Francesca Beaudoin

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About Francesca Beaudoin

Dr. Francesca L. Beaudoin is an accomplished physician-scientist and public health leader. Trained as an emergency physician and clinical epidemiologist she is a national expert in addressing opioid use disorders and pain management. Her work partners with small businesses and state stakeholders to pioneer innovative solutions to key public health problems. She has called Brown home for nearly two decades, as an emergency physician, doctoral student, faculty member, department chair and academic dean. Dr. Beaudoin has spent much of her career on the frontlines of the opioid crisis, advancing evidence-based and community-centered approaches to pain management, substance use and recovery. She was one of the first physicians in the nation to serve patients through a mobile drug recovery unit. Operated in partnership with CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, the mobile clinic delivers opioid use disorder treatment, medical care and counseling to individuals suffering from addiction in one of Rhode Island’s underserved communities.Dr. Beaudoin has authored 190+ peer-reviewed articles, served as a member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and she has served as a Senior Medical Advisor to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review providing expert review of time sensitive treatments such as gene therapies and GLP-1 medications for obesity. Dr. Beaudoin serves on the board of directors for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island.As interim dean, Dr. Beaudoin leads the school’s strategy to advance its public health mission through education, research and policy translation. Prior to taking office as interim dean, Dr. Beaudoin served two years as academic dean and she has also served as chair of the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Beaudoin continues to practice as a physician, holding appointments at Brown University Health and CODAC Behavioral Healthcare.