Simeon Kimmel, MD, MA
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
General Internal Medicine

MD, Harvard Medical School
MA, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Pronouns: he/him/his



Simeon Kimmel is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and an Attending Physician in the Sections of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center and Medical Director of Project TRUST, Boston Medical Center’s harm reduction focused drop-in center. He trained in Internal Medicine and Primary Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital before completing a joint fellowship in Addiction Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Boston Medical Center. He also earned a Master's Degree in Medical Anthropology from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on improving retention in treatment with medications for opioid use disorder following serious injection related infections as well as the integration of addiction and harm reduction services with infectious disease care. He was awarded a Career Development Award from NIDA in 2021.

Faculty
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit


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  1. Hadland SE, Kimmel SD, Yan S, Bettano AL, Lo-Ciganic WH, Bagley SM, Calihan JB, Hsu HE, Larochelle MR. Buprenorphine Treatment Duration and Adherence Among Youth and Subsequent Health Outcomes. Pediatrics. 2025 Nov 18. PMID: 41248890; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-071147;
     
  2. Krawczyk N, Scott J, Miller M, Coulter A, Ferguson A, Frank D, Jordan A, Joudrey P, Kimmel SD, Levander XA, Potee R, Roberts KE, Russell D, Simon R, Sue KL, Suen LW, Vincent L, Voyles N, Simon C. Envisioning a Humane and Accessible US Methadone Treatment System: Generating Policy and Practice Recommendations From the Liberate Methadone Movement. Subst Use Addctn J. 2025 Oct 26; 29767342251377189. PMID: 41139383; DOI: 10.1177/29767342251377189;
     
  3. Paradise RK, Kimmel SD, Nurani A, Desmarais J, O'Malley S, Walley AY, Hoyos-Cespedes A, Clarke J, Taylor S, Dooley D, Bazzi AR. Building connection: overdose survivors' and professional service providers' perspectives on immediate post-overdose care. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Nov; 145:104948.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40784254; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104948;
     
  4. Christine PJ, Kimmel SD, Martin SA, Massad C, Walley AY. National Estimates of Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations Resulting in Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Aug 07.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40775114; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09804-z;
     
  5. Ritter AZ, Roma C, Soske J, Merrick C, Kennedy KA, Nishar S, Kimmel S, Zullo AR, Dow PM. Optimizing care transitions to post-acute care following hospitalization for people with opioid use disorder. Innov Aging. 2025 Aug; 9(8):igaf069. PMID: 40919508; PMCID: PMC12409272; DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf069;
     
  6. Jayasinghe T, Drainoni ML, Walley A, Grella C, Majeski A, Rolles A, Cogan A, Venkatesan G, Stein MD, Larochelle M, Samet JH, Kimmel SD. "Every Time I Go in There, It Gives Me Time to Reflect": A Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives on Substance Use, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, and Harm Reduction Following Hospitalization for Serious Injection-Related Infection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 May; 12(5):ofaf201.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40352630; PMCID: PMC12063207; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf201;
     
  7. Benheim TS, Kimmel SD, George M, Dow PM. Readmissions and Mortality After "Before Medically Advised" Hospital Discharges Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Opioid Use Disorder. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep; 40(13):3118-3127. PMID: 39875771; PMCID: PMC12508336; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09358-0;
     
  8. Bovell-Ammon BJ, Onofrey S, Kimmel SD, Wurcel AG, Klevens M. Incarceration history and HIV testing among people who inject drugs in the Boston metro area: a pooled cross-sectional study. Res Sq. 2024 Dec 17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39764124; PMCID: PMC11702856; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5367945/v1;
     
  9. Rosenmoss S, LaRochelle M, Bearnot B, Weinstein Z, So-Armah K, Moyo P, Yan S, Walley AY, Kimmel SD. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Referral Rejection From Postacute Care Facilities Among People With Opioid Use Disorder in Massachusetts. J Addict Med. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 19(2):165-171.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39514897; PMCID: PMC12044598; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001390;
     
  10. Nishar S, Soske J, Vanjani R, Kimmel SD, Roma C, Dow PM. Access and care for people with opioid use disorder in U.S. skilled nursing facilities: A policy commentary. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Nov; 133:104607. PMID: 39383611; PMCID: PMC11540742; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104607;
     
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A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Survivors for Answers

BU Today 8/3/2023

A Notorious Boston Intersection, Mass and Cass, Faces an Opioid Overdose Crisis. BU Researchers Are Turning to Survivors for Answers

BU Today 8/2/2023

Long-Acting, Injected HIV Meds Can Help Tough-to-Treat Patients

US News & World Report 7/5/2023

Long-Acting, Injected HIV Meds Can Help Tough-to-Treat Patients

Health Day 7/5/2023

To protect people with addiction from discrimination, the Justice Dept. turns to a long-overlooked tool: the ADA

STAT 6/22/2022

BMC Pilots Training Program to Improve Post-Acute Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorder

HealthCity 5/17/2022

Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Are Routinely Rejected from Post-Acute Care Facilities in the Northeast, Study Finds

HealthCity 5/10/2022

COVID-19: Unionized Nursing Homes Showed Lower Resident Mortality Rates

Health Affairs 4/20/2022

Post-acute care facilities in MA disproportionately reject referred patients with opioid use disorder

Fierce Healthcare 3/11/2022

Patients with opioid use disorder often rejected for skilled follow-up care, study finds

WBUR 3/8/2022

SNF opioid problems didn’t end after prosecutions began

McKnight's Long-Term Care News 3/8/2022

Opioid Use Disorder Plays Significant Role in Many Sepsis Cases

HealthLeaders Media 1/26/2022

Rejection of Referrals based on Substance Use Diagnosis and Treatment

Journal of Addiction Medicine 9/7/2021

Emergency Departments Have a Major Opportunity to Boost HIV Testing

HealthCity 6/25/2021

Principles of Harm Reduction in Young Adults with Substance Use Disorder

HealthCity 1/27/2021

A Missed Opportunity for Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Initiation: Infective Endocarditis Hospitalization

Health City 11/5/2020

HIV and Overdose Care Critical as Pandemic Yields Increased Harm

HealthCity 9/21/2020

Patients with opioid use disorder face discrimination in post-acute care

Healio 8/6/2020

Report finds Massachusetts’ skilled nursing facilities and rehab centers openly discriminated against addiction patients.

Legal Reader 7/27/2020

Post-Acute Care Facilities Often Reject Patients With Substance Use Disorder

Psych Central 7/20/2020

29% Of Mass. Nursing Homes Refused Patients Who’ve Used Opioids, Study Finds

WBUR 7/16/2020

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