Roman Ivasiy, MD, MPH
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2026
HIV-Stigmatizing Beliefs and Attitudes as a Barrier to Early PrEP Care Continuum Engagement Among People Who Inject Drugs
Walters S, Do H, Jaiswal J, Khezri M, Ivasiy R, Friedman S, Ompad D, El Shahawy O, Lim S, Schneider J, Bouris A, Bluthenthal R, Earnshaw V, Huh J. HIV-Stigmatizing Beliefs and Attitudes as a Barrier to Early PrEP Care Continuum Engagement Among People Who Inject Drugs. AIDS And Behavior 2026, 1-12. PMID: 41954808, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05112-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment and Validation of a Provider-Specific Anticipated Stigma Scale for People Who Inject Drugs
Ivasiy R, Earnshaw V, Huh J, Cleland C, Friedman S, Schneider J, Ompad D, Bluthenthal R, Walters S. Development and Validation of a Provider-Specific Anticipated Stigma Scale for People Who Inject Drugs. AIDS And Behavior 2026, 1-10. PMID: 41831112, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05071-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Integrating Methadone Services into Primary Care in Ukraine: Two-Year Outcomes from a Randomized Trial
Machavariani E, Esserman D, Dumchev K, Filippovych M, Pykalo I, Ivasiy R, Madden L, Bromberg D, Haddad M, Morozova O, Oliveros D, Ahmad B, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Integrating Methadone Services into Primary Care in Ukraine: Two-Year Outcomes from a Randomized Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2025, 179: 177-186. PMID: 41359964, PMCID: PMC13048832, DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-01764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation opportunities for optimizing retention on buprenorphine treatment for people with opioid use disorder in West Virginia
Ivasiy R, Madden L, Feinberg J, Christiansen M, Haas J, Johnson K, Machavariani E, Kwan B, Lane R, Kil N, Altice F. Implementation opportunities for optimizing retention on buprenorphine treatment for people with opioid use disorder in West Virginia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 276: 112914. PMID: 41106293, PMCID: PMC13261947, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombined response to commentaries regarding Ivasiy et al. (2025)
Ivasiy R, Madden L, Johnson K, Machavariani E, Ahmad B, Oliveros D, Tan J, Kil N, Altice F. Combined response to commentaries regarding Ivasiy et al. (2025). International Journal Of Drug Policy 2025, 145: 104935. PMID: 40752295, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetention and dropout from sublingual and extended-release buprenorphine treatment: A comparative analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of commercially-insured people with opiod use disorder in the United States
Ivasiy R, Madden L, Johnson K, Machavariani E, Ahmad B, Oliveros D, Tan J, Kil N, Altice F. Retention and dropout from sublingual and extended-release buprenorphine treatment: A comparative analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of commercially-insured people with opiod use disorder in the United States. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2025, 138: 104748. PMID: 40020306, PMCID: PMC12045481, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploration of the multi-level barriers to scaling up methadone for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs in Kazakhstan
Liberman A, Rozental Y, Ivasiy R, Kussainova A, Primbetova S, Madden L, Terlikbayeva A, Altice F. Exploration of the multi-level barriers to scaling up methadone for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs in Kazakhstan. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2025, 172: 209640. PMID: 39986387, PMCID: PMC12009200, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2025.209640.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Decrease in provider stigma is associated with improved quality health indicators among individuals receiving methadone in primary care centers in Ukraine
Machavariani E, Bromberg D, Dumchev K, Esserman D, Earnshaw V, Pykalo I, Filippovich M, Ivasiy R, Ahmad B, Long J, Haddad M, Madden L, Oliveros D, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Decrease in provider stigma is associated with improved quality health indicators among individuals receiving methadone in primary care centers in Ukraine. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2024, 136: 104682. PMID: 39705875, PMCID: PMC11821433, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisruptions to HIV Prevention During Armed Conflict in Ukraine and Other Settings
Nikitin B, Bromberg D, Ivasiy R, Madden L, Machavariani E, Dvoriak S, Poole D, Otiashvilli D, Altice F. Disruptions to HIV Prevention During Armed Conflict in Ukraine and Other Settings. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2024, 22: 10. PMID: 39672977, PMCID: PMC11823171, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-024-00716-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransformation of the HIV treatment cascade for people who inject drugs in Ukraine
Bromberg D, Rhoades D, Madden L, Ivasiy R, Meteliuk A, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Nikitin B, Farnum S, Fomenko T, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Transformation of the HIV treatment cascade for people who inject drugs in Ukraine. AIDS 2024, 39: 306-311. PMID: 39589135, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000004056.Peer-Reviewed Original Research