BMC’s CATALYST (Center for Addiction Treatment for AdoLescent/Young adults who use SubsTances) Clinic is a medical home for adolescents and young adults ages 13 to 25 who use substances. We welcome patients in any stage of substance use, and offer compassionate, nonjudgmental, and developmentally appropriate services—including primary care, assessment and treatment of substance use disorders, harm reduction counseling and supplies, psychiatry, short-term psychotherapy, case management, and parent support.



  ### CATALYST Clinic

- [Contact Us](#contact-us)
- [Conditions We Treat](#conditions-we-treat)
- [Treatments & Services](#treatments-services)
- [Our Team](#our-team)
- [Additional Information](#additional-information)
- [Residency and Fellowship Information](#residency-and-fellowship-information)
 
   ## Contact Us

 [ 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02119   
7th Floor   
BMC, Crosstown Center ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/xHWq2RQhAjbdbTFd8) 

 [617.414.6655](tel:617.414.6655) 

Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

 

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  ## Conditions We Treat

- [Substance Use Disorders](/content/substance-use-disorders)
 
 

 



  ## Treatments & Services

- Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs)
- Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders
- Primary care including HIV screening, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Hepatitis C screening and treatment, screening for other sexually transmitted infections, and family planning
- Overdose education and naloxone kits
- Parent guidance for families
- Additional support with navigation and recovery coaching

Patients can either receive primary care Boston Medical Center OR get a referral from their existing primary care provider. The CATALYST Clinic team can help patients schedule and establish primary care at BMC in addition to their substance use care/services if desired.



  ## Our Team

We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of physicians board certified addiction medicine and psychiatry, licensed clinical social workers, a nurse care manager with addiction certification, a patient navigator, recovery coaches, and a program manager. We offer evidence-based treatment and are adept at working with young patients who use substances. Our team based-care allows us to provide the best care for patients and their families creating a clear path to healthy lives.



**Sarah Bagley, MD, Msc**  
Physician

**Ashley Dortch, LICSW, LADC I**  
Social Worker

**Nicollette Johnson, MPH**  
Program Assistant

**Elizabeth Paci, MD**  
Medical Director

**Elizabeth Robinson, MSN, RN**  
Nurse

**Juliana Scherer, LICSW, MPH**  
Social Worker

**Deric Topp, MPH**  
Program Manager

**Amy Yule, MD**  
Addiction Psychiatrist



 

 

 

 

 



 

  ## Additional Information

[HealthCity: Treating Youth’s Substance Use Disorder Using Telehealth: Clear Ben…](https://healthcity.bmc.org/population-health/treating-youths-substance-use-disorder-using-telehealth)

[HealthCity: Establishing Principles of Care for Young Adults with Substance Use…](https://healthcity.bmc.org/population-health/establishing-principles-care-young-adults-sud)

 

  ## Residency and Fellowship Information

##### Addiction Medicine Fellowship

The mission of the Grayken Fellowship in Addiction Medicine is to train physician addiction medicine leaders in clinical care, research, education, public health, and advocacy to improve addiction care for people vulnerable to health inequities due to race, ethnicity, gender, poverty, age, disability or stigmatizing illness.

The Grayken Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program is a 1 or 2 year fellowship. There is also a 3-year combined Infectious Disease-Addiction Medicine Fellowship and a 2-year Fellowship in Maternal Health Addiction. Fellows are mentored by our multidisciplinary faculty from Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Addiction Psychiatry. The Grayken Fellowship in Addiction Medicine is accredited by the ACGME. [**Click here to learn more**](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/care/education-and-training-programs/care-program-fellowship-in-addiction-medicine/)