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Brett Ankawi

Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry

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Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry

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  • Psychiatry

    Associate Research Scientist
    Primary
    Psychiatry

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Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Brett Ankawi's published research.

Publications

2025

  • Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids
    Becker W, Seal K, Nelson D, DeRonne B, Kats A, Morasco B, Frank J, Makris U, Painter J, Allen K, Mixon A, Bohnert A, Reznik T, Hagedorn H, Hammett P, Borsari B, Baxley C, Krebs E, Abelleira A, Adams M, Amundson E, Anicich A, Ankawi B, Arnold S, Aryal A, Atkins D, Atkinson T, Backe K, Bair M, Bajpai S, Baller K, Bangerter A, Barbosa M, Barnett S, Bartlett S, Bartnik M, Baskin J, Blehm R, Bloechl P, Boening N, Boesch N, Bolander S, Bolf M, Bonchak J, Booth K, Bordanea M, Borowa D, Bowden M, Britnell S, Broderick D, Bronars C, Brooks K, Brown C, Brudvik E, Buchanan K, Buesgens C, Buonora M, Burch R, Burton C, Bhushan S, Butler C, Byerly S, Byrd C, Byrd G, Campbell E, Cariveau D, Carmody S, Carr M, Carr T, Cervone D, Chandler M, Clarke K, Clay M, Coy W, Craine M, Culver D, Cutting A, Dadabayev A, Daly D, Degerstrom R, Denietolis A, DePesa N, Desmet P, Devlin A, Dike D, Diokpa C, Dogra M, Drexler K, Drum-Oden A, Duvall T, Eads F, Edmond S, Eichelsdoerfer E, Ellifritz C, Ellison J, Erwin K, Escobedo C, Feighner L, Feuchs A, Fike A, Finetti T, Franchina L, Freeman J, Frontera R, Galvan R, Garvey C, Gayle S, Givens C, Glenn R, Godwin K, Goldstein M, Gosselin K, Graham S, Grimm K, Gumidyala A, Hagerman C, Hale A, Hall L, Harden J, Hawkins J, Hepton S, Herbst E, Herynk A, Heuermann B, Hidalgo N, Hoffmann J, Holland-deguire C, Hope K, Horowitz D, Huang A, Hudson T, Huffman K, Hunt N, Hyde S, Jacobson K, Jensen A, Johnson E, Jones E, Kaiser B, Kauzlarich K, Kavathekar R, Kerns R, Knutson R, Kross T, Lagisetty P, LaHaie E, Lahidji S, Le G, Lelovic M, Lewis M, Librodo S, Linden E, Lindsay D, Lively-Brindley L, Lorenzo J, Luciani L, Lusk C, Mahal-Lichty J, Maloy P, Manuel J, Mapara P, Marcolivio K, Marcy B, Marek L, Marraffa R, Mason B, McCamish N, McKissack M, Miller E, Moon J, Morris H, Mundt J, Naylor J, Nazario M, Nelson A, Nichols A, Njau E, Noh M, Nolan C, Nolan P, Nugent S, Oakley J, Ofstad H, Okere J, Olney R, Olson J, Ortolan V, Osborne J, Osler B, Packard-Milam M, Palyo S, Patel A, Wiener C, Peter D, Philippe M, Pinsonnault J, Purcell N, Reddy S, Reed J, Rettmann N, Rezaei D, Roberti A, Robinson V, Roca H, Romano E, Rosema T, Rouse R, Rozzero P, Rutks I, Sabet R, Sacra E, Sadowski N, Salameh H, Sandbrink F, Sauve C, Schopmeyer K, Schroeder A, Sculley M, Sellinger J, Sewell K, Seys R, Shah Barman M, Sharpe P, Sides T, Silver K, Siver M, Sloan J, Smith C, Son E, Stevens S, Stoll J, Stoll S, Stoner T, Strand M, Sumner J, Surginer B, Svabek K, Swanson G, Tappainer C, Tat C, Taylor B, Theis A, Thomas L, Thomas G, Tiene K, Udouj R, Ugbo E, Varughese S, Venkatraman S, Viera K, Walker J, Walker J, Wang G, Watson K, Watson E, Westmoreland W, Wilbur E, Williams B, Wolfman A, Woloszyn M, Zanga J, Zuniga S. Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185 PMID: 39960730, PMCID: PMC11833656, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.8361.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
