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Lisa Puglisi, MD

Addiction Medicine
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Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Board Certified in
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) and Internal Medicine

Biography

Lisa Puglisi, MD, is an internal medicine and addiction medicine specialist, treating patients with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as substance use disorders and hepatitis C.

She is also the director of the Transitions Clinic at the New Haven Primary Care Center. The clinic is part of a national network focused on addressing the health needs of people returning to the community after incarceration.

Dr. Puglisi has developed specific skills in training, hiring, and supervising community health workers and directing interdisciplinary teams of physicians, mid-level providers, community health workers, research personnel, and legal colleagues to improve clinical care and research surrounding the health of those recently incarcerated.

Originally from the New Haven area, she is dedicated to helping her community. Dr. Puglisi has received several awards including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from Yale School of Medicine and the Gold Humanism Award from the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

She is an assistant professor of medicine (general medicine) for Yale School of Medicine.

Titles

  • Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
  • Core Faculty, Yale Program in Addiction Medicine

Education & Training

  • Chief Resident
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
  • Residency
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2012)
  • MD
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2009)

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • Español (Spanish)

Additional Information

Biography

Lisa Puglisi, MD, is an internal medicine and addiction medicine specialist, treating patients with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as substance use disorders and hepatitis C.

She is also the director of the Transitions Clinic at the New Haven Primary Care Center. The clinic is part of a national network focused on addressing the health needs of people returning to the community after incarceration.

Dr. Puglisi has developed specific skills in training, hiring, and supervising community health workers and directing interdisciplinary teams of physicians, mid-level providers, community health workers, research personnel, and legal colleagues to improve clinical care and research surrounding the health of those recently incarcerated.

Originally from the New Haven area, she is dedicated to helping her community. Dr. Puglisi has received several awards including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from Yale School of Medicine and the Gold Humanism Award from the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

She is an assistant professor of medicine (general medicine) for Yale School of Medicine.

Titles

  • Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
  • Core Faculty, Yale Program in Addiction Medicine

Education & Training

  • Chief Resident
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
  • Residency
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2012)
  • MD
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2009)

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • Español (Spanish)

Additional Information