Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship

Overview

The brief video in the link below offers a sense of the fellowship experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGQKtGuBnvE&t=2s

The primary goal of the one-year, full-time Mass General Brigham Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship is to train outstanding psychiatrists who will become experts in the field of addiction psychiatry. Graduates pursue careers in clinical care of individuals with substance use disorders, addiction research, education, and policy. The fellowship offers clinical rotations at MGH, McLean Hospital, and BWH. A two-year, half-time option is also available for fellows interested in research.

About the Fellowship

Since 1999, the Mass General Brigham Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, an ACGME-accredited Fellowship Program, has trained fellows to pursue the critical and exciting field of addiction psychiatry. We provide an outstanding learning and training environment for the professional growth and development of our fellows; our faculty includes national leaders in the field of addiction psychiatry. The fellowship provides clinical rotations at multiple Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals including:

• Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
• McLean Hospital
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Fellows engage in individual supervision and small tutorial style didactic seminars with Harvard Medical School faculty, as well as faculty members elsewhere in the city of Boston. Fellows are expected to gain competence and excellence in the practice of addiction psychiatry in public, private, academic and community-based settings with a wide variety of patient populations. Fellows learn evidence-based treatments and enjoy increasing opportunities to participate in the development of the field’s knowledge base through research and writing. We place a special emphasis on fellows’ active participation in their own education, and welcome their input not only in formal committees, but also informally.

The primary goal of the one-year, full-time Mass General Brigham Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship is to train outstanding psychiatrists who will become experts in the field of addiction psychiatry. Graduates of the fellowship may pursue careers in the clinical care of individuals with substance use disorders and their families, addiction research, education, policy or a combination of these activities. Graduates of the program often receive multiple job offers. Individual mentorship and career planning are important components of the program.

Mass General Brigham offers two tracks:

• One-year full-time clinical fellowship
• Two-year half-time fellowship. Most frequently, fellows complement their half-time clinical fellowship with a half-time research position, working with a mentor at Harvard Medical School whose research interests match those of the fellow. Other options for the other half-time are available, however, including only working half-time.

Fellows receive benefits through Mass General. More information on policies for vacation time, sick leave, holidays, educational leave, family and medical leave act, bereavement time, moonlighting, health and other benefits can be found on the  Mass General benefits website.

Requirements

Usually taken during PGY-5 year. ACGME-accredited since 1999. Graduates are eligible for the ABPN exam for Added Qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry.

Curriculum

Core training includes identification, screening, assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment. Training in individual, group, and family therapy using pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders, motivational interviewing, CBT, relapse prevention, psychopharmacology, dynamic psychotherapy, and twelve-step facilitation. Fellows rotate through inpatient, residential, outpatient, bridge clinic, hospital consultation, rural, mobile van, and methadone maintenance clinics.

Other Academic Training Opportunities

The McLean Hospital Alcohol, Drug and Addiction Treatment Program Research Seminar takes place monthly. Faculty present their current research at these seminars; fellows often present findings from research that they have conducted or are currently working on.

Academic Opportunities

In addition to the 2-year, half-time clinical/half-time research fellowship, fellows in the one-year clinical fellowship engage in academic activities as well. Fellows are commonly involved in writing projects, such as book chapters or review papers. Fellows are often asked to review journal article submissions in conjunction with the Program Director, to learn how to critically evaluate scientific articles. Fellows also give talks in weekly fellows’ meetings with the Program Director and Associate Program Director, where they receive detailed feedback in how to give talks to different audiences, including the effective use of slides. Some fellows have participated in the Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS) program sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Additional Opportunities

A variety of other educational opportunities are available. The Mass General Brigham Graduate Medical Education Office sponsors seminars and retreats during the year. Fellows attend the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry annual meeting in December, paid for by the fellowship. The McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School Continuing Medical Education office sponsors a two-day conference on Addiction each year, featuring international experts in the field; this provides another opportunity for high-quality education.

In recent years, fellows in our program have been given the opportunity to attend meetings of the Clinical Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Medical Society Physician Health Service (PHS). Among its other services, the PHS supports and monitors physicians with substance use disorders. Fellows who have attended these meetings have found them to be highly educational.

How to Apply

Eligible candidates will have completed an ACGME–accredited psychiatry residency program prior to start date of the fellowship.

Submitting Your Application

We utilize the electronic residency application service (ERAS) and national residency matching service (NRMP Match) for applications to the fellowship. Applicants must submit their full application in ERAS, then also register for the NRMP Match. Our NRMP Match IDs are 1261401F0 for the 1YR track and 1261401F1 for the 2 YR, part-time track. For more information on these steps, please visit the ERAS website and the NRMP Match website.

Important dates and deadlines for AY 2026-2027 applicants:

• July 1, 2026: Applicants may begin submitting applications in ERAS
• July 15, 2026: ERAS releases applications to us (we recommend submitting your ERAS application by this date)
• August 26, 2026: NRMP Match opens
• September 30, 2026: NRMP Ranking Opens
• November 18, 2026: Rank Order List Certification deadline
• December 2, 2026: Match Day

Note: We strongly advise that applicants begin the process of applications for the full licensure in the state of Massachusetts by January 1 of their potential training year if they anticipate moving to the state. If there are documents from previous positions or schools where you have trained that you think may be difficult to obtain, we suggest that you begin this process as soon as possible.

Fellowship and Faculty Contacts

Roger D. Weiss, MD
Director
Chief, Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean

Olivera Bogunovic, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical Director, outpatient clinic, Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean

Mark Albanese, MD
Medical Director Addiction Treatment Services, North Charles Foundation, Inc.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Craig Boyajian, MD
Psychiatrist-in-Charge
Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Inpatient Program, McLean Hospital
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Hilary Smith Connery, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Treatment Program, McLean Hospital
Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Eden Evins, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
William Cox Family Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Addiction Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Christoforos Iraklis Giakoumatos, MD
Addiction Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Gerardo Gonzlez-Haddad, MD
Medical Director, Addiction Treatment Center at Naukeag
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Shelly Greenfield, MD, MPH
Chief Academic Officer, Chief of the Division of Women’s Mental Health, McLean Hospital
Director of Clinical and Health Services Research and Education in the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean Hospital
Kristine M Trustey Endowed Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Ian Johnson, MD
Addiction Psychiatrist, Brigham and Womens Hospital Consult Service

Martha T. Kane, PhD
Clinical Director, Program in Substance Use & Addiction Services (PSAS)
Unit Chief, Behavioral Health, MGH Charlestown Health Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychology (Psychiatry), Harvard Medical School

Janice F. Kauffman, RN, MPH, CAS, LADC 1
Vice President, Addiction Treatment Services, North Charles Foundation, Inc.
Director, Addiction Consultation, Cambridge Health Alliance
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Jungjin Kim, MD
Medical Director, Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Inpatient Program, McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Patrick McGuire, MD
Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Program, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Medical Director, Integrated Addictions Programs, Brigham Psychiatric Specialties
Associate Psychiatrist, BWH/BWFH
Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Vinod Rao, MD, PhD
Medical Director, West End Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School