StefanG.KerteszMD
Internal Medicine • Birmingham, ALAssociate Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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Office
619 19th St S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 205-934-6600Fax+1 205-933-4497
Summary
- I am a board certified physician in internal medicine and addiction medicine. I completed my internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Medical School. I certified in Addiction Medicine under the American Board of Preventive Medicine and in Internal Medicine under the American Board of Internal Medicine. My core interests are primary care of highly vulnerable populations with significant social challenges, including veterans.
Education & Training
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2000 - 2002
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2002 - 2024
MS State Medical License 2024 - 2024
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2012- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Management of patients at risk of harms from both continuing and discontinuing their long-term opioid therapy: A qualitative study to inform the gap in clinical practi...Christine Timko, Mai Chee Lor, Stefan Kertesz, Kurt Kroenke, Kathryn Macia
Pain Practice. 2025-01-01 - The Association Between Chronic Pain, Substance use, and Primary Care Experience Among Veterans with Ongoing or Recent Homelessness.Allyson L Varley, Aerin J DeRussy, Audrey L Jones, April Hoge, Adam J Gordon
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2024-12-01 - Organizational and patient factors associated with positive primary care experiences for veterans with current or recent homelessness.Stefan G Kertesz, Aerin J deRussy, April E Hoge, Allyson L Varley, Sally K Holmes
Health Services Research. 2024-12-01
Authored Content
- Were These Doctors Treating Pain or Dealing Drugs?February 2022
Press Mentions
Examining Systems, Substance Use, and Disenfranchisement: Overview and Proceedings of the 2022 AMERSA ConferenceMay 8th, 2023- New CDC Opioid Guidelines May Be Too Little, Too Late for Some Chronic Pain Patients – Salisbury PostMarch 24th, 2023
- How New Guidelines for Tackling the Opioid Crisis Affect Chronic Pain SufferersMarch 24th, 2023
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Grant Support
- Midlife Health And Service Utilization Associated With Early Life Drug UseNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2010
- Homeless Persons'Use Of Addiction Treatment ServicesNational Institute On Drug Abuse2002–2006
Professional Memberships
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