Maggie Lowenstein

Dr. Maggie Lowenstein serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the University of Pennsylvania's Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She directs research at the Penn Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy while maintaining clinical practice at Penn Center for Primary Care and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, seeing patients aged 18+ with high patient satisfaction ratings.

Her educational foundation includes:

• Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Residency: UCSF Medical Center and Hospital
• Advanced degrees: MPhil and MSHP (Master of Science in Health Policy)

Dr. Lowenstein's research critically addresses the opioid epidemic through multiple lenses: evaluating emergency department buprenorphine initiation barriers, analyzing state opioid prescribing limit impacts, and developing electronic psychiatric consultation models. Her work bridges clinical practice, health policy, and implementation science to create evidence-based solutions for addiction treatment accessibility in primary care settings.

Analysis of her 2017-2020 publications reveals consistent focus on real-world policy evaluation using quantitative methods. She examines how electronic medical record alerts affect prescribing behaviors, tracks treatment pathways following nonfatal overdoses, and identifies systemic barriers to medication-assisted treatment - all contributing to data-driven policy recommendations.

As Research Director of the Penn Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, she oversees multidisciplinary initiatives involving emergency medicine, primary care, and psychiatry collaborators. Her leadership drives translational research from clinical observations to policy impact, particularly in opioid prescribing regulation and addiction treatment integration.