David L. Rosenbloom, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Health Law, Policy & Management

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BA, Colgate University



David is currently Professor of Public Health at the Boston University School of Public Health where he focuses on US and international health policy and issues relating to substance use disorders. His more than 40 year career spans the public, private, not for profit and academic health sectors. From 1975-1983, as Commissioner of Health and Hospitals for the City of Boston he was the city’s public health officer and CEO of the city’s public delivery system, including Boston City Hospital, 22 neighborhood health centers, and the emergency medical system. From 1984 to 1988 David was Vice President and then President of Health Data Institute, Inc, a company that pioneered the clinical analysis of medical claims data and developed managed care tools and techniques used throughout the country today. He has conducted, published research and led national community based demonstration projects in addiction prevention, treatment and policy. He has also led development of web/mobile based interventions to help individuals quit smoking, assess their risk for alcohol and drug related health problems, and reduce unhealthy drinking among veterans returning from combat.

Trained in political science (MIT, PhD 1970) he conducted some of the first research on the development of the professional campaign management industry in the US, The Election Men (Quadrangle Press, NY, 1973) He was the founder and Director of Join Together, a program of BUSPH to assist communities throughout the country develop leadership and effective strategies to address addiction and gun violence problems. He served as a member of the National Advisory Council for NIDA from 1999-2003. David was a Director of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital from1984 to 2013 and Chaired its Board from 2006-2009. He co-founded and Chaired from 1989 to 1996 Community Medical Alliance, Inc. an HMO for people with catastrophic medical conditions. He was Chairman of Quitnet.com from 2000-2005 and has served as a Director of Stop Handgun Violence since 1995. In 2015 he helped found and serves as a Director of the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative. He is the current Board Chair of the Boston Foundation for Sight.

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09/01/2020 - 08/31/2021 (PI)
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02/17/2019 - 12/31/2019 (PI)
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Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Eric Helmuth
07/01/2018 - 01/04/2019 (PI)
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05/01/2018 - 12/31/2018 (PI)
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Personnel Agreement for Research Services of Eric Helmuth
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 (PI)
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VetChange: BU's Web Intervention for Recent Combat Returnees with PTSD
07/01/2013 - 12/31/2017 (PI)
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07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017 (PI)
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05/01/2016 - 04/30/2017 (PI)
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07/01/2010 - 04/30/2017 (PI)
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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2009 Alcohol Education for Youths- A Laboratory-Based Experience 5R25AA017156-02
2009 Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People 3P60AA013759-05S1 33
2008 Alcohol Education for Youths- A Laboratory-Based Experience 1R25AA017156-01A1
2008 Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People 5P60AA013759-05 33
2008 Age of Drinking Onset and Development of Alcohol Problems 5P60AA013759-05-1 33
2007 Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People 5P60AA013759-04 33
2007 Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People 3P60AA013759-04S1 33
2007 Age of Drinking Onset and Development of Alcohol Problems 5P60AA013759-04-1 33
2006 Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People 5P60AA013759-03 33
2006 AGE OF DRINKING ONSET AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS 5P60AA013759-03-1 33
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  1. Polizzi CP, Sistad RE, Livingston NA, Brief D, Litwack S, Roy M, Solhan M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Alcohol-Related Problems As Moderators of PTSD Symptom Change During Use of a Web-Based Intervention for Hazardous Drinking and PTSD. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Jan; 85(1):51-61.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37796630; PMCID: PMC10846604; DOI: 10.15288/jsad.23-00094;
     
  2. Kimmel SD, Xuan Z, Yan S, Lambert AM, Formica SW, Green TC, Carroll JJ, Bagley SM, Rosenbloom D, Beletsky L, Walley AY. Characteristics of post-overdose outreach programs and municipal-level opioid overdose in Massachusetts. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Oct; 120:104164.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37713939; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104164;
     
  3. Carroll JJ, Cummins ER, Formica SW, Green TC, Bagley SM, Beletsky L, Rosenbloom D, Xuan Z, Walley AY. The police paradox: A qualitative study of post-overdose outreach program implementation through public health-public safety partnerships in Massachusetts. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Oct; 120:104160.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37597344; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104160;
     
  4. Xuan Z, Yan S, Formica SW, Green TC, Beletsky L, Rosenbloom D, Bagley SM, Kimmel SD, Carroll JJ, Lambert AM, Walley AY. Association of Implementation of Postoverdose Outreach Programs With Subsequent Opioid Overdose Deaths Among Massachusetts Municipalities. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 May 01; 80(5):468-477.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36920385; PMCID: PMC10018400; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0109;
     
  5. Sistad RE, Livingston NA, Crowe ML, Newberger N, Spitzer E, Brief D, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Solhan M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Network analysis of reasons for and against changing alcohol use among veterans engaged in a web-based intervention for hazardous drinking and PTSD symptoms. Addict Behav. 2023 Aug; 143:107689.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36924646; PMCID: PMC10485876; DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107689;
     
  6. Choi S, Rosenbloom D, Stein MD, Raifman J, Clark JA. Differential Gateways, Facilitators, and Barriers to Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Pregnant Women and Mothers: A Scoping Systematic Review. J Addict Med. 2022 May-Jun 01; 16(3):e185-e196.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34380985; PMCID: PMC8828806; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000909;
     
  7. Newberger NG, Yeager S, Livingston NA, Enggasser JL, Brief DJ, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Life satisfaction following treatment-related reductions in alcohol use and PTSD symptoms: Results from VetChange. Psychol Trauma. 2023 Nov; 15(8):1299-1306.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35254847
     
  8. Choi S, Stein MD, Raifman J, Rosenbloom D, Clark JA. Estimating the impact on initiating medications for opioid use disorder of state policies expanding Medicaid and prohibiting substance use during pregnancy. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 12 01; 229(Pt A):109162.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34768053; PMCID: PMC8671210; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109162;
     
  9. Choi S, Stein MD, Raifman J, Rosenbloom D, Clark JA. Motherhood, pregnancy and gateways to intervene in substance use disorder. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Jul; 30(4):e1268-e1277.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34363426; PMCID: PMC8818808; DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13534;
     
  10. Davoust M, Grim V, Hunter A, Jones DK, Rosenbloom D, Stein MD, Drainoni ML. Examining the implementation of police-assisted referral programs for substance use disorder services in Massachusetts. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 06; 92:103142.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33546937; PMCID: PMC8217104; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103142;
     
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