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Phoebe Cushman, MD, Internal Medicine, Framingham, MA

PhoebeAnneCushmanMD, MS, FACP (She/Her)

Internal Medicine • Framingham, MA

Addiction Medicine

Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine

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    68 Franklin St
    Framingham, MA 01701

Summary

  • Phoebe Cushman is board certified in both Addiction Medicine and General Internal Medicine; she has completed a M.S. in Health Services Research as well as fellowships in Medical Education and Addiction Medicine. Her 20 years of Primary Care experience have informed her expertise in substance use disorders, opioids, and chronic pain. She currently works as Physician Lead for the Opioid Treatment Program and new Hub-and-Spoke Office Based Addiction Treatment at Spectrum Health Systems in Framingham, MA. She also serves on the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. In addition to her clinical background, her training in public health and medical education have allowed her to dedicate her career toward serving vulnerable individuals, transforming healthcare systems to improve access to addiction services, and teaching trainees, colleagues, and the public about substance use disorders.

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Education & Training

  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
  • Boston University School of Public Health
    Boston University School of Public HealthMS, Health Services Research , 2014 - 2017
  • Mount Auburn Hospital
    Mount Auburn HospitalMedical Education, 2013 - 2014
  • Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)
    Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2002
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityA.B., Biological Anthropology & Women’s Studies, Summa Cum Laude, 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2004 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
  • DEAX-waiver (to prescribe buprenorphine)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Workshop at 2015 AMERSA Conference: "Teaching Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing" (Washington, DC) Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, 2015
  • Best Workshop Award Association for Medical Education and Research on Substance Abuse (AMERSA, 2016
  • Fellowship ACP, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Buprenorphine Initiation and Linkage to Outpatient Buprenorphine Do Not Reduce Frequency of Injection Drug Use Following Hospitalization  
    • Cushman P, Anderson B, Moreau M, Stein M, Liebschutz J, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • The hormone replacement therapy decision  
    Cushman, P, Radcliffe Quarterly, 1/1/1996

Abstracts/Posters

  • A National Study of Buprenorphine and Smoking Cessation
    Cushman, P, Society of General internal Medicine (SGIM) Conference, New Haven, CT, 2015; Hollywood, FL, 2016, 1/11/2016
  • Buprenorphine Initiation and Linkage to Outpatient Buprenorphine Do Not Reduce Frequency of Injection Drug Use for Hospitalized Patients Who Inject Opioids: Results of...
    Cushman, P, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Conference, Toronto, Canada, 1/22/2015
  • Does Communicating About Opioids Need to be Painful?
    Cushman, P, Harvard’s Medical Education Fellows and Directors, Boston, MA, 1/6/2014
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Lectures

  • What Do Physicians Want to Know about Opioid Prescribing? A Qualitative Analysis of their Questions 
    Hollywood, FL - 1/12/2016
  • Does Talking About Opioids Need to Be Painful? Improving Communication Between Health Care Providers and Chronic Pain Patients 
    Framingham, MA - 1/30/2015
  • Teaching Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing 
    Toronto, Canada - 1/24/2015
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Other Languages

  • Spanish

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