William Becker, MD

2026

• Substance Use Among US Adults at Midlife: Risk Factors and Protective Factors Among National and Milwaukee Black American Samples.

  Hsu Y, Ransome Y, Becker W, Frater J, Demuyakor I, Fiellin D, Barry D. Substance Use Among US Adults at Midlife: Risk Factors and Protective Factors Among National and Milwaukee Black American Samples. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2026 PMID: 42372082, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001736.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Clinical Instruments Assessing Harms and Benefits of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review

  Grant A, Ali M, Cheng A, Funaro M, Black A, Esserman D, DeBar L, Edmond S, Becker W. Clinical Instruments Assessing Harms and Benefits of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2026, 1-11. PMID: 42225871, PMCID: PMC13312276, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10531-2.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• The Veteran Affairs’ Whole Health Approach for Chronic Pain Management

  Seal K, Morasco B, Martin A, Reddy K, Van Iseghem T, Bolton R, Bokhour B, Murphy J, Denneson L, Esserman D, Buta E, Purcell N, Bertenthal D, Painter J, Abadjian L, Moore L, Chan A, McCamish N, Maguen S, Neylan T, Gibson C, Becker W, Adams M, Allen R, Ankawi B, Bailey D, Bay W, Beglane M, Berry-Hyatt T, Bess C, Blankenship A, Blankenship E, Borsari B, Burgo L, Burton C, Cagnina M, Chadwell R, Chun V, Cline B, Collins D, Cristoferi K, Dante G, Dayton-Keyhoe A, DeBar L, DeRonne B, Dougherty J, Edmond S, Eichelsdoerfer E, Etzel B, Fabian E, Feinberg T, Frank J, Gagnon T, Garvey C, George K, Greaves D, Greene C, Gregg E, Guo L, Hagedorn H, Hardaway A, Haywood C, Hildebrand C, Hill L, Hillgren K, Hixson J, Hokazano A, Horn J, Hubbard A, Hudson T, Huffer M, Ibarra J, Jacobson C, Jeffries J, Jenkins D, Jones M, Joseph J, Khanna M, Klayman J, Krebs E, Krishnaswamy A, Kuhn A, Lederer V, Lee T, Lisi A, Lucas L, Mack J, Majoris N, Makonnen R, Mathias M, Mazzone K, Miller E, Morgan C, Munusami M, Nguyen Y, Nieves Y, Noack A, Noonan K, Palyo S, Parker J, Parrilla D, Pierce W, Pitts S, Prasad L, Pyne J, Raciborski R, Ramirez T, Rankin S, Richards L, Roca H, Rodenkirch I, Rodriguez Y, Rudroff K, Saeed A, Seidel I, Sewell K, Shah R, Sivilich H, Suitter J, Torres R, Valenti A, Vannier R, Vassilieva S, Wells M, Wentross J, Wesolowicz D, Woodruff N, Yap E, Yeung C, Ying A, Zuniga S. The Veteran Affairs’ Whole Health Approach for Chronic Pain Management. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2026, 335: 1774-1786. PMID: 42054020, PMCID: PMC13130068, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.5006.

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• The Association of Neurocognitive Symptoms With Opioid Overdose Events Among Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy.

  León C, Sung M, Reisman J, Liu W, Kerns R, Gordon K, Mitra A, Kwon S, Yu H, Becker W, Li W. The Association of Neurocognitive Symptoms With Opioid Overdose Events Among Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2026, 29767342261443858. PMID: 42157377, DOI: 10.1177/29767342261443858.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• A Buprenorphine Pocket Card and Tool Kit Tailored to Palliative Care Clinicians: An Education and Implementation Cohort Study.

  Jones K, Wormwood J, Becker W, Gurewich D, Linsky A, Meier D, Merlin J, Silveira M, Skarf L, Pattison D, Wyse J, Schwartz A. A Buprenorphine Pocket Card and Tool Kit Tailored to Palliative Care Clinicians: An Education and Implementation Cohort Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2026, 10966218261434104. PMID: 41858238, DOI: 10.1177/10966218261434104.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Use of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Chiropractic Care Among Patients Receiving Long-Term Opioid Therapy in the Department of Veterans Affairs

  Black A, Zeliadt S, Kerns R, Douglas J, Abel E, Rajeevan H, Heapy A, Kazemitabar M, Taylor S, Becker W. Use of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies and Chiropractic Care Among Patients Receiving Long-Term Opioid Therapy in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2026, 32: 385-392. PMID: 41269081, DOI: 10.1177/27683605251396445.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

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• A tool to evaluate the integration of implementation science methods in a research project: The Dissemination and Implementation Research Capability Self Survey (DIRC-SS)

  Gotham H, Patrick B, Olatunde P, Kim J, Garneau H, Becker S, Brown C, Becker W, McGovern M. A tool to evaluate the integration of implementation science methods in a research project: The Dissemination and Implementation Research Capability Self Survey (DIRC-SS). Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2026, 10: e55. PMID: 41930361, PMCID: PMC13040393, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2026.10711.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Delphi study to explore indicators of high functioning pain management teams

  Rogers D, Snow J, Teufert C, Higgins D, Noh M, Becker W, Murphy J, Sandbrink F, Edmond S. Delphi study to explore indicators of high functioning pain management teams. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 106216. PMID: 41687704, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106216.

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• Letter: Buprenorphine Receipt Is Uncommon in Older Adults with Cancer

  Jones K, Soneji S, Wilson L, Merlin J, Linsky A, Becker W, Check D. Letter: Buprenorphine Receipt Is Uncommon in Older Adults with Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2026, 29: 144-145. PMID: 41269128, DOI: 10.1177/10966218251397733.

  Commentaries, Editorials and Letters

• Summit program to taper long-term opioid therapy in Veterans: A mixed-methods feasibility study

  Edmond S, Wesolowicz D, Moore B, Ibarra J, Grant A, Chhabra M, Fraenkel L, Becker W. Summit program to taper long-term opioid therapy in Veterans: A mixed-methods feasibility study. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 106207. PMID: 41666948, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106207.

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