Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH

Biography

Dr. Linas is an Infectious Diseases physician scientist focused on the overlapping epidemics (syndemic) of substance use disorders and infectious diseases. His research investigates the comparative- and cost-effectiveness of interventions to identify and treat OUD, HIV, HCV, and serious bacterial infections in the real-world, where resources are limited and the best strategies for obtaining good outcomes are not certain. Dr. Linas works closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to identify effective and cost-effective strategies for diagnosing HCV and linking infected individuals to care, and he works with the National Institute on Drug Abuse on multiple projects that employ methods of health economics and simulation modeling to investigate innovative models for delivering care to people with SUD.