EP181: Addiction Is a Chronic Illness, With Lipi Roy, MD

Dr. Lipi Roy is an internal medicine physician board certified in addiction medicine as well as clinical assistant professor at the NYU School of Medicine, Department of Population Health. She is currently the medical director of an addiction treatment center in New York City. In her previous role as Chief of Addiction Medicine for NYC jails including Rikers Island, Dr. Roy oversaw substance use treatment and recovery efforts for nearly 10,000 incarcerated men and women at the nation's second-largest jail. Previously, she was a primary care doctor to Boston's vulnerable homeless population among whom the leading cause of death was drug overdose. She also served as an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Roy completed her medical degree and master's in public health degree at Tulane University in New Orleans, followed by residency training in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Roy is a strong advocate for public service. In addition to caring for incarcerated and homeless men and women, she has worked with the underserved in Nicaragua and India as well as New Orleans residents affected by Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Roy has also provided medical relief to earthquake victims in Haiti and volunteered in the medical tent at the Boston Marathon. She currently volunteers with the New York City Medical Reserve Corps. You find out more information at lipiroy.com.