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Benjamin Linas, MD

Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Medicine

Infectious Diseases

MD, New York University School of Medicine
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Yale University

Websites

	@BenjaminLinas
	Boston-Providence Center for AIDS Research
	NIDA Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV
	Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
	Harvard Prevention Policy Modeling Lab

ORCID : 0000-0001-9574-7075

Dr. Linas is a national leader in hepatitis-C virus (HCV) infection and HCV/HIV co-infection comparative- and cost-effectiveness research using computational biology, clinical epidemiology and clinical economics methods. Dr. Linas has an excellent track record of productivity, ample funding from the NIH and CDC, and a growing core of successful trainees. Dr. Linas directs the HIV/HCV core of the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in collaboration with Cornell, U Penn and Miami.

Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

BMC Research
NIH RePORTER Research

Substance Use Modeling Consortium Workshop to Support the Public Health Response to the Overdose Crisis in North America
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2029 (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
2R13DA052198-04

Core B - The Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) competitive renewal
07/01/2023 - 06/30/2028 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Benjamin Linas, MD
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID

HEAL Data2Action Modeling and Economic Resource Center
09/30/2022 - 08/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Benjamin Linas, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College NIH NIDA

Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND)
08/01/2024 - 07/31/2025 (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
5R01DA046527-07

BU Clinical HIV/AIDS Research Training Program (BU-CHART)
08/01/2021 - 07/31/2025 (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
5T32AI052074-19

Health Economics of Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV Treatment: Evaluating Intervention Outcomes for Individuals, Systems, and Communities
05/01/2020 - 04/30/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Benjamin Linas, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College NIH NIDA

The Massachusetts Community Engagement Alliance (MA-CEAL) (SUB-OTA No. 6922-03-COVID-S021)
04/01/2024 - 03/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Benjamin Linas, MD
WESTAT NIH NHLBI

Community Engagement Research Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities (OTA-20-011E)
03/15/2021 - 03/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Benjamin Linas, MD
WESTAT NIH

Kentucky CAN HEAL (Communities and Networks Helping End Addiction Long-term)
04/17/2019 - 03/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Benjamin Linas, MD
University of Kentucky Research Foundation NIH NIDA
5UM1DA049406-04

AIDS Clinical Trials Group for Research on Therapeutics for HIV and Related Infections
12/01/2020 - 11/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Benjamin Linas, MD
University of California, Los Angeles NIH NIAID

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2024	HEAL Data2Action Modeling and Economic Resource Center	5U24DA057650-03
2024	Substance Use Modeling Consortium Workshop to Support the Public Health Response to the Overdose Crisis in North America	2R13DA052198-04
2024	Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND)	5R01DA046527-07
2024	BU Clinical HIV/AIDS Research Training Program (BU-CHART	5T32AI052074-19
2023	HEAL Data2Action Modeling and Economic Resource Center	5U24DA057650-02
2023	Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND)	2R01DA046527-06A1
2023	BU Clinical HIV/AIDS Research Training Program (BU-CHART	5T32AI052074-18
2022	Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND)	5R01DA046527-05
2022	BU Clinical HIV/AIDS Research Training Program (BU-CHART	5T32AI052074-17
2021	Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND)	5R01DA046527-04	3

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Chatterjee A, Stewart EA, Assoumou SA, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Zwick H, Harris RA, O'Dea R, Schackman BR, White LF, Linas BP. Health and Economic Outcomes of Offering Buprenorphine in Homeless Shelters in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2437233.View Related Profiles.

Chatterjee, Avik
Linas, Benjamin
White, Laura
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 39412807

Castry M, Tin Y, Feder NM, Lewis N, Chatterjee A, Rudorf M, Samet JH, Beers D, Medley B, Gilbert L, Linas BP, Barocas JA. An economic analysis of the cost of mobile units for harm reduction, naloxone distribution, and medications for opioid use disorder. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Sep 17; 167:209517.View Related Profiles.

Chatterjee, Avik
Linas, Benjamin
Samet, Jeffrey
Barocas, Joshua

PMID: 39299504

Sprague Martinez L, Sharma N, John J, Battaglia TA, Linas BP, Clark CR, Hudson LB, Lobb R, Betz G, Ojala O'Neill SO, Lima A, Doty R, Rahman S, Bassett IV. Long COVID impacts: the voices and views of diverse Black and Latinx residents in Massachusetts. BMC Public Health. 2024 Aug 21; 24(1):2265.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 39169314; PMCID: PMC11337633; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19567-7;

Fisher KA, Epstein MM, Nguyen N, Fouayzi H, Crawford S, Linas BP, Mazor KM. COVID-19 clinical trials: who is likely to participate and why? J Comp Eff Res. 2024 Aug; 13(8):e230181. PMID: 39045844; PMCID: PMC11287768; DOI: 10.57264/cer-2023-0181;

Zhu L, Thompson WW, Hagan L, Randall LM, Rudolph AE, Young AM, Havens JR, Salomon JA, Linas BP. Potential impact of curative and preventive interventions toward hepatitis C elimination in people who inject drugs-A network modeling study. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Aug; 130:104539. PMID: 39033645; PMCID: PMC11347083; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104539;

Savinkina A, Muyindike W, Hahn JA, Emenyonu NI, Fatch R, Ngabirano C, Adong J, Jacobson KR, Linas BP. Strategies for isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV-positive patients who consume alcohol. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Jul 01; 28(7):335-342.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Jacobson, Karen

PMID: 38961548

Fisher KA, Mazor KM, Epstein MM, Goldthwait L, Abu Ghazaleh H, Zhou Y, Crawford S, Marathe J, Linas BP. Long COVID awareness and receipt of medical care: a survey among populations at risk for disparities. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1360341.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Marathe, Jai

PMID: 38873310; PMCID: PMC11173587; DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1360341;

Lopez VK, Cramer EY, Pagano R, Drake JM, O'Dea EB, Adee M, Ayer T, Chhatwal J, Dalgic OO, Ladd MA, Linas BP, Mueller PP, Xiao J, Bracher J, Castro Rivadeneira AJ, Gerding A, Gneiting T, Huang Y, Jayawardena D, Kanji AH, Le K, Mühlemann A, Niemi J, Ray EL, Stark A, Wang Y, Wattanachit N, Zorn MW, Pei S, Shaman J, Yamana TK, Tarasewicz SR, Wilson DJ, Baccam S, Gurung H, Stage S, Suchoski B, Gao L, Gu Z, Kim M, Li X, Wang G, Wang L, Wang Y, Yu S, Gardner L, Jindal S, Marshall M, Nixon K, Dent J, Hill AL, Kaminsky J, Lee EC, Lemaitre JC, Lessler J, Smith CP, Truelove S, Kinsey M, Mullany LC, Rainwater-Lovett K, Shin L, Tallaksen K, Wilson S, Karlen D, Castro L, Fairchild G, Michaud I, Osthus D, Bian J, Cao W, Gao Z, Lavista Ferres J, Li C, Liu TY, Xie X, Zhang S, Zheng S, Chinazzi M, Davis JT, Mu K, Pastore Y Piontti A, Vespignani A, Xiong X, Walraven R, Chen J, Gu Q, Wang L, Xu P, Zhang W, Zou D, Gibson GC, Sheldon D, Srivastava A, Adiga A, Hurt B, Kaur G, Lewis B, Marathe M, Peddireddy AS, Porebski P, Venkatramanan S, Wang L, Prasad PV, Walker JW, Webber AE, Slayton RB, Biggerstaff M, Reich NG, Johansson MA. Challenges of COVID-19 Case Forecasting in the US, 2020-2021. PLoS Comput Biol. 2024 May; 20(5):e1011200. PMID: 38709852; PMCID: PMC11098513; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011200;

