Our Current Fellows
Jessica Barenboim, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2025
MD from Sackler School of Medicine, New York State American Branch Israel
Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency at Griffin Health and Anesthesiology Residency at Albany Medical Center
Laura Cárdenas Ramos, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2025
MD from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)
Internal Medicine Residency at Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Our Former Fellows
Lila Flavin, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry Residency
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. Flavin is practicing at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts as an Addiction Psychiatrist at the MGH Bridge Clinic and MGH Hope Clinic.
“I chose Brown’s addiction medicine fellowship because Providence, Rhode Island is an awesome place to live! I was struck by the warmth and dedication of the doctors and social workers who interviewed me. I heard Rhode Island was small but mighty when it came to tackling the opioid crisis and I want to be at the forefront of that important battle. I’m also interested in perinatal addiction treatment and reproductive psychiatry and was excited by the opportunity to rotate at Woman & Infants Hospital.”
Matthew Levasseur, DO
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine Residency at Central Maine Medical Center
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Levasseur is practicing at CommUnityCare Health Centers, Austin, Texas ad an outpatient addiction medicine specialist.
“What first attracted me to Brown’s Addiction Medicine Fellowship was the welcoming and enthusiastic faculty. They showcased the value of an interdisciplinary team model by integrating social workers in the fellow interview process. The diverse range of clinical settings helps fellows understand how patients navigate the complex system of treatment. There are ample teaching opportunities with medical students, residents, peers, and other clinicians. Most importantly, there is a culture of empathy, compassion, and nonjudgment toward patients who use substances which resonates with my own values.
Vincent Mariano, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: New York Medical College
Dr. Mariano is practicing at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts as a primary care provider for patients with substance use disorders and persons living with HIV. He is also a part of the Infectious Diseases Division and precepts both Internal Medicine residents and Infectious Diseases fellows in their outpatient clinics.
“I chose Brown’s Addiction Medicine fellowship due to the faculty and breadth of clinical experiences. Having already been at this healthcare system for the past 5 years, I have previously worked with a number of the faculty who are experts and leaders in the field of Addiction Medicine. Their focus on teaching and commitment to our patients is inspirational. The rotations in the fellowship provide each fellow with a broad experience and is flexible enough to allow each fellow to tailor the experience to their professional interests. I cannot more highly recommend this fellowship program.”
Sarah Meyers, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine
Medical School: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Meyers is practicing at Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR), Fall River, Massachusetts, working at the intersection of family medicine, addiction medicine, HIV/HCV treatment, and street medicine.
“I chose the Brown addiction medicine fellowship for the warm, knowledgeable, and compassionate team and supportive approach to individual fellows’ interests. I very much appreciate Dr. Levine’s thoughtful approach to arranging experiences including street outreach with multiple organizations, learning more about HIV treatment in the setting of multiple resistances, and treating adolescents with co-occurring diagnoses. I also appreciate the mentorship of Drs. Levine and Ramsay, as I worked on a conference presentation and treatment guidelines for National Healthcare for the Homeless for alcohol use disorder. Additionally, I’m grateful for thoughtful and practical teaching around underlying and co-occurring disorders including ADHD, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder. Most importantly I’m grateful for the deep culture here of thoughtful, patient-centered, compassionate, and safe medical care.”
Caroline Wunsch, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dr. Wunsch is practicing at Lifespan in Providence, Rhode Island as an addiction medicine provider. She will be working on the Addiction Medicine Consult Service and in the Lifespan Bridge Clinic.
“I chose Brown’s addiction medicine fellowship for the amazing faculty and the dedicated addiction medicine community in Providence. I had been practicing primary care within Rhode Island for several years and wanted to explore the different ways I could serve our community as an addiction medicine provider. The diversity of clinical experiences and multitude of clinical sites provided me with an excellent overview of different addiction medicine career paths, models of care and the gaps in care that persist in Rhode Island. Our faculty supported my research on the impact of telehealth on buprenorphine access and transitions of care during the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed me to participate in the early stages of creating a low barrier bridge clinic at Rhode Island Hospital.”
Hannan Braun, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Dr. Braun is practicing at Denver Health in Denver, Colorado as an internist focusing on substance use disorders and HIV.
“I chose Brown’s addiction medicine fellowship for the exposure to multiple clinical settings, access to mentors, its underserved patient population, and the ability to tailor my clinical schedule. For example, the fellowship faculty and I were able to create a schedule that supported my interests in HIV medicine and street outreach. Our faculty spanned general medicine, addiction psychiatry, and EM, which I found particularly valuable coming from an internal medicine residency—this offered new clinical learning, scholarship, and advocacy opportunities.”
