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Emily Hurstak, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Medicine

General Internal Medicine

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
BS, Yale University

Websites

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	Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance

ORCID : 0000-0001-8297-4367

Dr. Emily Hurstak is the Medical Director for the Boston Medical Center’s Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Program and the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA's SUD Care Continuum ECHO. She is a primary care physician and addiction medicine specialist who provides primary medical care to patients at Boston Medical Center's General Internal Medicine and OBAT clinics. She has focused her work and research on improving the understanding and care of patients with co-morbid substance use disorders and chronic pain as well as studying health literacy and health communication techniques to improve care of vulnerable patients. She is board certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine and is trained in medical acupuncture. Dr. Hurstak received her medical degree from Columbia University and completed her residency, chief residency, and fellowship at the University of California San Francisco.

Identifying Optimal Psychosocial Interventions for Patients Receiving Office-Based Buprenorphine
09/02/2019 - 10/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Patient-Cntr (PCORI)

Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE)
09/20/2021 - 05/31/2022 (Multi-PI)
PI: Emily Hurstak, MD, MPH
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
4R33AA027597-03

Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), transfer from BUSPH
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025 (PI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
7R33AA027597-04

Improving Advance Care Planning in Oncology: A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Trial Integrating Patient Videos and Clinician Communication Training
07/15/2019 - 06/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Emily Hurstak, MD, MPH
Dana Farber Cancer Institute NIH NIA
4UH3AG060626-02

Title

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2025	BUP - BOOSTeR: Behavioral Optimization for Overcoming Suboptimal Treatment Retention	1R01DA062408-01A1
2023	Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE)	5R33AA027597-05

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Roseen EJ, Hurstak EE, Kim RS, Gao Q, Greco CM, Vago DR, Saper RB, Kligler B, McKee MD, Dusek JA. Nonpharmacologic Back Pain Treatment Use and Associated Patient Reported Outcomes in US-Based Integrative Medicine Clinics. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2025; 14:27536130251345481.View Related Profiles.

Hurstak, Emily
Roseen, Eric
Saper, Robert

PMID: 40463627; PMCID: PMC12130646; DOI: 10.1177/27536130251345481;

Mills L, Sepulveda ER, Miller Z, Jones J, Hernandez G, Ly SM, Canfield J, Flanigan T, Goulet P, Joseph R, Hurstak E, Palmer JA, Sanchez M, So-Armah K, Fitzpatrick AM. Social Determinants of Health and Linkage to HIV Care Among Groups at High Risk for Not Linking to HIV Care. Res Sq. 2025 May 16.View Related Profiles.

Fitzpatrick, Amy
Hurstak, Emily
Palmer, Jennifer
So-Armah, Kaku

PMID: 40470238; PMCID: PMC12136204; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6534966/v1;

Fitzpatrick AM, Ly SM, Canfield J, So-Armah K, Palmer JA, Hurstak EE. Experiences of Trainees From Underrepresented Groups Within Addiction Medicine Training Programs: A Qualitative Study. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Jul; 46(3):612-623.View Related Profiles.

Fitzpatrick, Amy
Hurstak, Emily
Palmer, Jennifer
So-Armah, Kaku

PMID: 40249028

Wexler RS, Joyce C, Reichman R, Pereira C, Fanuele E, Hurstak E, Laird L, Lavretsky H, Wang C, Saper R, Alcorn KS, Mittman BS, Roseen EJ. Determinants of Qigong, Tai Chi, and Yoga Use for Health Conditions: A Systematic Review Protocol. medRxiv. 2025 Mar 21.View Related Profiles.

Hurstak, Emily
Roseen, Eric
Laird, Lance
Saper, Robert

PMID: 40166550; PMCID: PMC11957096; DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.18.25324204;

Magane KM, Saitz R, Fielman S, LaRochelle MR, Shanahan CW, Pace CA, LaValley M, Penington K, Karzhevsky S, Hurstak E. Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Feb 05; 20(1):9.View Related Profiles.

Pace, Christine
Shanahan, Christopher
Hurstak, Emily
Magane, Kara
Larochelle, Marc
LaValley, Michael

PMID: 39910606; PMCID: PMC11800519; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00526-x;

Joyce CT, Roseen EJ, Smith CN, Patterson CG, McDonough CM, Hurstak E, Morone NE, Beneciuk J, Stevans JM, Delitto A, Saper RB. A Cluster Analysis of Initial Primary Care Orders for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Jan 05; 36(6):986-995.View Related Profiles.

Hurstak, Emily
Roseen, Eric
Morone, Natalia
Saper, Robert

PMID: 38182423; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230123R2;

Hurstak E, Farina FR, Paasche-Orlow MK, Hahn EA, Henault LE, Moreno P, Weaver C, Marquez M, Serrano E, Thomas J, Griffith JW. COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Mediates the Relationship between Health Literacy and Vaccination in a Diverse Sample of Urban Adults. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Dec 13; 11(12).View Related Profiles.

Hurstak, Emily
Paasche-Orlow, Michael

PMID: 38140251; PMCID: PMC10747333; DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11121848;

Harris MTH, Laks J, Hurstak E, Jain JP, Lambert AM, Maschke AD, Bagley SM, Farley J, Coffin PO, McMahan VM, Barrett C, Walley AY, Gunn CM. "If you're strung out and female, they will take advantage of you": A qualitative study exploring drug use and substance use service experiences among women in Boston and San Francisco. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Feb; 157:209190.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Gunn, Christine
Hurstak, Emily
Laks, Jordana
Harris, Miriam
Bagley, Sarah

PMID: 37866442; PMCID: PMC11040599; DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209190;

Ly SM, Fitzpatrick AM, Canfield J, Powis A, So-Armah K, Hurstak EE. Improving DEIB in Addiction Medicine Training Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Program Evaluation. Subst Abus. 2023 Oct; 44(4):277-281.View Related Profiles.