Zang X, Skinner A, Krieger MS, Behrends CN, Park JN, Green TC, Walley AY, Morgan JR, Linas BP, Yedinak JL, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL. Evaluation of Strategies to Enhance Community-Based Naloxone Distribution Supported by an Opioid Settlement. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 01; 7(5):e2413861.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake

PMID: 38814644; PMCID: PMC11140538; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.13861;

Curtis MR, Epstein RL, Pei P, Linas BP, Ciaranello AL. Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies for Treatment Timing for Perinatally Acquired Hepatitis C Virus. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 May 01; 178(5):489-496.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Epstein, Rachel

PMID: 38466273; PMCID: PMC10928541; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0114;

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Freibott CE, Jalali A, Murphy SM, Walley AY, Linas BP, Jeng PJ, Bratberg J, Marshall BDL, Zang X, Green TC, Morgan JR. The association between naloxone claims and proportion of independent versus chain pharmacies: A longitudinal analysis of naloxone claims in the United States. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2024; 64(4):102093.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake

PMID: 38604474

Montoya ID, Watson C, Aldridge A, Ryan D, Murphy SM, Amuchi B, McCollister KE, Schackman BR, Bush JL, Speer D, Harlow K, Orme S, Zarkin GA, Castry M, Seiber EE, Barocas JA, Linas BP, Starbird LE. Cost of start-up activities to implement a community-level opioid overdose reduction intervention in the HEALing Communities Study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Apr 02; 19(1):23.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Barocas, Joshua

PMID: 38566249; PMCID: PMC10988809; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00454-w;

Balevic SJ, Benjamin DK, Powderly WG, Smith PB, Gonzalez D, McCarthy MW, Shaw LK, Lindsell CJ, Bozzette S, Williams D, Linas BP, Blamoun J, Javeri H, Hornik CP. Abatacept Pharmacokinetics and Exposure Response in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: A Secondary Analysis of the ACTIV-1 IM Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 01; 7(4):e247615. PMID: 38662372; PMCID: PMC11046337; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7615;

Epstein RL, Buzzee B, White LF, Feld JJ, Castera L, Sterling RK, Linas BP, Taylor LE. Test characteristics for combining non-invasive liver fibrosis staging modalities in individuals with Hepatitis C virus. J Viral Hepat. 2024 Jun; 31(6):277-292.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
White, Laura
Epstein, Rachel

PMID: 38326950; PMCID: PMC11102317; DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13925;

Assoumou SA, Bonilla HV, Vautour L, White C, Read Newcomb A, Kibbe D, Goldie J, Merrill A, Monahan M, Linas BP, Drainoni ML, Pierre CM, Graham R. A Communications Campaign to Build Confidence in Covid-19 Vaccines: The Boston Medical Center Experience. NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv. 2024 Feb; 5(2).View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Pierre, Cassandra
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 38813133; PMCID: PMC11132119; DOI: 10.1056/CAT.23.0322;

Tilhou AS, Murray E, Wang J, Linas BP, White L, Samet JH, LaRochelle M. Trends in buprenorphine dosage and days supplied for new treatment episodes for opioid use disorder, 2010-2019. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 Nov 01; 252:110981.View Related Profiles.

Tilhou, Alyssa
Linas, Benjamin
Murray, Eleanor
Samet, Jeffrey
White, Laura
Larochelle, Marc

PMID: 37839942; PMCID: PMC10615721; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110981;

Martin NK, Beletsky L, Linas BP, Bayoumi A, Pollack H, Larney S. Modeling as Visioning: Exploring the Impact of Criminal Justice Reform on Health of Populations with Substance Use Disorders. MDM Policy Pract. 2023; 8(2):23814683231202984. PMID: 37841498; PMCID: PMC10568988; DOI: 10.1177/23814683231202984;

Tin Y, Castry M, Bowers-Sword R, Shantharam S, Aldridge A, Zarkin GA, Starbird L, Linas BP, Barocas JA, Morgan JR. Establishing a Protocol for Determining the Costs of an Integrated Set of Evidence-based Practices Aimed at Reducing Opioid Overdose Deaths. J Addict Med. 2024 Jan-Feb 01; 18(1):13-18.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake
Barocas, Joshua

PMID: 37768777; PMCID: PMC10872250; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001218;

Frimpong JA, Parish CL, Feaster DJ, Gooden LK, Nelson MC, Matheson T, Siegel K, Haynes L, Linas BP, Assoumou SA, Tross S, Kyle T, Liguori TK, Toussaint O, Annane D, Metsch LR. A study protocol for Project I-Test: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a practice coaching intervention to increase HIV testing in substance use treatment programs. Trials. 2023 Sep 26; 24(1):609.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 37749635; PMCID: PMC10521543; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07602-8;

Flam-Ross JM, Marsh E, Weitz M, Savinkina A, Schackman BR, Wang J, Madushani RWMA, Morgan JR, Barocas JA, Walley AY, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Linas BP, Assoumou SA. Economic Evaluation of Extended-Release Buprenorphine for Persons With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 05; 6(9):e2329583.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake
Barocas, Joshua
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 37703018; PMCID: PMC10500382; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29583;

Zang X, Walley AY, Chatterjee A, Kimmel SD, Morgan JR, Murphy SM, Linas BP, Nolen S, Reilly B, Urquhart C, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL. Changes to opioid overdose deaths and community naloxone access among Black, Hispanic and White people from 2016 to 2021 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interrupted time-series analysis in Massachusetts, USA. Addiction. 2023 Dec; 118(12):2413-2423.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Chatterjee, Avik
Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake
Kimmel, Simeon

PMID: 37640687; PMCID: PMC10986189; DOI: 10.1111/add.16324;

Frimpong JA, Parish C, Feaster DJ, Gooden LK, Matheson T, Haynes L, Linas BP, Assoumou SA, Tross S, Kyle T, Nelson CM, Liguori TK, Toussaint O, Siegel K, Annane D, Metsch LR. A study protocol for Project I-Test: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a practice coaching intervention to increase HIV testing in substance use treatment programs. Res Sq. 2023 Jun 28.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 37461594; PMCID: PMC10350190; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3059783/v1;

