Dr. Joanna L Starrels M.D., M.S.
Internist
305 E 161st St Montefiore Comprehen Bronx NY, 10451About
As a clinician-investigator and educator, Dr. Starrels aims to improve the quality of chronic pain management in primary care settings, through helping to define and promote evidence-based use of opio ...
Education and Training
Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Medical College MD
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Which skills are associated with residents' sense of preparedness to manage chronic pain?
- Prior buprenorphine experience is associated with office-based buprenorphine
- "Not Unless It's a Life or Death Thing": A Qualitative Study of the Health Care Experiences of Adults Who Stutter.
- Prescription monitoring programs and emergency department visits involving benzodiazepine misuse: Early evidence from 11 United States metropolitan areas.
- Prescription monitoring programs and emergency department visits involving opioids, 2004-2011.
- Factors Associated with Prescription of Opioids and Co-prescription of Sedating Medications in Individuals with HIV.
- Increasing Benzodiazepine Prescriptions and Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1996-2013.
- Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for chronic pain in individuals with HIV: a systematic review.
- "A place at the table:" a qualitative analysis of community board members' experiences with academic HIV/AIDS research.
- Capsule Commentary on Mueller et al., Attitudes Toward Naloxone Prescribing in Clinical Settings: A Qualitative Study of Patients Prescribed High Dose Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain.
- Cost-effectiveness of a chronic pain intervention for people living with HIV (PLWH).
- Pain Management for Primary Care Providers: A Narrative Review of High-Impact Studies, 2014-2016.
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