Hurstak, Emily
So-Armah, Kaku

PMID: 37830542

Lent MR, Dugosh KL, Hurstak E, Callahan HR, Mazur K. Prevalence and predictors of suicidality among adults initiating office-based buprenorphine. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 Jun 01; 18(1):37. PMID: 37264472; PMCID: PMC10233176; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-023-00393-y;

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Hurstak EE, Paasche-Orlow MK, Hahn EA, Henault LE, Taddeo MA, Moreno PI, Weaver C, Marquez M, Serrano E, Thomas J, Griffith JW. The mediating effect of health literacy on COVID-19 vaccine confidence among a diverse sample of urban adults in Boston and Chicago. Vaccine. 2023 Apr 06; 41(15):2562-2571.View Related Profiles.

Hurstak, Emily
Paasche-Orlow, Michael

PMID: 36907736; PMCID: PMC9977617; DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.059;

Chao MT, Hurstak E, Leonoudakis-Watts K, Sidders F, Pace J, Hammer H, Wismer B. Patient-Reported Outcomes of an Integrative Pain Management Program Implemented in a Primary Care Safety Net Clinic: a Quasi-experimental Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 07; 34(7):1105-1107. PMID: 30783878; PMCID: PMC6614211; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04868-0;

Hurstak E, Chao MT, Leonoudakis-Watts K, Pace J, Walcer B, Wismer B. Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Integrative Pain Management Program in a Primary Care Safety-Net Clinic. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Mar; 25(S1):S78-S85. PMID: 30870021; DOI: 10.1089/acm.2018.0398;

Hurstak E, Rowe C, Turner C, Behar E, Cabugao R, Lemos NP, Burke C, Coffin P. Using medical examiner case narratives to improve opioid overdose surveillance. Int J Drug Policy. 2018 04; 54:35-42. PMID: 29353022; PMCID: PMC5899632; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.12.017;

Hurstak E. Treating and Teaching: The San Francisco Free Clinic. Journal of the San Francisco and Marin Medical Societies. 2017; 90(6):24. View Publication

Hurstak E, Johnson JK, Tieu L, Guzman D, Ponath C, Lee CT, Jamora CW, Kushel M. Factors associated with cognitive impairment in a cohort of older homeless adults: Results from the HOPE HOME study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 09 01; 178:562-570. PMID: 28738314; PMCID: PMC5568464; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.06.002;

Knight KR, Kushel M, Chang JS, Zamora K, Ceasar R, Hurstak E, Miaskowski C. Opioid pharmacovigilance: A clinical-social history of the changes in opioid prescribing for patients with co-occurring chronic non-cancer pain and substance use. Soc Sci Med. 2017 08; 186:87-95. PMID: 28599142; PMCID: PMC5551446; DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.05.043;

Hurstak EE, Kushel M, Chang J, Ceasar R, Zamora K, Miaskowski C, Knight K. The risks of opioid treatment: Perspectives of primary care practitioners and patients from safety-net clinics. Subst Abus. 2017 Apr-Jun; 38(2):213-221. PMID: 28394752; PMCID: PMC5568522; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2017.1296524;

Spinelli MA, Ponath C, Tieu L, Hurstak EE, Guzman D, Kushel M. Factors associated with substance use in older homeless adults: Results from the HOPE HOME study. Subst Abus. 2017 Jan-Mar; 38(1):88-94. PMID: 27897965; PMCID: PMC5472372; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2016.1264534;

Chang JS, Kushel M, Miaskowski C, Ceasar R, Zamora K, Hurstak E, Knight KR. Provider Experiences With the Identification, Management, and Treatment of Co-occurring Chronic Noncancer Pain and Substance Use in the Safety Net. Subst Use Misuse. 2017 01 28; 52(2):251-255. PMID: 27754719; PMCID: PMC5345572; DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1223138;

Hurstak E, Kushel MK. Pain Care on a New Track: Complementary Therapies in the Safety Net. California Healthcare Foundation. 2016. View Publication

Ceasar R, Chang J, Zamora K, Hurstak E, Kushel M, Miaskowski C, Knight K. Primary care providers' experiences with urine toxicology tests to manage prescription opioid misuse and substance use among chronic noncancer pain patients in safety net health care settings. Subst Abus. 2016; 37(1):154-60. PMID: 26682471; PMCID: PMC4823143; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1132293;

Giardina EG, Laudano M, Hurstak E, Saroff A, Fleck E, Sciacca R, Boden-Albala B, Cassetta J. Physical activity participation among Caribbean Hispanic women living in New York: relation to education, income, and age. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Feb; 18(2):187-93. PMID: 19183090; PMCID: PMC2945715; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0946;

Thande NK, Hurstak EE, Sciacca RE, Giardina EG. Management of obesity: a challenge for medical training and practice. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Jan; 17(1):107-13. PMID: 19107125; DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.478;

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

Bar chart showing 24 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2023 and 2025

Bar chart showing 24 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2023 and 2025

Year	Publications
2008	1
2009	1
2016	4
2017	4
2018	1
2019	2
2023	5
2024	1
2025	5

2020 University of California Family and Community Medicine: Excellence in Teaching Award

2008 Columbia University School of Public Health: Jay Sharp Scholarship in Public Health

2006 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons : NIH Research Fellow

2005-2010 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: Daniel Noyes Brown Scholar in Primary Care and Community Health

2003 Yale University: Henry Hart Rice Fellow in International Development

2001 Yale University: Linck Humanitarian Fellowship

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