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)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Yoga and Physical Therapy for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Onsite in an Opioid Treatment Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Justina L Groeger, Hector R Perez, Steffany Moonaz, Matthew N Bartels, Stephanie Rand
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025-01-01
Low-Dose Buprenorphine Initiation for Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder or Opioid Misuse: Protocol for an Open-Label, Parallel-Group, Eff...
Benjamin T Hayes, Guillermo Sanchez Fat, Kristine Torres-Lockhart, Laila Khalid, Haruka Minami
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025-01-01
A Randomized Trial Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Smart Phone Care Management Application to Augment Buprenorphine Therapy for Opioid Use and Chronic...
Laurie Gallo, Yash Bhambhani, Tiffany Lu, Samuel Holzman, Yuhua Bao
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025-01-01

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 ReductionNovember 22nd, 2021
Benzodiazepines: Overlooked Part of the Opioid EpidemicFebruary 4th, 2020
Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients with Chronic Pain VulnerableApril 29th, 2019
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