Soraya Azari, MD
Education
Honors and Awards
- Halie T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, 2015
- Richard Haber Award, 2013
Publications
Davis J, Bepo L, Suen LW, McLaughlin MM, Adamo M, Abbs E, Lemke G, Azari S. Implementing Heart Plus: Design and Early Results of a Novel Co-Management Clinic for Patients with Stimulant-Associated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of cardiac failure 2023. PMID: 37984791
Tierney HR, Takimoto SW, Azari S, Steiger S, Martin M. Predictors of Linkage to an Opioid Treatment Program and Methadone Treatment Retention following Hospital Discharge in a Safety-Net Setting. Substance use & misuse 2023. PMID: 37194561
Leyde S, Abbs E, Suen LW, Martin M, Mitchell A, Davis J, Azari S. A Mixed-methods Evaluation of an Addiction/Cardiology Pilot Clinic With Contingency Management for Patients With Stimulant-associated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of addiction medicine 2022. PMID: 36729467
Leyde S, Abbs E, Suen LW, Martin M, Mitchell A, Davis J, Azari S. A Mixed-methods Evaluation of an Addiction/Cardiology Pilot Clinic With Contingency Management for Patients With Stimulant-associated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of addiction medicine 2022. PMID: 37267175
Martin M, Snyder HR, Coffa D, Steiger S, Clement JP, Ranji SR, Azari S, Nguyen OK, Lum PJ. Time to ACT: launching an Addiction Care Team (ACT) in an urban safety-net health system. BMJ open quality 2021. PMID: 33500326
Young SR, Azari S, Becker WC, Edelman EJ, Liebschutz JM, Roy P, Starrels JL, Merlin JS. Common and Challenging Behaviors Among Individuals on Long-term Opioid Therapy. Journal of addiction medicine 2019. PMID: 31855919
Leyde S, Azari S. What Should I Know About Opioids and Living With Chronic Pain? JAMA internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32453391
Starrels JL, Young SR, Azari SS, Becker WC, Jennifer Edelman E, Liebschutz JM, Pomeranz J, Roy P, Saini S, Merlin JS. Disagreement and Uncertainty Among Experts About how to Respond to Marijuana Use in Patients on Long-term Opioids for Chronic Pain: Results of a Delphi Study. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2020. PMID: 31393585
Shapiro BJ, Azari S, Jones HE. Stigmatizing Language About Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. JAMA 2018. PMID: 30140869
Becker WC, Edelman EJ, Starrels JL, Azari S, Roy P, Young SR, Liebschutz J, Merlin JS. Consensus-Based Treatment Approaches for Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients on Long-term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: Case-Based Applications. Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes 2018. PMID: 30225438
Merlin JS, Young SR, Starrels JL, Azari S, Edelman EJ, Pomeranz J, Roy P, Saini S, Becker WC, Liebschutz JM. Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Delphi Study. Journal of general internal medicine 2017. PMID: 29204977
Merlin JS, Young SR, Azari S, Becker WC, Liebschutz JM, Pomeranz J, Roy P, Saini S, Starrels JL, Edelman EJ. Management of problematic behaviours among individuals on long-term opioid therapy: protocol for a Delphi study. BMJ open 2016. PMID: 27154486
Yoneyama-Sarnecky T, Olivas AD, Azari S, Ferriero DM, Manvelyan HM, Noble-Haeusslein LJ. Heme oxygenase-2 modulates early pathogenesis after traumatic injury to the immature brain. Developmental neuroscience 2010. PMID: 20389079
Wang B, Shaham Y, Zitzman D, Azari S, Wise RA, You ZB. Cocaine experience establishes control of midbrain glutamate and dopamine by corticotropin-releasing factor: a role in stress-induced relapse to drug seeking. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2005. PMID: 15930388
Ling, Stephenson, Vasti. Guidelines for Physicians Working in California Opioid Treatment Programs Guidelines for Physicians Working in California Opioid Treatment Programs . PMID: