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Babak Tofighi, MD, Internal Medicine, New York, NY

Babak Tofighi MD advisor to Oarhealth.com (He/Him)

Addiction Medicine


Assistant professor

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  • 462 1st AvenueNew York, NY 10016

  • Phone+1 212-562-4141

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Education & Training

  • St. George's University School of Medicine
    St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2012 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2019 - 2021

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Detecting illicit opioid content on Twitter  
    Tofighi, Babak, Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, Christina Marini, Shouron Ghassemlou, Peyman Nayebvali, Isabel Metzger, Ananditha Raghunath, and Shailin Thomas, Drug and Alcohol Review, 3/1/2020

Press Mentions

  • National Addiction Treatment Locator Has Outdated Data and Other Critical Flaws
    National Addiction Treatment Locator Has Outdated Data and Other Critical FlawsMay 9th, 2022

Grant Support

  • Addressing racial disparities in opioid overdose deaths using an open source peer recovery coach training and multimodal mobile health platformFRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.2024–2027
  • Addressing racial disparities in opioid overdose deaths using an open source peer recovery coach training and multimodal mobile health platformFRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.2024–2027
  • Leveraging social determinants via artificial intelligence and peer coaching to address racial disparities in primary care among people who use opioidsFRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.2023–2027
  • SOAR: Smartphones for Opioid Addiction RecoveryNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2021–2026
  • SOAR: Smartphones for Opioid Addiction RecoveryNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2021–2026
  • SOAR: Smartphones for Opioid Addiction RecoveryNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2021–2026
  • Feasibility of pharmacy-delivered patient navigation + virtual buprenorphine + HIV servicesNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2022–2025

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