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Office
3 Cooper Plz
Rm 220
Camden, NJ 08103Phone+1 856-342-2439
Summary
- Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM is Center Head of the Cooper Center for Healing, Division Head of Addiction Medicine, and Medical Director of Government Relations at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, NJ. She is dual boarded in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Kaitlan obtained a masters degree in Neuroscience from Kings College London and then graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. She completed full spectrum family medicine training with a concentration in maternal child health in Seattle, Washington, and an american board of addiction medicine (ABAM) accredited fellowship in addiction medicine. With the goals of community centered health care delivery, population health improvement, and hospital system quality improvement, she returned to the east coast to begin her career. She became the medical director of Cooper’s addiction medicine program in 2015, and built what is now the Cooper Center for Healing: integrated pain, addiction, and behavioral health. As division head of addiction medicine, Dr. Baston oversees an inpatient addiction consult service, outpatient specialty care, a wrap-around perinatal substance use disorder program, undergraduate and graduate medical education in addiction medicine, research, and grant funded programming. This work expanded to state and national level policy in the field of addiction medicine and beyond. Currently, Dr. Baston is focused on work at a policy level to support state-funded programs for substance use disorder treatment and improvements in population health by addressing social determinants of health. In her role as Medical Director of Government Relations, she strives to ensure that all patients have access to compassionate care and evidence based treatments that allow them to live full, satisfying lives. Kaitlan is proud to work with an interdisciplinary team of like-minded, driven individuals who are dedicated to making positive change in the healthcare system.
Education & Training
- Swedish Medical Center/Cherry HillFellowship, Addiction Medicine, 2015 - 2016
- Swedish Medical Center RuralResidency, Family Medicine, 2011 - 2014
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPostmortem toxicology findings from the Camden Opioid Research Initiative.Dara M Kusic, Jessica Heil, Stefan Zajic, Andrew Brangan, Oluseun Dairo
Plos One. 2023-01-01 - 8 citationsImpact of Administering Buprenorphine to Overdose Survivors Using Emergency Medical Services.Gerard Carroll, Keisha T Solomon, Jessica Heil, Brendan Saloner, Elizabeth A Stuart
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2023-02-01 - 52 citationsComparison between buprenorphine provider availability and opioid deaths among US countiesChristopher W. Jones, Zachary Christman, Christopher M. Smith, Michelle R. Safferman, Matthew Salzman
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2018-10-01
Press Mentions
- Pet Meds and Discarded Doses: N.J. Poison Control Center Study Identifies Sources of Opioid Poisonings in Young ChildrenOctober 2nd, 2024
- NJ Lawmaker's Opioid Bill Would Expand Users' Access to MethodoneDecember 6th, 2021
- These N.J. Drug Users Were on the Brink. The Pandemic Helped Them Turn Things AroundApril 5th, 2021
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