William Clark Becker MD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
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333 Cedar StNew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-688-2984
Fax+1 203-688-4092
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Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2005
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2004 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Buprenorphine vs. Opioid Dose Escalation Among Patients With Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US Veterans Health Administration.Minhee L Sung, Casey León, Joel I Reisman, Kirsha S Gordon, Robert D Kerns
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025-04-01 - Acute Pain Management in People With Opioid Use Disorder : A Systematic Review.Michele J Buonora, Katherine Mackey, Laila Khalid, Thomas R Hickey, Alyssa A Grimshaw
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2025-03-18 - 1 citationsBuprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids: A Randomized Clinical Trial.William C Becker, Karen H Seal, David B Nelson, Beth M DeRonne, Allyson M Kats
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2025-02-17
Journal Articles
- Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among Veterans with and Without Hepatitis CShaina M Lynch, Cynthia A Brandt, Sally G Haskell, William C Becker, Pain Medicine
- Project STEP: Implementing the Veterans Health Administration’s Stepped Care Model of Pain ManagementJohn J Sellinger, Lindsey M Dorflinger, Robert D Kerns, William C Becker, Christopher B Ruser, Pain Medicine
- A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility StudyWilliam C Becker, Sara N Edmond, Robert D Kerns, Pain Medicine
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Press Mentions
VA Researcher, Former White House Policy Advisor, Leads Panel Recommending Solutions to the Opioid CrisisMarch 11th, 2022
Opioids Backlash Leaves Some Struggling with Chronic PainNovember 17th, 2019
Doctors Lax in Monitoring Potentially Addicting Drugs, Study SuggestsApril 16th, 2011
Grant Support
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- Pain management teams using Whole Health to optimize function and safety in veterans: The TEAMWORK trialVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2029
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- EVOLVE: Emulated trial of the VOice study for improving pain and reducing Long-term opioid use for VEteransVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2024–2028
- HD2A Research Adoption Support Center (RASC)STANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- HD2A Research Adoption Support Center (RASC)STANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- HD2A Research Adoption Support Center (RASC)STANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- HD2A Research Adoption Support Center (RASC)STANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- HD2A Research Adoption Support Center (RASC)STANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Use of topic modeling and stakeholderengagement to map determinants of implementation disparities in addiction and pain researchSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Harm and Improve Quality of Life for Patients on Long Term Opioid Therapy - Yale Resource Center (MIRHIQL-YRC)YALE UNIVERSITY2023–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- Role of Non-pharmacological Pain Treatments in Safe and Effective Opioid Tapering in Chronic PainVA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2022–2026
- HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research CentersYALE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research CentersYALE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research CentersYALE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research CentersYALE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research CentersYALE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research CentersYALE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research CentersYALE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- Implementation of a Pragmatic Trial of Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Function and Quality of Life in VeteransNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU2024–2025
- Implementation of a Pragmatic Trial of Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Function and Quality of Life in VeteransNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU2024–2025
- Implementation of a Pragmatic Trial of Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Function and Quality of Life in VeteransNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU2024–2025
- Implementation of a Pragmatic Trial of Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Function and Quality of Life in VeteransNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU2020–2025
- Identifying Opioid Overdose Predictors using EHRsUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL2018–2025
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