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Dr. Caroline Falker is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) at Yale School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Internal Medicine and General Internal Medicine. Her work focuses on addiction medicine, pain management, and health equity in substance use disorder treatment. She holds degrees from Brown University (BA, 2006) and Yale University School of Medicine (MD, 2015), with postgraduate training in residency (Yale-New Haven Hospital, 2018) and addiction medicine fellowship (Yale, 2019).
Education:
- MD, Yale University School of Medicine (2015)
- BA in History of Art and Architecture, Brown University (2006)
Her research explores pain-substance use disorder intersections, telehealth innovations, and disparities in addiction care. Recent work includes studies on sleep deficiency in substance users, perioperative buprenorphine management, and gender differences in treatment utilization. She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams at Yale and VA healthcare systems.
Publications highlight her focus on improving clinical outcomes through evidence-based interventions in opioid use disorder and liver disease contexts. Notable projects address buprenorphine use in pain-driven opioid misuse and collaborative telecare models during pandemics.