Joanna Piechniczek-Buczek, MD

Joanna Piechniczek-Buczek, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and Executive Vice-Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center. She is also Medical Director of the Emergency Services Programs in the Boston and Cambridge/Somerville areas and Fall River. She graduated from the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland and completed a General Psychiatry residency and Addiction Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry fellowships at Boston University School of Medicine. She is also a graduate of the prestigious Alcohol Medical Scholars Program. Prior to assuming her role as Executive Vice-Chair of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center, Dr. Piechniczek-Buczek held numerous leadership positions, including Medical Director of Addiction Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Chief of Psychiatry at Quincy Medical Center.

• Education

  MD, Medical University of Silesia

• Residencies

  Boston University Medical College Residency, Boston University Medical College Addiction Fellowship, Boston University Medical College Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship

• Board Certifications

  Adult psychiatry, Addiction psychiatry, Geriatric psychiatry

• Special Interests

  General adult psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry

• Languages

  Polish

• Research

  Addiction

• Location

  85 East Newton St
  Boston, MA 02118