Chen S, Walt G, Aldrich A, McAlearney AS, Linas B, Amuchi B, Freedman DA, Goddard-Eckrich D, Gibson E, Hartman Ms J, Bosak J, Lunze K, Jones L, Christopher M, Salsberry P, Jackson R, Back S, Drainoni ML, Walker DM. A Qualitative Study of Health Equity's Role in Community Coalition Development. Health Educ Behav. 2024 Aug; 51(4):613-624.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Lunze, Karsten
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn

PMID: 37376998

Sowah LA, Smeaton L, Brates I, Bhattacharya D, Linas B, Kreter B, Wagner-Cardoso S, Solomon S, Sulkowski M, Robbins GK. Perspectives on Adherence From the ACTG 5360 MINMON Trial: A Minimum Monitoring Approach With 12 Weeks of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir in Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jun 08; 76(11):1959-1968. PMID: 36694361; PMCID: PMC10249990; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad034;

Hahn JA, Ngabirano C, Fatch R, Emenyonu NI, Cheng DM, Adong J, Tumwegamire A, Terrault NA, Linas BP, Jacobson KR, Muyindike WR. Safety and tolerability of isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis for persons with HIV with and without alcohol use. AIDS. 2023 Aug 01; 37(10):1535-1543.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Cheng, Debbie
Jacobson, Karen

PMID: 37260251; PMCID: PMC10355800; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003613;

Barocas JA, Nall SK, Axelrath S, Pladsen C, Boyer A, Kral AH, Meehan AA, Savinkina A, Peery D, Bien M, Agnew-Brune C, Goldshear J, Chiang J, Linas BP, Gonsalves G, Bluthenthal RN, Mosites E. Population-Level Health Effects of Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Who Inject Drugs in US Cities. JAMA. 2023 May 02; 329(17):1478-1486.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Barocas, Joshua

PMID: 37036716; PMCID: PMC10087093; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.4800;

Chatterjee A, Weitz M, Savinkina A, Macmadu A, Madushani RWMA, Potee RA, Ryan D, Murphy SM, Walley AY, Linas BP. Estimated Costs and Outcomes Associated With Use and Nonuse of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During Incarceration and at Release in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 03; 6(4):e237036.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Chatterjee, Avik
Linas, Benjamin

PMID: 37058306; PMCID: PMC10105308; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7036;

Jawa R, Tin Y, Nall S, Calcaterra SL, Savinkina A, Marks LR, Kimmel SD, Linas BP, Barocas JA. Estimated Clinical Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness Associated With Provision of Addiction Treatment in US Primary Care Clinics. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 03; 6(4):e237888.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Barocas, Joshua
Kimmel, Simeon

PMID: 37043198; PMCID: PMC10098970; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7888;

Tamlyn AL, Tjilos M, Bosch NA, Barnett KG, Perkins RB, Walkey A, Assoumou SA, Linas BP, Drainoni ML. At the intersection of trust and mistrust: A qualitative analysis of motivators and barriers to research participation at a safety-net hospital. Health Expect. 2023 Jun; 26(3):1118-1126.View Related Profiles.

Walkey, Allan
Linas, Benjamin
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Bosch, Nicholas
Perkins, Rebecca
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 36896842; PMCID: PMC10154811; DOI: 10.1111/hex.13726;

Mustanski B, Saber R, Jones JP, Macapagal K, Benbow N, Li DH, Brown CH, Janulis P, Smith JD, Marsh E, Schackman BR, Linas BP, Madkins K, Swann G, Dean A, Bettin E, Savinkina A. Keep It Up! 3.0: Study protocol for a type III hybrid implementation-effectiveness cluster-randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Apr; 127:107134. PMID: 36842763; PMCID: PMC10249332; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107134;

Tjilos M, Tamlyn AL, Ragan EJ, Assoumou SA, Barnett KG, Martin P, Perkins RB, Linas BP, Drainoni ML. "Community members have more impact on their neighbors than celebrities": leveraging community partnerships to build COVID-19 vaccine confidence. BMC Public Health. 2023 Feb 16; 23(1):350.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Perkins, Rebecca
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 36797724; PMCID: PMC9933023; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15198-6;

Epstein RL, Pramanick T, Baptiste D, Buzzee B, Reese PP, Linas BP, Sawinski D. A Microsimulation Study of the Cost-Effectiveness of Hepatitis C Virus Screening Frequencies in Hemodialysis Centers. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Feb 01; 34(2):205-219.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Epstein, Rachel

PMID: 36735375; PMCID: PMC10103100; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2022030245;

Rowan SE, Haukoos J, Kamis KF, Hopkins E, Gravitz S, Lyle C, Al-Tayyib AA, Gardner EM, Galbraith JW, Hsieh YH, Lyons MS, Rothman RE, White DAE, Morgan JR, Linas BP, Sabel AL, Wyles DL. The Determining Effective Testing in Emergency Departments and Care Coordination on Treatment Outcomes (DETECT) for Hepatitis C (Hep C) Linkage-to-Care Trial: rationale and design of an emergency department-based randomized clinical trial of linkage-to-care strategies for hepatitis C. Trials. 2023 Jan 27; 24(1):63.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake

PMID: 36707909; PMCID: PMC9880363; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-07018-w;

Zambrano S, Davis M, Leeds DR, Noronha K, McLaughlin A, Burns RH, Mulvey E, Linas BP, Assoumou SA. Laboratory test trends within 72 hours of hospital admission associated with death among COVID-19 patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Dec 16; 101(50):e31154.View Related Profiles.

McLaughlin, Angela
Linas, Benjamin
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 36550914; PMCID: PMC9771162; DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031154;

Muyindike WR, Fatch R, Cheng DM, Emenyonu NI, Forman L, Ngabirano C, Adong J, Linas B, Jacobson KR, Hahn JA. Unhealthy Alcohol Use Is Associated With Suboptimal Adherence to Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in Persons With HIV in Southwestern Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Dec 15; 91(5):460-468.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Cheng, Debbie
Jacobson, Karen

PMID: 36044285; PMCID: PMC9649866; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003082;

Lodi S, Klein M, Rauch A, Epstein R, Wittkop L, Logan R, Rentsch CT, Justice AC, Touloumi G, Berenguer J, Jarrin I, Egger M, Puoti M, D'Arminio Monforte A, Gill J, Salmon Ceron D, van Sighem A, Linas B, van der Valk M, Hernán MA. Sustained virological response after treatment with direct antiviral agents in individuals with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection. J Int AIDS Soc. 2022 Dec; 25(12):e26048.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Epstein, Rachel
Lodi, Sara

PMID: 36562643; PMCID: PMC9784654; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26048;

Zang X, Bessey SE, Krieger MS, Hallowell BD, Koziol JA, Nolen S, Behrends CN, Murphy SM, Walley AY, Linas BP, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL. Comparing Projected Fatal Overdose Outcomes and Costs of Strategies to Expand Community-Based Distribution of Naloxone in Rhode Island. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 01; 5(11):e2241174.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Linas, Benjamin

