Opioids & Addictive medicines

Jeanmarie Perrone, MD 

is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine 

at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Addiction Medicine Initiatives 

from the ED. She has led numerous investigations in opioid stewardship and has 

advocated at the state and national level for emergency treatment for Opioid Use 

Disorder; her work has been featured in prominent media including the New York 

Times, USA Today and National Public Radio. She has served on the Philadelphia 

Mayor's Task Force, the PA State Opioid and PDMP task forces, the National 

Quality Forum, and advisory committees with the CDC and FDA to address 

judicious opioid prescribing. She is triple boarded in emergency medicine, medical 

toxicology and addiction medicine.