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Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, FAAP

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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Associate Director of Pediatric Programs, Yale Program in Addiction Medicine

Associate Professor on Term, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

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Titles

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Associate Director of Pediatric Programs, Yale Program in Addiction Medicine; Associate Professor on Term, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Biography

Dr. Deepa Camenga is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Section of Research at Yale. She is a Physician-Scientist who is board certified in pediatrics and addiction medicine with expertise in adolescent addiction. Her research aims to improve the identification and treatment of substance use and substance use disorders among youth in pediatric settings. She is also the Associate Director for Pediatric Programs for the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine. In this role, she is one of a very few clinicians in the state that prescribes medication treatment for adolescents with opioid use disorder. She also leads an innovative addiction medicine tele-consult service for local school-based health centers and treats adolescents and young adults at the APT Foundation. In 2017, Dr. Camenga was elected to serve on a national American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, tasked with protecting and improving the health and well-being of children and adolescents throughout the country.

Dr. Camenga completed her medical education and residency training at the University of Rochester, NY. Dr. Camenga completed a fellowship in health services research through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program at Yale.

Appointments

  • Emergency Medicine

    Associate Professor on Term
    Primary
  • General Pediatrics

    Associate Professor on Term
    Secondary

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

MHS
Yale School of Medicine, Health Services Research (2012)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale School of Medicine (2012)
Chief Resident
Children's Strong Hospital, Rochester, New York (2009)
Residency
University of Rochester Golisano Children Hospital (2008)
MD
Univ of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry (2005)
BA
Yale University (2000)

Research

Overview

Dr. Camenga’s research focuses on reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with adolescent substance use and substance use disorders. Specifically, her work focuses on improving the identification and treatment of drug and tobacco use in healthcare settings. She also is interested in developing and evaluating novel technology-enhanced interventions to reduce drug use in both adolescents and young adults.

Medical Research Interests

Adolescent Behavior; Emergency Medicine; Health Services Research; Opioid-Related Disorders; Tobacco Use Disorder

Public Health Interests

Substance Use, Addiction

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Deepa Camenga's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    American Academy of Pediatrics

  • activity

    American Academy of Pediatrics

  • activity

    Academic Pediatric Association

Clinical Care

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Clinical Specialties

Pediatrics; Addiction Medicine

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Board Certifications

  • Addiction Medicine

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

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Latest Certification Date
    2016
    Original Certification Date
    2008

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