RyanScottAlexanderDOMPH

Preventive Medicine • Knoxville, TN

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine

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Office
5310 Ball Camp Pike
Knoxville, TN 37921
Phone+1 865-523-4704

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care)Fellowship, Addiction Medicine, 2021 - 2022
Griffin HospitalResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2019 - 2021
Yale School of Public HealthMPH, 2019 - 2020
University of Tennessee Medical Center at KnoxvilleInternship, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2018
Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2017

Certifications & Licensure

TN State License 2018 - 2025
CT State License 2019 - 2022
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

45 citations
Xylazine and Overdoses: Trends, Concerns, and Recommendations.
Ryan S Alexander, Bethany R Canver, Kimberly L Sue, Kenneth L Morford
American Journal of Public Health. 2022-08-01
10 citations
The Spectrum of Alcohol Use: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Shawn M Cohen, Ryan S Alexander, Stephen R. Holt
The Medical Clinics of North America. 2022-01-01
Sociodemographic characteristics associated with hepatitis C among patients admitted for medically managed opioid withdrawal in east Tennessee.
Ryan Alexander, Olayinka Agboola, Victoria C Costales
Journal of Addictive Diseases. 2021-06-13

Press Mentions

Medicaid Limits Access to Life-Saving Doses of Addiction CareOctober 24th, 2024
Fentanyl Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg of Drug Addiction | OpinionAugust 30th, 2023