Addiction Medicine Consult Service
Penn Medicine’s Addiction Consult Team at Penn Presbyterian is a growing team of addiction specialists that formed in April of 2023. Our team is comprised of physicians, addiction medicine fellows, social workers, and peer recovery specialists aiming to provide compassionate care to patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) at PPMC.
The program provides a holistic approach to patients with substance use, helping them navigate resources within the health system and in the community.
Expansion of Our Program
Our consult service has 17 providers across various specialities at Penn. We plan to implement our addiction consult team at HUP In January 2025 while parallel efforts are launching at Lancaster General to start a team in Fall 2024. Addiction medicine consultation is a fundamental service in demand at many medical centers to optimize the evidence based care for the escalating numbers of patients with medical complications from substance use disorders.