PMID: 36350649; PMCID: PMC9647481; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.41174;

Morgan JR, Murphy SM, Assoumou SA, Linas BP. Estimating Absenteeism Related to Nonalcohol Substance Use in a US National Cohort of Full-Time Employees. J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Nov 01; 64(11):899-904.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 35901222; PMCID: PMC9637773; DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002612;

Nolen S, Zang X, Chatterjee A, Behrends CN, Green TC, Linas BP, Morgan JR, Murphy SM, Walley AY, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL. Evaluating equity in community-based naloxone access among racial/ethnic groups in Massachusetts. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 01; 241:109668.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Chatterjee, Avik
Linas, Benjamin
Morgan, Jake

PMID: 36309001; PMCID: PMC9833886; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109668;

Sinha P, Lakshminarayanan SL, Cintron C, Narasimhan PB, Locks LM, Kulatilaka N, Maloomian K, Prakash Babu S, Carwile ME, Liu AF, Horsburgh CR, Acuna-Villaorduna C, Linas BP, Hochberg NS. Nutritional Supplementation Would Be Cost-Effective for Reducing Tuberculosis Incidence and Mortality in India: The Ration Optimization to Impede Tuberculosis (ROTI-TB) Model. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 10; 75(4):577-585.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Acuna-Villaorduna, Carlos
Locks, Lindsey
Hochberg, Natasha
Sinha, Pranay

PMID: 34910141; PMCID: PMC9464065; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab1033;

Ferrante ND, Newcomb CW, Forde KA, Leonard CE, Torgersen J, Linas BP, Rowan SE, Wyles DL, Kostman J, Trooskin SB, Lo Re V. The Hepatitis C Care Cascade During the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era in a United States Commercially Insured Population. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Sep; 9(9):ofac445. PMID: 36092829; PMCID: PMC9454032; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac445;

David AR, Sian CR, Gebel CM, Linas BP, Samet JH, Sprague Martinez LS, Muroff J, Bernstein JA, Assoumou SA. Barriers to accessing treatment for substance use after inpatient managed withdrawal (Detox): A qualitative study. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022 Nov; 142:108870.View Related Profiles.

David, Allison
Linas, Benjamin
Samet, Jeffrey
Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 36084559; PMCID: PMC10084712; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108870;

Barocas JA, Savinkina A, Lodi S, Epstein RL, Bouton TC, Sperring H, Hsu HE, Jacobson KR, Schechter-Perkins EM, Linas BP, White LF. Projected Long-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Hepatitis C Outcomes in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24; 75(1):e1112-e1119.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Schechter-Perkins, Elissa
Hsu, Heather
Barocas, Joshua
Jacobson, Karen
White, Laura
Epstein, Rachel
Lodi, Sara
Bouton, Tara

PMID: 34499124; PMCID: PMC8522427; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab779;

Linas BP. Commentary on Grove et al.: a progress report on the US overdose response. Addiction. 2022 Nov; 117(11):2864-2865. PMID: 35962461

Morgan JR, Freibott CE, Jalali A, Jeng PJ, Walley AY, Chatterjee A, Green TC, Nolan ML, Linas BP, Marshall BDL, Murphy SM. The role of increasing pharmacy and community distributed naloxone in the opioid overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York City. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Sep; 4.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 36337350; PMCID: PMC9631422; DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100083;

Zhong H, Brandeau ML, Yazdi GE, Wang J, Nolen S, Hagan L, Thompson WW, Assoumou SA, Linas BP, Salomon JA. Metamodeling for Policy Simulations with Multivariate Outcomes. Med Decis Making. 2022 Oct; 42(7):872-884.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 35735216; PMCID: PMC9452454; DOI: 10.1177/0272989X221105079;

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Assoumou SA, Peterson A, Ginman E, James T, Pierre CM, Hamilton S, Chapman S, Goldie J, Koenig R, Mendez-Escobar E, Leaver H, Graham R, Crichlow R, Weaver T, Cotterell S, Valdez G, De Las Nueces D, Scott NA, Linas BP, Cherry PM. Addressing Inequities in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake: The Boston Medical Center Health System Experience. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Jun; 175(6):879-884.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 35576586

Haukoos JS, Rowan SE, Galbraith JW, Rothman RE, Hsieh YH, Hopkins E, Houk RA, Toerper MF, Kamis KF, Morgan JR, Linas BP, Al-Tayyib AA, Gardner EM, Lyons MS, Sabel AL, White DAE, Wyles DL. The Determining Effective Testing in Emergency Departments and Care Coordination on Treatment Outcomes (DETECT) for Hepatitis C (Hep C) Screening Trial: rationale and design of a multi-center pragmatic randomized clinical trial of hepatitis C screening in emergency departments. Trials. 2022 Apr 25; 23(1):354.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 35315162; PMCID: PMC9377514; DOI: 10.1111/add.15879;

