV prevention Research Scholars (DAHRS)
- Yale-New Haven Hospital Primary Care Center
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative