Michael Pantalon, PhD
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Senior Research Scientist in Emergency Medicine
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- PhD
- Hofstra University (1994)
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Frequent collaborators of Michael Pantalon's published research.
Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS
Caitlin Ryus, MD, MPH
Kathryn Hawk, MD, MHS
Robert Heimer, PhD
Edouard Coupet II, MD, MS
E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS, BS
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2026
Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
D’Onofrio G, Herring A, Hawk K, Perrone J, Cowan E, McCormack R, Dziura J, Matthews A, Pantalon M, Owens P, Martel S, Coupet E, Lofwall M, Walsh S, Edelman E, Carpenter J, Strout T, Baumann M, Anderson E, Barrett T, Dorey A, Taillac P, Cochran G, Crandall C, Wilson J, Manteuffel J, Cole J, Whiteside L, Jones C, Samuels E, Huntley K, Fiellin D, Schwarz E, Williamson B, Lee J, Lanter P, Pope J, King A, Stolbach A, Jennings L, Chang B, Kim H, Ketcham E, Wightman R, D’Orazio J, Moore P, Lynch M, Sullivan R, O'Connor P. Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2026, 335: 948-960. PMID: 41670966, PMCID: PMC12895321, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.27019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAdministration, SublingualAdultBuprenorphineDelayed-Action PreparationsEmergency Room VisitsFemaleFentanylHumansInjections, SubcutaneousMaleMiddle AgedNarcotic AntagonistsOpiate OverdoseOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient SatisfactionSelf AdministrationSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeConceptsClinical Opiate Withdrawal ScaleClinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale scoreExtended-release buprenorphineOpioid use disorderUse disorderIllicit opioid useSublingual buprenorphineDays of illicit opioid useOpioid use disorder treatmentCraving scoresTreatment engagementDisorder treatmentExtended-releaseOpiate Withdrawal ScaleLevels of withdrawalEmergency departmentInjectable buprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid useSelf-AdministrationPrecipitated withdrawalWithdrawal ScaleEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineDay 7Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
2025
Increasing timely access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder using novel digital health and system dynamics modelling approaches: a study protocol
Canty T, Sabounchi N, Heimer R, Pantalon M, Ryus C, Buchanan L, Grewal M, Maffei J, D’Onofrio G, Heckmann R. Increasing timely access to evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder using novel digital health and system dynamics modelling approaches: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e102796. PMID: 41193189, PMCID: PMC12658510, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disorderCommunity partnersDigital healthModerate to severe opioid use disorderBurden of opioid overdoseSevere opioid use disorderMotivational interviewing techniquesLocal community partnersDigital health platformElectronic consent formBehavior change potentialAdvisory board meetingsYears of agePeer-reviewed publicationsEvidence-based treatmentsHuman Investigation CommitteeAppointment attendanceRecovery coachesHealth platformSecondary outcomesEffective treatmentMOUD treatmentEligibility assessmentOpioidSelf-Reported Readiness-to-Change Alcohol Use in Emergency Department Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Is Associated With Linkage to Treatment
Ryus C, D'Onofrio G, Canty T, Pantalon M, Heimer R, Hawk K. Self-Reported Readiness-to-Change Alcohol Use in Emergency Department Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Is Associated With Linkage to Treatment. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 87: 275-277. PMID: 41137848, PMCID: PMC12679794, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
“SafetyNet”: Evaluation of a Recovery Coach and Paramedic Intervention Following Naloxone Resuscitation From an Opioid Overdose
Joseph D, Brokowski C, D’Onofrio G, Bogucki S, McGovern J, Allen R, Dziura J, Cone D, Pantalon M. “SafetyNet”: Evaluation of a Recovery Coach and Paramedic Intervention Following Naloxone Resuscitation From an Opioid Overdose. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 46: 302-312. PMID: 39171791, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241266412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsOverdose eventsRecovery coachesOpioid overdoseFollow-up encountersReducing illicit drug useFifty-five participantsIllicit drug useParamedic interventionsTrained paramedicsPeer recoveryFollow-upHealth educationOpioid use disorderSample size estimationParamedicsOpioid-positive urine testsPositive urine toxicology screenMOUD engagementMedical concernsMOUDUrine toxicology screenDrug useParticipantsPositive urine testIntervention
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