Cramer EY, Ray EL, Lopez VK, Bracher J, Brennen A, Castro Rivadeneira AJ, Gerding A, Gneiting T, House KH, Huang Y, Jayawardena D, Kanji AH, Khandelwal A, Le K, Mühlemann A, Niemi J, Shah A, Stark A, Wang Y, Wattanachit N, Zorn MW, Gu Y, Jain S, Bannur N, Deva A, Kulkarni M, Merugu S, Raval A, Shingi S, Tiwari A, White J, Abernethy NF, Woody S, Dahan M, Fox S, Gaither K, Lachmann M, Meyers LA, Scott JG, Tec M, Srivastava A, George GE, Cegan JC, Dettwiller ID, England WP, Farthing MW, Hunter RH, Lafferty B, Linkov I, Mayo ML, Parno MD, Rowland MA, Trump BD, Zhang-James Y, Chen S, Faraone SV, Hess J, Morley CP, Salekin A, Wang D, Corsetti SM, Baer TM, Eisenberg MC, Falb K, Huang Y, Martin ET, McCauley E, Myers RL, Schwarz T, Sheldon D, Gibson GC, Yu R, Gao L, Ma Y, Wu D, Yan X, Jin X, Wang YX, Chen Y, Guo L, Zhao Y, Gu Q, Chen J, Wang L, Xu P, Zhang W, Zou D, Biegel H, Lega J, McConnell S, Nagraj VP, Guertin SL, Hulme-Lowe C, Turner SD, Shi Y, Ban X, Walraven R, Hong QJ, Kong S, van de Walle A, Turtle JA, Ben-Nun M, Riley S, Riley P, Koyluoglu U, DesRoches D, Forli P, Hamory B, Kyriakides C, Leis H, Milliken J, Moloney M, Morgan J, Nirgudkar N, Ozcan G, Piwonka N, Ravi M, Schrader C, Shakhnovich E, Siegel D, Spatz R, Stiefeling C, Wilkinson B, Wong A, Cavany S, España G, Moore S, Oidtman R, Perkins A, Kraus D, Kraus A, Gao Z, Bian J, Cao W, Lavista Ferres J, Li C, Liu TY, Xie X, Zhang S, Zheng S, Vespignani A, Chinazzi M, Davis JT, Mu K, Pastore Y Piontti A, Xiong X, Zheng A, Baek J, Farias V, Georgescu A, Levi R, Sinha D, Wilde J, Perakis G, Bennouna MA, Nze-Ndong D, Singhvi D, Spantidakis I, Thayaparan L, Tsiourvas A, Sarker A, Jadbabaie A, Shah D, Della Penna N, Celi LA, Sundar S, Wolfinger R, Osthus D, Castro L, Fairchild G, Michaud I, Karlen D, Kinsey M, Mullany LC, Rainwater-Lovett K, Shin L, Tallaksen K, Wilson S, Lee EC, Dent J, Grantz KH, Hill AL, Kaminsky J, Kaminsky K, Keegan LT, Lauer SA, Lemaitre JC, Lessler J, Meredith HR, Perez-Saez J, Shah S, Smith CP, Truelove SA, Wills J, Marshall M, Gardner L, Nixon K, Burant JC, Wang L, Gao L, Gu Z, Kim M, Li X, Wang G, Wang Y, Yu S, Reiner RC, Barber R, Gakidou E, Hay SI, Lim S, Murray C, Pigott D, Gurung HL, Baccam P, Stage SA, Suchoski BT, Prakash BA, Adhikari B, Cui J, Rodríguez A, Tabassum A, Xie J, Keskinocak P, Asplund J, Baxter A, Oruc BE, Serban N, Arik SO, Dusenberry M, Epshteyn A, Kanal E, Le LT, Li CL, Pfister T, Sava D, Sinha R, Tsai T, Yoder N, Yoon J, Zhang L, Abbott S, Bosse NI, Funk S, Hellewell J, Meakin SR, Sherratt K, Zhou M, Kalantari R, Yamana TK, Pei S, Shaman J, Li ML, Bertsimas D, Skali Lami O, Soni S, Tazi Bouardi H, Ayer T, Adee M, Chhatwal J, Dalgic OO, Ladd MA, Linas BP, Mueller P, Xiao J, Wang Y, Wang Q, Xie S, Zeng D, Green A, Bien J, Brooks L, Hu AJ, Jahja M, McDonald D, Narasimhan B, Politsch C, Rajanala S, Rumack A, Simon N, Tibshirani RJ, Tibshirani R, Ventura V, Wasserman L, O'Dea EB, Drake JM, Pagano R, Tran QT, Ho LST, Huynh H, Walker JW, Slayton RB, Johansson MA, Biggerstaff M, Reich NG. Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the United States. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Apr 12; 119(15):e2113561119. PMID: 35394862; PMCID: PMC9169655; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2113561119;

Adams JW, Savinkina A, Fox A, Behrends CN, Madushani RWMA, Wang J, Chatterjee A, Walley AY, Barocas JA, Linas BP. Modeling the cost-effectiveness and impact on fatal overdose and initiation of buprenorphine-naloxone treatment at syringe service programs. Addiction. 2022 Oct; 117(10):2635-2648.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 35315148; PMCID: PMC9951221; DOI: 10.1111/add.15883;

Linas BP, Xiao J, Dalgic OO, Mueller PP, Adee M, Aaron A, Ayer T, Chhatwal J. Projecting COVID-19 Mortality as States Relax Nonpharmacologic Interventions. JAMA Health Forum. 2022 Apr; 3(4):e220760. PMID: 35977324; PMCID: PMC8976243; DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.0760;

Morgan JR, Marsh E, Savinkina A, Shilton S, Shadaker S, Tsertsvadze T, Kamkamidze G, Alkhazashvili M, Morgan T, Belperio P, Backus L, Doss W, Esmat G, Hassany M, Elsharkawy A, Elakel W, Mehrez M, Foster GR, Wose Kinge C, Chew KW, Chasela CS, Sanne IM, Thanung YM, Loarec A, Aslam K, Balkan S, Easterbrook PJ, Linas BP. Determining the lower limit of detection required for HCV viral load assay for test of cure following direct-acting antiviral-based treatment regimens: Evidence from a global data set. J Viral Hepat. 2022 Jun; 29(6):474-486.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 35278339; PMCID: PMC9248016; DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13672;

Lee SS, Weitz M, Ardlie K, Bantham A, Schuckel MF, Goehringer K, Hogue C, Hosking R, Mortimer K, Saadat A, Seaman-Chandler J, Linas BP, Ciaranello A. Resources Required for Implementation of SARS-CoV-2 Screening in Massachusetts K-12 Public Schools in Winter/Spring 2021. J Sch Health. 2022 May; 92(5):474-484. PMID: 35253219; PMCID: PMC9115172; DOI: 10.1111/josh.13152;

Morgan JR, Quinn EK, Chaisson CE, Ciemins E, Stempniewicz N, White LF, Linas BP, Walley AY, LaRochelle MR. Variation in Initiation, Engagement, and Retention on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Based on Health Insurance Plan Design. Med Care. 2022 03 01; 60(3):256-263.View Related Profiles.

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Adams JW, Savinkina A, Hudspeth JC, Gai MJ, Jawa R, Marks LR, Linas BP, Hill A, Flood J, Kimmel S, Barocas JA. Simulated Cost-effectiveness and Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Addiction Care and Antibiotic Therapy Strategies for Patients With Injection Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e220541.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 35226078; PMCID: PMC8886538; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0541;

Linas BP, Assoumou SA. Laying the Foundation for a New and Inclusive Science. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2148540.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 35157061

Giardina J, Bilinski A, Fitzpatrick MC, Kendall EA, Linas BP, Salomon J, Ciaranello AL. Model-Estimated Association Between Simulated US Elementary School-Related SARS-CoV-2 Transmission, Mitigation Interventions, and Vaccine Coverage Across Local Incidence Levels. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 02 01; 5(2):e2147827. PMID: 35157056; PMCID: PMC8845023; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47827;

Solomon SS, Wagner-Cardoso S, Smeaton L, Sowah LA, Wimbish C, Robbins G, Brates I, Scello C, Son A, Avihingsanon A, Linas B, Anthony D, Nunes EP, Kliemann DA, Supparatpinyo K, Kityo C, Tebas P, Bennet JA, Santana-Bagur J, Benson CA, Van Schalkwyk M, Cheinquer N, Naggie S, Wyles D, Sulkowski M. A minimal monitoring approach for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (ACTG A5360 [MINMON]): a phase 4, open-label, single-arm trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 04; 7(4):307-317. PMID: 35026142; PMCID: PMC8920770; DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00397-6;

Sinha P, Linas BP. Combination Therapy With Tocilizumab and Dexamethasone Cost-Effectively Reduces Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 12 06; 73(11):2116-2118.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 33956936; PMCID: PMC8135952; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab409;

Linas BP, Cunningham CO. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Disparities: A Call for Equity in Health Outcomes and Clinical Research. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 12 06; 73(11):e4139-e4140. PMID: 33111148; PMCID: PMC7543378; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1460;

