Ryan Scott Alexander DO MPH
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine
Medical Director for SUD Services, McNabb Center
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5310 Ball Camp PikeKnoxville, TN 37921
Phone+1 865-523-4704
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Summary
- Ryan Alexander, DO, is a preventive medicine specialist based in Knoxville, TN, with subspecialties in public health, general preventive medicine, and addiction medicine. He completed his residency in public health and preventive medicine at Griffin Hospital, followed by a fellowship in addiction medicine at Yale-New Haven Medical Center. He also holds an MPH from Yale School of Public Health. Currently, he serves as Medical Director of SUD Services at Helen Ross McNabb Center. His expertise includes addiction medicine, opioid-related disorders, opioid overdose, population health, and alcohol use disorder. Dr. Alexander has published works in notable journals, including the American Journal of Public Health and The Medical Clinics of North America.
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
- 51 citationsXylazine 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 - 12 citationsThe Spectrum of Alcohol Use: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and TreatmentShawn 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
Aegis Sciences Corporation Collaborates with the McNabb Center to Evaluate the Impact of Xylazine Exposure on Opioid WithdrawalDecember 17th, 2024- 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
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