Associate ProfessorMedicine Medical Director, Pioneer Square ClinicFaculty Information Biography Education & Training: MDNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, IL2005–2009 MPHNorthwestern University, The Graduate SchoolEvanston, IL2009 Internship and Residency in Internal MedicineUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA2009–2012 Chief Residency in Ambulatory Internal MedicineUniversity of Washington, Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA2012–2013 Honors: Phi Beta Kappa2004 Alpha Omega Alpha2009 Contact Email: jaredwk@uw.edu Research & Clinical Interests Research Interests: Addiction treatment in primary careHome visits in medical educationTransitions of careResident education Basics of primary care managementMotivational interviewingSubstance use treatmentCommunication for primary care providers Clinical Interests: Transitions of careManagement of chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cirrhosis, kidney disease, etc)Treatment of substance use disordersPrevention and screeningWound care Publications Publications: Bhatraju EP, Klein JW, Hall AN, Chen DR, Iles-Shih M, Tsui JI, Merrill JO. Low Dose Buprenorphine Induction With Full Agonist Overlap in Hospitalized Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Addict Med. 2021 Dec 23. Chen J, Cabudol M, Williams EC, Merrill JO, Tsui JI, Klein JW. Perspectives on electronic portal use among patients treated with medications for opioid use disorder in primary care. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Jul;126:108463. Logan AA, Jack HE, Darnton J, Klein JW. "It's that longitudinal relationship that pays off": A qualitative study of internal medicine residents' perspectives on learning to prescribe buprenorphine. Subst Abus. 2021;42(4):944-950. James JR, Scott JM, Klein JW, Jackson S, McKinney C, Novack M, Chew L, Merrill JO. Mortality After Discontinuation of Primary Care-Based Chronic Opioid Therapy for Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec;34(12):2749-2755. Simon CB, Tsui JI, Merrill JO, Adwell A, Tamru E, Klein JW. Linking patients with buprenorphine treatment in primary care: Predictors of engagement. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Dec 1;181:58-62. Klein JW. Pharmacotherapy for Substance Use Disorders. Med Clin North Am. 2016 Jul;100(4):891-910.