Barocas JA, Eftekhari Yazdi G, Savinkina A, Nolen S, Savitzky C, Samet JH, Englander H, Linas BP. Long-term Infective Endocarditis Mortality Associated With Injection Opioid Use in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 12 06; 73(11):e3661-e3669.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 32901815; PMCID: PMC8662770; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1346;

Nolen S, Zang X, Chatterjee A, Behrends CN, Green TC, Kumar A, Linas BP, Morgan JR, Murphy SM, Walley AY, Yan S, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL. Community-based naloxone coverage equity for the prevention of opioid overdose fatalities in racial/ethnic minority communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Addiction. 2022 May; 117(5):1372-1381.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 34825427; PMCID: PMC8983544; DOI: 10.1111/add.15759;

Barocas JA, Savinkina A, Adams J, Jawa R, Weinstein ZM, Samet JH, Linas BP. Clinical impact, costs, and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based strategies for addressing the US opioid epidemic: a modelling study. Lancet Public Health. 2022 01; 7(1):e56-e64.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 34861189; PMCID: PMC8756295; DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00248-6;

Giardina J, Bilinski A, Fitzpatrick MC, Kendall EA, Linas BP, Salomon J, Ciaranello AL. Model-estimated relationship between elementary school-related SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mitigation interventions, and vaccination coverage across community incidence levels. medRxiv. 2021 Nov 16. PMID: 34816266; PMCID: PMC8609905; DOI: 10.1101/2021.08.04.21261576;

Linas BP. Ending HIV in the United States Will Require a Substantial Financial Commitment. Ann Intern Med. 2021 11; 174(11):1620-1621. PMID: 34543585

Toumi A, Zhao H, Chhatwal J, Linas BP, Ayer T. Association of Limited In-Person Attendance in US National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association Games With County-Level COVID-19 Cases. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 08 02; 4(8):e2119621. PMID: 34402891; PMCID: PMC8371570; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.19621;

Freiman JM, Fatch R, Cheng D, Emenyonu N, Ngabirano C, Geadas C, Adong J, Muyindike WR, Linas BP, Jacobson KR, Hahn JA. Prevalence of elevated liver transaminases and their relationship with alcohol use in people living with HIV on anti-retroviral therapy in Uganda. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0250368.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 34061870; PMCID: PMC8168875; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250368;

Morgan JR, Walley AY, Murphy SM, Chatterjee A, Hadland SE, Barocas J, Linas BP, Assoumou SA. Characterizing initiation, use, and discontinuation of extended-release buprenorphine in a nationally representative United States commercially insured cohort. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 08 01; 225:108764.View Related Profiles.

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Epstein RL, Sperring H, Hofman M, Lodi S, White LF, Barocas JA, Bouton TC, Xiao Y, Hsu HE, Miller NS, Linas BP, Marathe JG. Time to SARS-CoV-2 PCR Clearance in Immunocompromising Conditions: Is Test-Based Removal From Isolation Necessary in Severely Immunocompromised Individuals? Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 8(6):ofab164.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 34189164; PMCID: PMC8231388; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab164;

Assoumou SA, Paniagua SM, Gonzalez P, Wang J, Beckwith CG, White LF, Taylor JL, Coogan K, Samet JH, Linas BP. HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Buprenorphine at a Drug Detoxification Center During the Opioid Epidemic: Opportunities and Challenges. AIDS Behav. 2021 Aug; 25(8):2591-2598.View Related Profiles.

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Morgan JR, Savinkina A, Pires Dos Santos AG, Xue Z, Shilton S, Linas B. HCV Viral Load Greater Than 1000 IU/ml at Time of Virologic Failure in Direct-Acting Antiviral-Treated Patients. Adv Ther. 2021 03; 38(3):1690-1700.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 33590445; PMCID: PMC7932931; DOI: 10.1007/s12325-021-01647-4;

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PMID: 33587136; PMCID: PMC7885041; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37259;

Assoumou SA, Sian CR, Gebel CM, Linas BP, Samet JH, Bernstein JA. Patients at a drug detoxification center share perspectives on how to increase hepatitis C treatment uptake: A qualitative study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 03 01; 220:108526.View Related Profiles.

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Morgan JR, Barocas JA, Murphy SM, Epstein RL, Stein MD, Schackman BR, Walley AY, Linas BP. Comparison of Rates of Overdose and Hospitalization After Initiation of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in the Inpatient vs Outpatient Setting. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 12 01; 3(12):e2029676.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 33320266; PMCID: PMC7739119; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29676;

Linas BP, Savinkina A, Barbosa C, Mueller PP, Cerdá M, Keyes K, Chhatwal J. A clash of epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on opioid overdose. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 01; 120:108158. PMID: 33298298; PMCID: PMC7536128; DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108158;

Aldridge AP, Barbosa C, Barocas JA, Bush JL, Chhatwal J, Harlow KJ, Hyder A, Linas BP, McCollister KE, Morgan JR, Murphy SM, Savitzky C, Schackman BR, Seiber EE, E Starbird L, Villani J, Zarkin GA. Health economic design for cost, cost-effectiveness and simulation analyses in the HEALing Communities Study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 12 01; 217:108336.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 33152672; PMCID: PMC7532345; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108336;

Kimmel SD, Walley AY, Li Y, Linas BP, Lodi S, Bernson D, Weiss RD, Samet JH, Larochelle MR. Association of Treatment With Medications for Opioid Use Disorder With Mortality After Hospitalization for Injection Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 10 01; 3(10):e2016228.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 33052402; PMCID: PMC7557514; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16228;

Leech AA, Christiansen CL, Linas BP, Jacobsen DM, Morin I, Drainoni ML. Healthcare practitioner experiences and willingness to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis in the US. PLoS One. 2020; 15(9):e0238375.View Related Profiles.

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Assoumou SA, Paniagua SM, Linas BP, Wang J, Samet JH, Hall J, White LF, Beckwith CG. Rapid Versus Laboratory-Based Testing for HIV and Hepatitis C at a Drug Detoxification Treatment Center: A Randomized Trial. J Infect Dis. 2020 09 02; 222(Suppl 5):S376-S383.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 32877557; PMCID: PMC7566618; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa162;

Linas BP. Time for a New Approach to Guidance for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among Persons Who Inject Drugs. J Infect Dis. 2020 08 17; 222(6):885-887. PMID: 32002538; PMCID: PMC7430164; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa015;

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Kimmel SD, Walley AY, Linas BP, Kalesan B, Awtry E, Dobrilovic N, White L, LaRochelle M. Effect of Publicly Reported Aortic Valve Surgery Outcomes on Valve Surgery in Injection Drug- and Non-Injection Drug-Associated Endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 07 27; 71(3):480-487.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 31598642; PMCID: PMC7384313; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz834;

Sinha P, Mostaghim A, Bielick CG, McLaughlin A, Hamer DH, Wetzler LM, Bhadelia N, Fagan MA, Linas BP, Assoumou SA, Ieong MH, Lin NH, Cooper ER, Brade KD, White LF, Barlam TF, Sagar M. Early administration of interleukin-6 inhibitors for patients with severe COVID-19 disease is associated with decreased intubation, reduced mortality, and increased discharge. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Oct; 99:28-33.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 32721528; PMCID: PMC7591937; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.023;

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Linas, Benjamin
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Ghany MG, Morgan TR. Hepatitis C Guidance 2019 Update: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases-Infectious Diseases Society of America Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Hepatology. 2020 02; 71(2):686-721. PMID: 31816111; PMCID: PMC9710295; DOI: 10.1002/hep.31060;

Morgan JR, Wang J, Barocas JA, Jaeger JL, Durham NN, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Bharel M, Walley AY, Linas BP. Opioid overdose and inpatient care for substance use disorder care in Massachusetts. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2020 05; 112:42-48.View Related Profiles.

