Theresa W. Kim, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
General Internal Medicine

MD, Boston University School of Medicine
MSc, Boston University School of Public Health
BA, Boston University

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Theresa W. Kim, MD is Clinical Associate Professor at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and clinician-investigator in the Section of General Internal Medicine at Boston Medical Center. After completing research training in a NIH-funded fellowship, she joined the faculty of the Clinical Addiction Research Education (CARE) program at Boston Medical Center. In addition to board-certification in Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine, she is accredited as a HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. She has extensive experience providing HIV and shelter-based primary care as a staff member of the Boston HealthCare for the Homeless Program for over 20 years. She has published and received NIH-funding for her research on improving access to addiction care in medical settings for disadvantaged populations. This has included examining 1) the impact of housing instability, depression, and substance use on access to care for people with HIV infection; 2) defining and measuring the quality of medical care on addiction outcomes; and 3) screening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol and drug use in general medical settings. In addition to a health services focus, she has published in the area of medical comorbidities including falls and poor bone health (osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency).

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



URBAN ARCH (5/5) Boston Cohort - Alcohol and HIV-associated comorbidity and complications: Frailty, Functional impairment, Falls, and Fractures (the 4F Study)
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Theresa W. Kim, MD
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
3U01AA020784-10S2


Development and Validation of a Novel and HIV-Relevant Prediction Model for Fracture
04/01/2022 - 03/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Theresa W. Kim, MD
Yale University School of Medicine NIH NIAMS

Development and Evaluation of Video-Based Directly Observed Therapy for Office-Based Treatment…
07/15/2018 - 06/30/2022 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Theresa W. Kim, MD
Emocha Mobile Health, Inc. NIH NIDA
3R44DA044053-02S1

Primary Care Quality and Service Customization for the Homeless
02/01/2009 - 07/31/2011 (PI)
Dept of Veterans Affairs


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  1. Murnane PM, Afshar M, Chamie G, Cook RL, Ferguson T, Haque LY, Jacobson KR, Justice AC, Kim TW, Khalili M, Krupitsky E, McGinnis KA, Molina P, Muyindike WR, Myers B, Richards VL, So-Armah K, Stewart S, Sulkowski MS, Tien PC, Hahn JA. Using phosphatidylethanol as an adjunct to self-reported alcohol use improves identification of liver fibrosis risk. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 31.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39480054
     
  2. Shangani S, Winter MR, Shea M, Kim TW, So-Armah K, Magane KM, Bellamy SL, Saitz R, Stein MD. Social Vulnerability and Mental Health Among People with HIV and Substance Use: The Role of Race. AIDS Behav. 2024 Sep 27.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39327395
     
  3. Palfai TP, Winter MR, Magane KM, Heeren TC, Bernier LB, Murray GE, Saitz R, Kim TW, Stein MD. Pain and unhealthy alcohol use among people living with HIV: A prospective cohort study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2024 Nov; 48(11):2089-2098.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39317678
     
  4. Laks J, Kim TW, Christine PJ, Evans J, Farrell NM, Kehoe J, Younkin M, Taylor JL. Treating Benzodiazepine Withdrawal in a Bridge Clinic. J Addict Med. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 18(6):649-656.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38922639
     
  5. Kim TW, Bertholet N, Magane KM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Winter MR, Samet JH, Erlandson KM, Stein MD, Bryant KJ, Saitz R, Heeren TC. Alcohol Consumption and Illicit Drug Use: Associations With Fall, Fracture, and Acute Health Care Utilization Among People With HIV Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Apr 01; 95(4):391-398.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38133581; PMCID: PMC10922845; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003372;
     
  6. Gill SV, Shin D, Kim TW, Magane KM, Hereen T, Winter M, Helfrich C, Saitz R. A Fall Prevention Feasibility Trial for People With HIV and Alcohol Use. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2025 Jan; 45(1):85-94.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38554013
     
  7. Lucero MM, Palfai TP, Heeren TC, Stein MD, Kim TW, Saitz R. Heavy Alcohol Use and HIV Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Pain. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):636-644.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38236321; PMCID: PMC11129659; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04250-6;
     
  8. Walsh M, Uretsky M, Tripodis Y, Nowinski CJ, Rasch A, Bruce H, Ryder M, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Katz DI, Dwyer B, Daneshvar DH, Walley AY, Kim TW, Goldstein LE, Stern RA, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, McKee AC, Stein TD, Mez J, Alosco ML. Clinical and Neuropathological Correlates of Substance Use in American Football Players. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024; 101(3):971-986.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39269838
     
  9. Stein MD, Godersky ME, Kim TW, Walley AY, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Magane KM, Saitz R. Self-medication of pain and discomfort with alcohol and other substances by people with HIV infection and substance use disorder: preliminary findings from a secondary analysis. AIDS Care. 2024 Mar; 36(3):414-424.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37909062; PMCID: PMC10922286; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2275047;
     
  10. Bhatraju EP, Radick AC, Leroux BG, Kim TW, Samet JH, Tsui JI. Buprenorphine adherence and illicit opioid use among patients in treatment for opioid use disorder. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2023 Jul 04; 49(4):511-518.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37369019
     
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Drinking Takes Toll on Bones of People with HIV: Study

US News & World Report 3/6/2020

Drinking Raises Risk of Osteoporosis for People Living With HIV

44 News 3/4/2020

2007 Addiction Health Services Annual Meeting, National Institute on Drug Abuse: Junior Investigator Travel Award
2006 National Institute on Drug Abuse: Mentored Candidate Travel Award
2003 Department of Medicine, BUSM: Recipient, Pilot Project Grant
2002 National Institutes of Health, Clinical Research Loan Program: Research Scholar
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bone mineral density
health services
HIV infection
homeless persons
primary health care
quality of care
substance abuse treatment
substance related disorder
vitamin D

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