Melissa Weimer
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Biography
Dr. Weimer is board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and has a clinical and research focus on expanding access to substance use disorders treatment, particularly in the hospital setting. She also has fellowship training and years of experience in the management of complex pain, particularly for patients with concomitant opioid use disorders. She is the Medical Director of the Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service (YAMCS), a multidisciplinary, hospital based program to address the substance use disorder needs of patients admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital.
Dr. Weimer has worked tirelessly on a local, state and national level to improve access to evidence based treatments for patients with substance use disorder. Her work to expand addiction treatment in hospital settings started at Oregon Health & Science University where she worked with colleagues and community partners to create one of the nation's first hospital-based models to initiate addiction treatment while patients are hospitalized from a complication of their substance use. An experienced educator, she teaches health care students and professionals about substance use disorders and their treatment to promote the expansion of the addiction medicine workforce. She additionally serves as the Associate Program Director of the Yale Addiction Medicine Fellowship program.
Education & Training
- MCROregon Health & Science University (2012)
- General Medicine FellowshipOregon Health & Science University (2012)
- ResidencyOregon Health & Science University (2010)
- InternshipOregon Health & Science University (2008)
- DOVirginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)
- BAUniversity of Virginia, Religious Studies & Biology (2001)
Activities
- Addiction Treatment for Hospitalized PatientsNew York, United States 2020
- Hospital Based Addiction Medicine Cases and ChallengesDenver, United States 2020
- Addiction Medicine Specialists in Your Back Pocket: Building an Essential CollaborationSan Diego, United States 2020
- Treatment of OUD in the Hospital SettingProvidence, United States 2020
- Practices and Attitudes vis-a-vis Addiction Care and Patients who use DrugsDenver, United States 2020
- Why Cardiac Surgeons Decline Surgery for Injection Drug Use-Related Infective EndocarditisDenver, United States 2020
- Update in CannabisBridgeport, United States 2020
- Safer Opioid PrescribingTulsa, United States 2019
- Addiction Medicine & Neurology for Primary CareNew York, United States 2019
- Substance Use Disorders in Patients with Cancer: Challenges & OpportunitiesNew Haven, United States 2019
- Update in Addiction MedicineBridgeport, United States 2019
- Update in Addiction Treatment Models For Hospitalized PatientsNew Haven, United States 2019
- Cannabis ReviewPortland, United States 2019
- Understanding Pain and Opioid Use DisorderPortland, United States 2019
- Survivor Story: beating cancer and tapering opioidsBoston, United States 2019
- The use of buprenorphine microdosing for conversion from methadone to sublingual buprenorphine in a patient with infective endocarditis and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmiaBoston, United States 2019
- Safe and Competant Opioid PrescribingLongview, United States 2019
- Pain Management & Addiction Medicine for Primary CareSavannah, United States 2018
- Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE)Longview, United States 2018
- Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education SCOPETyler, United States 2018
- Combating Opioid Dependence Amidst An EpidemicSan Diego, United States 2018
- Buprenorphine Waiver Training for Clinical ProvidersKingston, United States 2018
- Health-System Changes To Promote Safer Opioid Prescribing PracticesSoldotna, United States 2017
- Basics of Pain ManagementSoldotna, United States 2017
- SCOPE of PainAlbany, United States 2017
- Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE)Independence, United States 2017
- Buprenorphine Waiver TrainingSaratoga Springs, United States 2017
- Buprenorphine Waiver TrainingAlbany, United States 2017
- Korthuis, T. Substance Use Disorder 101 WorkshopMedford, United States 2017
- Buprenorphine Waiver TrainingMedford, United States 2017
- Opioid Tapering WorkshopMedford, United States 2017
- Opioid Use DisorderMedford, United States 2017
- Unmasking Opioid Dependence and Addiction: How to Recognize This Disease in PatientsBoston, United States 2017
- Management of Chronic Pain: A Core Curriculum for Primary Care ProvidersPortland, United States 2016
- Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE)Portland, United States 2016
- Community Response to the Opioid Epidemic: Oregon Hospitals & Health Systems Impacting the Opioid Crisis.Portland, United States 2016
- Practical Tools to Successfully Taper OpioidsMedford, United States 2016
- Practical Tools to Successfully Taper OpioidsCoos Bay, United States 2016
- Managing Opioids for Pain: New Standards, Challenges, and OpportunitiesPortland, United States 2016
- The Improving Addictions Care Team (IMPACT): Year 1 Experience and Lessons LearnedPortland, United States 2016
- Opioid Tapering Workshop. Thoughtful Approach to Pain Management 5th Annual ConferenceMedford, United States 2016
- Medication Assisted Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder. Thoughtful Approach to Pain Management 5th Annual ConferenceMedford, United States 2016
- Buprenorphine Waiver Training (Half & Half Training)Medford, United States 2016
- Buprenorphine Waiver Training (Half & Half Training)Portland, United States 2016
- Opioids and Benzos and Tapers, Oh My!Portland, United States 2016
- Managing Orthopedic Complications of Substance Use DisordersPortland, United States 2016
