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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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    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.

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    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

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      American Academy of Pediatrics

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      American Academy of Pediatrics

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      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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