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Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM

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Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
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Additional Titles

Medical Director of the Addiction Medicine Consult Service, Program in Addiction Medicine

Associate Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Medicine

Contact Info

Program in Addiction Medicine

367 Cedar St, Harkness Hall A, Suite 217

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

About

Titles

Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)

Medical Director of the Addiction Medicine Consult Service, Program in Addiction Medicine; Associate Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, Medicine

Biography

Dr. Weimer is board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and has a clinical and research focus on 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 individuals 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.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

MCR
Oregon Health & Science University (2012)
General Medicine Fellowship
Oregon Health & Science University (2012)
Residency
Oregon Health & Science University (2010)
Internship
Oregon Health & Science University (2008)
DO
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)
BA
University of Virginia, Religious Studies & Biology (2001)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Acute Pain; Addiction Medicine; Alcohol-Induced Disorders; Alcoholism; Chronic Pain; Opioid-Related Disorders

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Melissa Weimer's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Clinical Trials

Current Trials

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Clinical Practice Guideline Oversight and Methodology Group, American Society of Addiction Medicine

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    Opioid Stewardship Committee, Yale New Haven Hospital

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    Ambulatory Opioid Stewardship Committee, Yale New Haven Hospital

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    Recognizing and Eliminating disparities in Addiction through Culturally-Informed Healthcare (REACH)

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    Cross-disciplinary Addiction Workgroup, Yale New Haven Hospital

Clinical Care

Overview

Melissa Weimer, DO, is board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and has a clinical and research focus on expanding access to substance use disorder 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 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.

Clinical Specialties

Internal Medicine; Addiction Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Addiction Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Preventive Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2018
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2020
    Original Certification Date
    2010

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Contacts

Mailing Address

Program in Addiction Medicine

367 Cedar St, Harkness Hall A, Suite 217

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

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