Division of  General Internal Medicine

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Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Program Overview

Housed within the Division of General Internal Medicine’s Section of Treatment, Research, and Education in Addiction Medicine (STREAM), the UPMC Addiction Medicine Fellowship offers a rigorous, clinically immersive training experience that equips physicians to excel in addiction medicine across diverse practice settings. This one-year, ACGME-accredited program welcomed its first fellow in 2020–2021 and now accepts up to five fellows annually from a wide range of specialties, including Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Medicine. Fellows may also pursue specialized tracks in adolescent and young adult care, palliative care, perinatal medicine, medical education, or clinical research to further tailor their training.

My time as an addiction medicine fellow at UPMC was a truly pivotal point in my career. I gained so many hands-on skills, not just in treating the disease of addiction, but in caring for the human behind it. This fellowship helped me grow as an advocate, teacher, and leader, shaping me in ways that went far beyond medicine alone. I owe so much of my growth as a provider and human to the incredible faculty and patients I had the privilege of working with this year.
Cindy Pathmathasan

Addiction Medicine Fellow, Perinatal Track, 2024-2025

For more information, please contact: 

Tiffany Thomas
Addiction Medicine Program Coordinator
dixont2@upmc.edu

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