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Moloney PB, Hutchinson S, Heskin J, Mulcahy F, Langan Y, Conlon NP, Linas BP, Takahashi C, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Possible N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody-mediated encephalitis in the setting of HIV cerebrospinal fluid escape. J Neurol. 2020 May; 267(5):1348-1352.View Related Profiles.

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Bellerose M, Zhu L, Hagan LM, Thompson WW, Randall LM, Malyuta Y, Salomon JA, Linas BP. A review of network simulation models of hepatitis C virus and HIV among people who inject drugs. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 02; 88:102580. PMID: 31740175; PMCID: PMC8729792; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.10.006;

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Barocas JA, Morgan JR, Fiellin DA, Schackman BR, Eftekhari Yazdi G, Stein MD, Freedberg KA, Linas BP. Cost-effectiveness of integrating buprenorphine-naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder into clinical care for persons with HIV/hepatitis C co-infection who inject opioids. Int J Drug Policy. 2019 10; 72:160-168.View Related Profiles.

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Barocas JA, Wang J, Marshall BDL, LaRochelle MR, Bettano A, Bernson D, Beckwith CG, Linas BP, Walley AY. Sociodemographic factors and social determinants associated with toxicology confirmed polysubstance opioid-related deaths. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 07 01; 200:59-63.View Related Profiles.

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Morgan JR, Schackman BR, Weinstein ZM, Walley AY, Linas BP. Overdose following initiation of naltrexone and buprenorphine medication treatment for opioid use disorder in a United States commercially insured cohort. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 07 01; 200:34-39.View Related Profiles.

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Jones EA, Linas BP, Truong V, Burgess JF, Lasser KE. Budgetary impact analysis of a primary care-based hepatitis C treatment program: Effects of 340B Drug Pricing Program. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0213745.View Related Profiles.

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Freiman JM, Wang J, Easterbrook PJ, Horsburgh CR, Marinucci F, White LF, Kamkamidze G, Krajden M, Loarec A, Njouom R, Nguyen KV, Shiha G, Soliman R, Solomon SS, Tsertsvadze T, Denkinger CM, Linas B. Deriving the optimal limit of detection for an HCV point-of-care test for viraemic infection: Analysis of a global dataset. J Hepatol. 2019 07; 71(1):62-70.View Related Profiles.

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Cohen GH, Tamrakar S, Lowe S, Sampson L, Ettman C, Kilpatrick D, Linas BP, Ruggiero K, Galea S. Improved social services and the burden of post-traumatic stress disorder among economically vulnerable people after a natural disaster: a modelling study. Lancet Planet Health. 2019 02; 3(2):e93-e101.View Related Profiles.

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Leech AA, Burgess JF, Sullivan M, Kuohung W, Horný M, Drainoni ML, Christiansen CL, Linas BP. Cost-effectiveness of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention for conception in the United States. AIDS. 2018 11 28; 32(18):2787-2798.View Related Profiles.

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Assoumou SA, Wang J, Tasillo A, Eftekhari Yazdi G, Tsui JI, Strick L, Linas BP. Hepatitis C Testing and Patient Characteristics in Washington State's Prisons Between 2012 and 2016. Am J Prev Med. 2019 01; 56(1):8-16.View Related Profiles.

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Shelton BA, Sawinski D, Linas BP, Reese PP, Mustian M, Hungerpiller M, Reed RD, MacLennan PA, Locke JE. Population level outcomes and cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C treatment pre- vs postkidney transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2018 10; 18(10):2483-2495. PMID: 30058218; PMCID: PMC6206868; DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15040;

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Wurcel AG, Burke DJ, Wang JJ, Engle B, Noonan K, Knox TA, Kim AY, Linas BP. The Burden of Untreated HCV Infection in Hospitalized Inmates: a Hospital Utilization and Cost Analysis. J Urban Health. 2018 08; 95(4):467-473.View Related Profiles.

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Chow FC, Wilson MR, Wu K, Ellis RJ, Bosch RJ, Linas BP. Stroke incidence is highest in women and non-Hispanic blacks living with HIV in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Longitudinal Linked Randomized Trials cohort. AIDS. 2018 06 01; 32(9):1125-1135. PMID: 29746317; PMCID: PMC5955006; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001799;

Rodriguez CV, Rubenstein KB, Linas B, Hu H, Horberg M. Increasing hepatitis C screening in a large integrated health system: science and policy in concert. Am J Manag Care. 2018 05 01; 24(5):e134-e140. PMID: 29851444; PMCID: PMC6132051

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Saag LA, LaValley MP, Hochberg NS, Cegielski JP, Pleskunas JA, Linas BP, Horsburgh CR. Low body mass index and latent tuberculous infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 04 01; 22(4):358-365.View Related Profiles.

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Schackman BR, Gutkind S, Morgan JR, Leff JA, Behrends CN, Delucchi KL, McKnight C, Perlman DC, Masson CL, Linas BP. Cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C screening and treatment linkage intervention in US methadone maintenance treatment programs. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 04 01; 185:411-420.View Related Profiles.

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Leech AA, Bortoletto P, Christiansen C, Drainoni ML, Linas BP, Roeca C, Curtis M, Sullivan M. Assessing access to assisted reproductive services for serodiscordant couples with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Fertil Steril. 2018 03; 109(3):473-477.View Related Profiles.

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Assoumou SA, Tasillo A, Leff JA, Schackman BR, Drainoni ML, Horsburgh CR, Barry MA, Regis C, Kim AY, Marshall A, Saxena S, Smith PC, Linas BP. Cost-Effectiveness of One-Time Hepatitis C Screening Strategies Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care Settings. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 01 18; 66(3):376-384.View Related Profiles.

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Tasillo A, Salomon JA, Trikalinos TA, Horsburgh CR, Marks SM, Linas BP. Cost-effectiveness of Testing and Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Residents Born Outside the United States With and Without Medical Comorbidities in a Simulation Model. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Dec 01; 177(12):1755-1764.View Related Profiles.

