Opioid Abuse: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Lindsay Allen

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant professor of emergency medicine, Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics

Field: Economics, Emergency Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Microeconomics, Opioid Abuse, Public Health Policy

Sterling Elliott

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Field: Pharmacology, Sports Medicine, Surgery

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management, Patient Care, Sports Medicine

Joe Feinglass

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Professor of Medicine

Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Amputations, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Community Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Medical Quality of Life, Opioid Abuse, Postpartum Health, Public Health Policy, Vascular Disease

Dr. David Kalainov

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Field: Sports Medicine, Surgery

Focus Areas: Bone Fractures, Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Policy, Opioid Abuse, Orthopaedic Surgery, Patient Care

Renee C. B. Manworren

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Epigenetics, Genetics, Medical Education, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Adverse Drug Reactions, Alternative Medicine, Clinical Research, Healthcare Policy, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management, Pediatric Illness, Precision Medicine

Maryann Mason

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Field: Epidemiology, Public Health, Sociology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, Opioid Abuse, Violent Crime

Dr. Graham McMahon

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Adjunct Professor of Medical Education and Medicine (Endocrinology)

Field: Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Medical Education

Focus Areas: Diabetes, Opioid Abuse

Richard Miller

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology

Field: Pharmacology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Arthritis, Diabetes, Drug Development, Neuroscience, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management

Lori Post

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Buehler Professor of Geriatric Medicine

Field: Aging, Public Health

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Firearm safety and policy, Human Rights, Opioid Abuse, Violent Crime

Dr. Mehul Raval

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) and Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Healthcare Policy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Opioid Abuse, Patient Care

Dr. Ned Urbiztondo

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Medicine

Field: Integrative Medicine

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management