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Joanna Starrels, MD, Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY

JoannaLStarrelsMDMS, FACP

Internal Medicine • Bronx, NY

Addiction Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center

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  • Office

    305 E 161st St
    Montefiore Comprehensive Health Care Center
    Bronx, NY 10451
    Phone+1 718-579-2500
    Fax+1 718-944-3841

Summary

  • Dr. Joanna Starrels is an internist in Bronx, NY and is affiliated with Montefiore Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been in practice 15 years. She specializes in addiction medicine and is experienced in chronic pain and opioid-related disorders. She has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2004 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Race and Gender Are Associated with Opioid Dose Reduction Among Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy  
    Chinazo O Cunningham, Michele Buonora, Joanna L Starrels, Pain Medicine
  • Correction to: Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Delphi Study  
    Soraya Azari, Payel Roy, Joanna L Starrels, William C Becker, E Jennifer Edelman, Jessica S Merlin, Jane M Liebschutz, Journal of General Internal Medicine

Authored Content

  • The Disproportionate Burden of COVID-19 for Immigrants in the Bronx, New YorkMay 2020

Press Mentions

  • Her Husband Died by Suicide. She Sued His Pain Doctors — a Rare Challenge over an Opioid Dose Reduction
    Her Husband Died by Suicide. She Sued His Pain Doctors — a Rare Challenge over an Opioid Dose ReductionNovember 22nd, 2021
  • Benzodiazepines: Overlooked Part of the Opioid Epidemic
    Benzodiazepines: Overlooked Part of the Opioid EpidemicFebruary 4th, 2020
  • Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients with Chronic Pain Vulnerable
    Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients with Chronic Pain VulnerableApril 29th, 2019
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