Zachary F Meisel

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Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Director, Policy and Dissemination Core, Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV.
Associate Director and Lead, Outreach Core, Penn Injury Science Center, a CDC Funded National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Member at Large, Medical Board, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Professionalism, and Wellness, Department of Emergency Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine

Contact information
Blockley Hall, University of Pennsylvania
423 Guardian Drive, Room 413
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4865
Office: 215-746-5618
Fax: 215-573-2701
Education:
BA (History)
Columbia College, Columbia University, 1993.
MPH (Public Health in Health Policy and Management)
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, 1998.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1999.
MS (Health Policy Research)
University of Pennsylvania , 2010.
Post-Graduate Training
Residency in Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 1999-2003.
Clinical Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2011.
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Description of Research Expertise

Narrative Medicine, Health Services Research, Emergency Care Access and Utilization, Patient Safety, Emergency Medical Services, Medical Journalism, Medical Writing, Communication, Dissemination and Translation of Health Services Research Results, Comparative Effectiveness Research Funding and Federal Policy

Description of Other Expertise

Medical Journalism, Healthcare Writing

Description of Itmat Expertise

Opioid Use Disorder prevention and treatment, Health Economics, Risk Communication, Knowledge Translation, Patient Centered Outcomes Research

Selected Publications

Wang X, Meisel Z, Kellom K, Whitaker J, Strane D, Chatterjee A, Rosenquist R, Matone M. : Receipt and duration of buprenorphine treatment during pregnancy and postpartum periods in a national privately-insured cohort.. 2023 Nov 10;9:100206. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep 9, Dec 2023.

Abrams MP, Merchant RM, Meisel ZF, Pelullo AP, Chandra Guntuku S, Agarwal AK: Association Between Online Reviews of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities and Drug-Induced Mortality Rates: Cross-Sectional Analysis. JMIR AI Dec 2023.

Lowenstein M, Perrone J, McFadden R, Xiong RA, Meisel ZF, O'Donnell N, Abdel-Rahman D, Moon J, Mitra N, Delgado MK.: Impact of Universal Screening and Automated Clinical Decision Support for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Departments: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis. Ann Emerg Med 23, Aug 2023 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Abrams MP, Weiner J, Piske M, Enns B, Krebs E, Zang X, Nosyk B, Meisel, ZF: Translating and disseminating a localised economic model to support implementation of the ‘Ending the HIV Epidemic’ initiative to public health policymakers. Evidence & Policy 19(4): 554-571, Jul 2023.

Chaiyachati KH, Shea JA, Ward M, Nelson MN, Ghosh M, Reilly J, Kelly S, Chisholm DL, Barbati Z, Hemmons JE, Abdel-Rahman D, Ebert JP, Xiong RA, Snider CK, Lee KC, Friedman AB, Meisel ZF, Kilaru AS, Asch DA, Delgado MK, Morgan AU: Patient and clinician perspectives of a remote monitoring program for COVID-19 and lessons for future programs. BMC Health Serv Res 23(1): 698, Jun 2023.

Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Dolan A, Abrams M, Oyekanmi K, Meisel Z, Aronowitz SV.: Thematic Analysis of State Medicaid Buprenorphine Prior Authorization Requirements. JAMA Netw Open 6: e2318487, Jun 2023.

Lowenstein M, Perrone J, McFadden R, Xiong RA, Meisel ZF, O'Donnell N, Abdel-Rahman D, Moon J, Mitra N, Delgado MK.: Impact of Universal Screening and Automated Clinical Decision Support for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Departments: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis. Ann Emerg Med Jun 2023.

Unachukwu IC, Abrams MP, Dolan A, Oyekemi K, Meisel ZF, South EC, Aronowitz SV.: "The new normal has become a nonstop crisis": a qualitative study of burnout among Philadelphia's harm reduction and substance use disorder treatment workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harm Reduct J 20: 32, Mar 2023.

Solomon KT, O'Connor J, Gibbons JB, Kilaru AS, Feder KA, Xue L, Saloner B, Stuart EA, Cole ES, Hulsey E, Meisel ZF, Patel E, Donohue JM.: Association Between Hospital Adoption of an Emergency Department Treatment Pathway for Opioid Use Disorder and Patient Initiation of Buprenorphine After Discharge. JAMA Health Forum 4: e230245, Mar 2023.

Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Shofer F, Dolan A, Goldberg EB, Rhodes KV, Hess EP, Bellamkonda VR, Perrone J, Cannuscio CC, Becker L, Rodgers MA, Zyla MM, Bell JJ, McCollum S, Engel-Rebitzer E, Schapira MM, Meisel ZF.: Personalized risk communication and opioid prescribing in association with nonprescribed opioid use: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Acad Emerg Med Mar 2023.

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