    This study assessed whether switching chronic pain patients from high-dose opioids to buprenorphine improved pain or reduced opioid use, finding no improvements compared with not offering the switch.
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  • Care Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy
    Krebs E, Becker W, Nelson D, DeRonne B, Jensen A, Kats A, Morasco B, Frank J, Makris U, Allen K, Naylor J, Mixon A, Bohnert A, Reznik T, Painter J, Hudson T, Hagedorn H, Manuel J, Borsari B, Purcell N, Hammett P, Amundson E, Kerns R, Barbosa M, Garvey C, Jones E, Noh M, Okere J, Bhushan S, Pinsonnault J, Williams B, Herbst E, Lagisetty P, Librodo S, Mapara P, Son E, Tat C, Marraffa R, Seys R, Baxley C, Seal K, Abelleira A, Adams M, Anicich A, Ankawi B, Arnold S, Aryal A, Atkins D, Atkinson T, Backe K, Bair M, Bajpai S, Baller K, Bangerter A, Barnett S, Bartlett S, Bartnik M, Baskin J, Blehm R, Bloechl P, Boening N, Boesch N, Bolander S, Bolf M, Bonchak J, Booth K, Bordanea M, Borowa D, Bowden M, Britnell S, Broderick D, Bronars C, Brooks K, Brown C, Brudvik E, Buchanan K, Buesgens C, Buonora M, Burch R, Burton C, Butler C, Byerly S, Byrd C, Byrd G, Campbell E, Cariveau D, Carmody S, Carr M, Carr T, Cervone D, Chandler M, Clarke K, Clay M, Coy W, Craine M, Culver D, Cutting A, Dadabayev A, Daly D, Degerstrom R, Denietolis A, DePesa N, Desmet P, Devlin A, Dike D, Diokpa C, Dogra M, Drexler K, Drum-Oden A, Duvall T, Eads F, Edmond S, Eichelsdoerfer E, Ellifritz C, Ellison J, Erwin K, Escobedo C, Feighner L, Feuchs A, Fike A, Finetti T, Franchina L, Freeman J, Frontera R, Galvan R, Gayle S, Givens C, Glenn R, Godwin K, Goldstein M, Gosselin K, Graham S, Grimm K, Gumidyala A, Hagerman C, Hale A, Hall L, Harden J, Hawkins J, Hepton S, Herynk A, Heuermann B, Hidalgo N, Hoffmann J, Holland-deguire C, Hope K, Horowitz D, Huang A, Huffman K, Hunt N, Hyde S, Jacobson K, Johnson E, Kaiser B, Kauzlarich K, Kavathekar R, Knutson R, Kross T, LaHaie E, Lahidji S, Le G, Lelovic M, Lewis M, Linden E, Lindsay D, Lively-Brindley L, Lorenzo J, Luciani L, Lusk C, Mahal-Lichty J, Maloy P, Marcolivio K, Marcy B, Marek L, Mason B, McCamish N, McKissack M, Miller E, Moon J, Morris H, Mundt J, Nazario M, Nelson A, Nichols A, Njau E, Nolan C, Nolan P, Nugent S, Oakley J, Ofstad H, Olney R, Olson J, Ortolan V, Osborne J, Osler B, Packard-Milam M, Palyo S, Patel A, Wiener C, Peter D, Philippe M, Reddy S, Reed J, Rettmann N, Rezaei D, Roberti A, Robinson V, Roca H, Romano E, Rosema T, Rouse R, Rozzero P, Rutks I, Sabet R, Sacra E, Sadowski N, Salameh H, Sandbrink F, Sauve C, Schopmeyer K, Schroeder A, Sculley M, Sellinger J, Sewell K, Shah Barman M, Sharpe P, Sides T, Silver K, Siver M, Sloan J, Smith C, Stevens S, Stoll J, Stoll S, Stoner T, Strand M, Sumner J, Surginer B, Svabek K, Swanson G, Tappainer C, Taylor B, Theis A, Thomas L, Thomas G, Tiene K, Udouj R, Ugbo E, Varughese S, Venkatraman S, Viera K, Walker J, Walker J, Wang G, Watson K, Watson E, Westmoreland W, Wilbur E, Wolfman A, Woloszyn M, Zanga J, Zuniga S. Care Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185: 208-220. PMID: 39652356, PMCID: PMC11791716, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6683.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2024

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