## About Emily Hurstak, MD, MPH, is a board-certified primary care physician and addiction medicine specialist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an assistant professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Hurstak is also the medical director for the Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance's SUD Care Continuum ECHO. After receiving her medical degree, Dr. Hurstak ... completed an internal medicine residency and a primary care research fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. Her work and research focus on improving the understanding and care of patients with co-morbid substance use disorders and chronic pain, as well as health literacy and health communication. She is also trained in medical acupuncture. Read More - ### Departments [Adult Primary Care](/departments/adult-primary-care) - ### Specialties Primary care, internal medicine, addiction medicine, medical acupuncture - ### ZocDoc - ### Contact [617.414.5951](tel:617.414.5951) - ### Primary Location 1 Boston Medical Center Pl Boston, MA 02118 - ### Administrative Title Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine - ### Residency Internal Medicine, University of California (San Francisco), 2011-2014 - ### Fellowship Primary Care Research, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 2014-2016 - ### Education Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2010 - ### Board Certifications Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine; Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine and American Board of Addiction Medicine ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Emily.Hurstak) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/profile/emily-hurstak/) ## Affiliations ### ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Emily.Hurstak) ### ![Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Busm%20from%20BMC.jpeg?itok=oBelzJKj) [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/profile/emily-hurstak/)