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Rajasingham R, Pollock NR, Linas BP. The Cost-effectiveness of a Point-of-Care Paper Transaminase Test for Monitoring Treatment of HIV/TB Co-Infected Persons. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017; 4(4):ofx194. PMID: 30364559; PMCID: PMC6197379; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx194;

Morgan JR, Schackman BR, Leff JA, Linas BP, Walley AY. Injectable naltrexone, oral naltrexone, and buprenorphine utilization and discontinuation among individuals treated for opioid use disorder in a United States commercially insured population. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2018 02; 85:90-96.View Related Profiles.

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Assoumou SA, Huang W, Young K, Horsburgh CR, Linas BP. Real-world Outcomes of Hepatitis C Treatment during the Interferon-free Era at an Urban Safety-net Hospital. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017; 28(4):1333-1344.View Related Profiles.

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Pho M, Gao Y, Salomon J, Huang ES, Nocon R, Morgan JR, White LF, Linas BP. Costs of Routine Care for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: The Case of Illinois Medicaid. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2016; 3(suppl 1). View Publication

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Linas BP, Barter DM, Morgan JR, Pho MT, Leff JA, Schackman BR, Horsburgh CR, Assoumou SA, Salomon JA, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA, Kim AY. The cost-effectiveness of sofosbuvir-based regimens for treatment of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 or 3 infection. Ann Intern Med. 2015 May 5; 162(9):619-29.View Related Profiles.

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Schackman BR, Leff JA, Barter DM, DiLorenzo MA, Feaster DJ, Metsch LR, Freedberg KA, Linas BP. Cost-effectiveness of rapid hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and simultaneous rapid HCV and HIV testing in substance abuse treatment programs. Addiction. 2015 Jan; 110(1):129-43. PMID: 25291977; PMCID: PMC4270906; DOI: 10.1111/add.12754;

Freiman JM, Huang W, White LF, Geng EH, Hurt CB, Taylor LE, Overton ET, Cachay ER, Kitahata MM, Moore RD, Rodriguez B, Mayer KH, Linas BP. Current practices of screening for incident hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-infected, HCV-uninfected individuals in primary care. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Dec 15; 59(12):1686-93.View Related Profiles.

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Assoumou, Sabrina

PMID: 23486494; PMCID: PMC3780795; DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31827f4fe9;

Spaulding AS, Kim AY, Harzke AJ, Sullivan JC, Linas BP, Brewer A, Dickert J, McGovern BH, Strick LB, Trestman R, Ferguson WJ. Impact of new therapeutics for hepatitis C virus infection in incarcerated populations. Top Antivir Med. 2013 Feb-Mar; 21(1):27-35. PMID: 23596276; PMCID: PMC3875217

Linas BP, Wong AY, Schackman BR, Kim AY, Freedberg KA. Cost-effective screening for acute hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jul; 55(2):279-90. PMID: 22491339; PMCID: PMC3403839; DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis382;

Linas BP, Wong AY, Freedberg KA, Horsburgh CR. Priorities for screening and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Sep 1; 184(5):590-601.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Horsburgh, C.

PMID: 21562129; PMCID: PMC3175546; DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201101-0181OC;

Linas BP, Wong AY, Freedberg KA, Horsburgh JR C. Conference: American Thoracic Society 2011 International Conference. The Cost Effectiveness Of Tuberculin Skin Test And Interferon Gamma Release Assay Screening For Latent Tuberculosis Infection In The U.S. Denver. 2011. View Publication

Linas BP, Wang B, Smurzynski M, Losina E, Bosch RJ, Schackman BR, Rong J, Sax PE, Walensky RP, Schouten J, Freedberg KA. The impact of HIV/HCV co-infection on health care utilization and disability: results of the ACTG Longitudinal Linked Randomized Trials (ALLRT) Cohort. J Viral Hepat. 2011 Jul; 18(7):506-12.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Losina, Elena

PMID: 20546501; PMCID: PMC3347883; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01325.x;

Linas BP, Losina E, Rockwell A, Walensky RP, Cranston K, Freedberg KA. Improving outcomes in state AIDS drug assistance programs. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Aug 15; 51(5):513-21.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Losina, Elena

PMID: 19561518; PMCID: PMC2774843; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181b16d00;

Ehrenkranz PD, Pagán JA, Begier EM, Linas BP, Madison K, Armstrong K. Written informed-consent statutes and HIV testing. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jul; 37(1):57-63. PMID: 19423271; PMCID: PMC2800306; DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.03.011;

Linas BP, Freedberg KA, Horsburgh CR. Conference: American Thoracic Society 2009 International Conference. Revisiting the Effectiveness of LTBI Screening in the U.S. San Diego. 2009. View Publication
Rockwell A, Linas BP, Losina E, Freedberg K, Cranston K. Conference: Infectious Diseases Society of America 2008 Annual Meeting. Optimizing Outcomes in U.S. AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. 2008.
Linas BP, Losina E, Rockwell A, Walensky RP, Cranston K, Freedberg KA. Conference: The 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. USING DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN U.S. AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 2008.

Linas BP, Zheng H, Losina E, Rockwell A, Walensky RP, Cranston K, Freedberg KA. Optimizing resource allocation in United States AIDS drug assistance programs. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 15; 43(10):1357-64.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Losina, Elena

PMID: 17051505

Linas BP, Zheng H, Losina E, Walensky RP, Freedberg KA. Assessing the impact of federal HIV prevention spending on HIV testing and awareness. Am J Public Health. 2006 Jun; 96(6):1038-43.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Losina, Elena

PMID: 16670217; PMCID: PMC1470622; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.074344;

Coffin PO, Linas BP, Factor SH, Vlahov D. New York City pharmacists' attitudes toward sale of needles/syringes to injection drug users before implementation of law expanding syringe access. J Urban Health. 2000 Dec; 77(4):781-93. PMID: 11194317; PMCID: PMC3456774

Linas BP, Coffin PO, Backes G, Vlahov D. New York State pharmacists' attitudes toward needle and syringe sales to injection drug users before implementation of syringe deregulation. J Urban Health. 2000 Dec; 77(4):768-80. PMID: 11194316; PMCID: PMC3456767

Sulmasy DP, Linas BP, Gold KF, Schulman KA. Physician resource use and willingness to participate in assisted suicide. Arch Intern Med. 1998 May 11; 158(9):974-8. PMID: 9588430

Schulman KA, Linas BP. Pharmacoeconomics: state of the art in 1997. Annu Rev Public Health. 1997; 18:529-48. PMID: 9143730

Yabroff KR, Linas BP, Schulman K. Evaluation of quality of life for diverse patient populations. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 1996; 40(1):87-104. PMID: 8888155

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 178 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2022

Bar chart showing 178 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2022

Year	Publications
1996	1
1997	1
1998	1
2000	2
2006	2
2008	2
2009	3
2010	1
2011	2
2012	1
2013	2
2014	9
2015	5
2016	7
2017	11
2018	22
2019	12
2020	19
2021	15
2022	27
2023	18
2024	15

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