Jessica S. Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA
- University of Pittsburgh
- Associate Professor of Medicine in the tenure stream
- Associate Director, General Internal Medicine Research Fellowship
- Associate Program Director for Research, Internal Medicine Residency
Dr. Merlin is an Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a physician and is board certified in internal medicine, infectious disease, palliative care, and addiction medicine. She is also a PhD-trained behavioral scientist and NIH-funded clinician-investigator. Her research includes foundational work on the pathophysiology, clinical epidemiology, and behavioral management of chronic pain in people with HIV. This work has extended to management approaches to pain and opioid misuse/use disorder in individuals with serious illness in palliative care settings.