- Addiction Consultation and Aftercare for Medically Complex Patients with Substance Use DisorderBaltimore, United States 2016
- Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE)San Diego, United States 2015
- Chronic Pain Challenges and OpportunitiesPortland, United States 2015
- Opioid Monitoring and Treatment ComplianceOrlando, United States 2015
- Opioid Taper StrategiesOrlando, United States 2015
- Managing Pain in the Addicted Patient Before It Manages YouPortland, United States 2015
- Making an IMPACT: The Improving Addictions Care Team and Hospital MedicinePortland, United States 2015
- Medication Assisted Treatment Options for Substance Use DisordersPortland, United States 2015
- Diagnosis and Management of Prescription Opioid Use Disorders in Primary CarePortland, United States 2015
- Update in Addiction MedicineToronto, Canada 2015
- Team-based Primary Care Models for Chronic Pain Treatments: Meeting the Needs of Patients, Learners, and ProvidersToronto, Canada 2015
- The Methadone Safety Guidelines – A Live WebinarPortland, United States 2014
- Inpatient Care of Patients with Substance Use Disorders and Case DiscussionPortland, United States 2014
- Guidelines for Safe Chronic Opioid Prescribing for OB/GynsPortland, United States 2014
- Boston University Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE)Troutdale, United States 2014
- Palpitations, Hypoxia, Addiction, And Much More: A Doctor’s Guide to Methadone SafetyPortland, United States 2014
- Opioid Use Disorder BasicsPortland, United States 2014
- Boston University Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE)Portland, United States 2014
- Opioid Use Disorder BasicsPortland, United States 2014
- Clinical Challenges in Addiction MedicinePortland, United States 2013
- Boston University Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE)Salem, United States 2013
- Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: Balancing Safety and EfficacyPortland, United States 2013
- Opioid Guidelines for Chronic Non-Cancer PainPortland, United States 2013
- Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Cocaine Use Reduction with Buprenorphine (CURB) StudySan Diego, United States 2013
- College of Problems with Drug Dependence (CPDD), Annual Conference, Abstract PresentationSan Diego, United States 2013
- Systematic Evidence Review on Methadone Harms and Comparative HarmsSan Diego, United States 2013
- American Pain Society (APS), Annual ConferenceNew Orleans, United States 2013
- Pain Management Review for the Primary Care ProviderPortland, United States 2012
- Opioids for Chronic PainWashington, United States 2011
- Methadone-Related Deaths in Southwest Virginia in 2004Seattle, United States 2008
- Methadone-Related Deaths in Southwest Virginia in 2004Washington, United States 2008
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Top Addiction Medicine Doc | Portland Monthly Magazine | 2017 |
Paper of the Month: A Chronic Opioid Therapy Dose Reduction Policy in Primary Care | Oregon Health & Science University | 2016 |
Top Addiction Medicine Doc | Portland Monthly Magazine | 2016 |
Top Addiction Medicine Doc | Portland Monthly Magazine | 2015 |
Founders' Award | Society of General Internal Medicine | 2013 |
Fellow Teaching Award | Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine | 2011 |
Extramural Research Loan Repayment Award | National Institute of Heath | 2011 |
Medical Honor Society Induction | Sigma Sigma Phi Osteopathic Medical Honor Society | 2007 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Ambulatory Opioid Stewardship Committee, Yale New Haven Hospital | Committee Member | 2020 - Present |
Clinical Practice Guideline Oversight and Methodology Group, American Society of Addiction Medicine | Chair | 2020 - Present |
American Society of Addiction Medicine, Region 1 Delegate | Board of Directors | 2019 - 2021 |
Opioid Stewardship Committee, Yale New Haven Hospital | Committee Member | 2019 - Present |
Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience | Preceptor | 2019 - Present |
Recognizing and Eliminating disparities in Addiction through Culturally-Informed Healthcare (REACH) | Mentor | 2019 - Present |
Multidisciplinary Infective Endocarditis Workgroup, Yale New Haven Hospital | Chair | 2019 - Present |
Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence | Associate Editor | 2019 - Present |
Communications Committee, New York Society of Addiction Medicine | Chair | 2018 - 2021 |
New York State Department of Health, Pain Management Steering Committee, Expert Committee Member | Committee Member | 2018 |
Cross-disciplinary Addiction Workgroup, Yale New Haven Hospital | Committee Member | 2018 - Present |
American Society of Addiction Medicine | Alternate Region 1 Delegate | 2017 - 2019 |
New York Society of Addiction Medicine | Board of Directors | 2017 - Present |
American Society of Addiction Medicine, Legislative Action Committee | Member | 2017 - Present |
New England Journal of Medicine | Reviewer | 2016 - Present |
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) | Provider Clinical Support System | 2016 - Present |
Buprenorphine Waiver Trainer, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | Presenter/Speaker | 2016 - Present |
Oregon Pain Guidance Annual Meeting | Planning Committee | 2015 - 2017 |
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment | Reviewer | 2015 - Present |
Boston University Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing (SCOPE), Expert Trainer | Presenter/Speaker | 2014 - Present |
Clinical Journal of Pain | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
Journal of General Internal Medicine | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
Journal of Addiction Medicine | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
Pain Medicine | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
Journal of Opioid Management | Reviewer | 2012 - Present |