Cara Zimmerman, MD, MBA
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Albany Medical School
Dr. Zimmerman is practicing at Thundermist Health Center, Woonsocket, RI as an outpatient addiction medicine consultant for Thundermist providers and primary care provider for primarily low-income individuals struggling with housing insecurity, trauma, or addiction. She is also practicing gender affirming care and street medicine.
“I chose Brown because of the broad range of addiction sites where we were able to see patients – from inpatient consults and detoxes to outpatient longitudinal clinic and IOPs. The emphasis from the start is on enhancing the fellows learning experience. There was also ample flexibility to design my own fellowship around my interests of street medicine and community outreach. This flexibility allowed me to continue a lot of medical outreach and primary care.”
Cecilia Fix, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2021
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Fix is practicing at Stanley Street Treatment Addiction Resources, Fall River, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island Hospital Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consultation Service.
“I chose Brown’s addiction medicine fellowship because of its flexibility, its thoughtful curriculum, and its impressive faculty. Dr. Levine carefully created a schedule for me that incorporated my interests from HIV medicine to gender affirming care within the context of addiction medicine. Our clinical experiences provide exposure to addiction treatment across treatment sites and across the lifespan. Brown’s fellowship also offers more personalized and accessible mentorship than I have received at any other point in my career. I could not recommend this fellowship more highly and feel so lucky that I had the opportunity to be a part of it!”
Wei Sum Li, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2021
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Dr. Li is practicing at Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts.
“I chose the Brown Addiction Medicine Fellowship because of the amazing mentors and wonderfully warm faculty. The program is particularly flexible based on fellow interests and career goals while also providing a core curriculum that explores the full breadth of Addiction Medicine. Program leadership is extremely supportive and always open to feedback. The multidisciplinary faculty provides as particular exposure to the intersection of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry which I have found invaluable. I would also remark on the uniquely Rhode Island sense of community amongst addiction medicine providers. From community advocates to hospital-based programs and state level task forces, fellows at Brown are uniquely situated to explore all levels of clinical, research, and advocacy work.”
Nicholas R. Gallagher, DO
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2020
Primary Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Dr. Gallagher is an Addiction Medicine/Emergency Medicine attending physician for Maine General Medical Center, Augusta, Maine.
“I chose Brown for my addiction medicine fellowship because, in addition to the tremendous faculty and staff, the curriculum was very diverse while also allowing me some flexibility to explore my particular areas of interest in the field. If I had to do it all over again, I’d make the same decision.”
Seth A. Clark, MD, MPH
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2019
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dr. Clark is the attending physician for the Rhode Island Hospital Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consultation Service. He also works as an outpatient provider at the Lifespan Recovery Center and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections.
“I chose Brown for the research opportunities afforded without sacrificing clinical training, the close-knit core faculty, and flexibility of training experience. Clinical, research, public health, and community partner experiences are abundantly available, and the director and faculty are eager to provide an educational experience tailored to your interests. My training provided a spectrum of experiences from homelessness community outreach to working on the Governor’s Task Force while maintaining my weekly outpatient continuity clinic. After completing the fellowship, I felt uniquely prepared to serve my patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting, as well as continue public health research and advocacy.”
Alisha R. Goodrum, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2018
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Residency: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dr. Goodrum is currently employed by the Tanner Health System, based in Atlanta, GA, and provides both primary care and addiction medicine services.
“I decided to pursue a fellowship in addiction medicine at Brown because the program offers exposure to various clinical settings. I had opportunities to learn in detox, outpatient treatment, addiction consult service, as well as residential centers. All the rotation leaders were very invested in my training and made sure I would gain skills to fit my future career goals. Program leadership is very supportive and open to feedback during every step of my training. Brown also provides opportunities to interact with medical students and residents, plus Rhode Island is a great place to live and train!”
Stephanie Newby, MD
Fellowship Program: 7/1/2015 – 6/30/2016
Primary Specialty: Anesthesiology
Medical School: Duke University
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Newby currently works as an addition medicine physician on the Inpatient Psychiatric Consult Liaison Team at Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC.
“I was incredibly honored and grateful for the fellowship opportunity at Brown. I had talented, dedicated and inspirational mentors to learn from, some of whom I consider friends and continue to consult with. I had a wide variety of clinical and academic exposures. The training allowed me to move into challenging inpatient consult work which I find extremely meaningful.”