Ximena A. Levander, M.D., M.C.R., F.A.C.P.

Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics School of Medicine

Oregon Health & Science University

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OHSU School of Medicine

Department Of Pediatrics

Section Of Addiction Medicine

Division Of General Internal Medicine And Geriatrics

Department Of Pediatrics

General Pediatrics

Oregon Health & Science University

Section Of Portland State University School Of Public Health And Addiction Medicine

Ximena A. Levander, M.D., M.C.R., F.A.C.P., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Oregon Health & Science University. Her research focuses on addiction medicine, substance use disorders, and health policy, with particular emphasis on the opioid epidemic and treatment systems. Recent work includes studies on drug use-associated endocarditis readmissions, Oregon’s emerging psilocybin facilitator workforce, and policy recommendations for reforming US methadone treatment. She also investigates rural community peer partnerships for methamphetamine-associated heart failure and hepatitis C treatment initiation among people who use drugs.

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Ximena A. Levander, M.D., M.C.R., F.A.C.P.

Oregon Health & Science University

Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics School of Medicine

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450. Antibiotic Fills and Readmissions After Patient-Directed Discharge in Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis: A National Medicaid Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2026)

cardiologymedicineinternal medicineantimicrobial stewardshipemergency medicinehealth carepatient-directed dischargehealthcare-associated infectionsantibioticshospital infectionscritical carenational medicaid studyantibiotic fills

Oregon's Emerging Psilocybin Services Workforce: A Survey of the First Legal Psilocybin Facilitators and Their Training Programs. (2026)

Rural Community Peer Partnerships for Improving Methamphetamine -Associated Heart Failure Screening and Engagement in Cardiology Care (Peer-Heart): Study Protocol. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports (2026)

Access to and Preferences for Reproductive Health Services Amongst Women Who Use Drugs From Rural Communities in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2025)

Assessing Readiness of Health Professions Students to Work With Patients Who Use Drugs: Construct Validity of the Reduce-Harm Addiction Curricula Survey Tool. Substance Use &amp Addiction Journal (2025)

Envisioning a Humane and Accessible Us Methadone Treatment System: Generating Policy and Practice Recommendations From the Liberate Methadone Movement. Substance Use &amp Addiction Journal (2025)

public healthsubstance abuseopioid epidemicliberate methadone movementhealth careaddiction medicinedrug policyhealth policyaddictionsubstance usesubstance use disordersaddiction treatmentpsychiatric careharm reductionpractice recommendationspolicy analysis

Hepatitis C Treatment Initiation During Hospitalization for People Who Use Drugs: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2025)

medicineinternal medicineemergency medicinehealth carenarrative reviewhepatitishospital infectionsacute liver failurehepatologyviral hepatitis

Opioid Treatment Programs and Risks for Covid-19 Infections, Emergency Visits, and Hospitalizations. Journal of General Internal Medicine (2025)

public healthsubstance abusemedicineopioid use disordercovid-19opioid epidemicaddiction medicinesubstance usehospital infectionsemergency visitssubstance use disordersopioid treatment programscovid-19 infections

Rural Community Peer Partnerships for Improving Methamphetamine-Associated Heart Failure Screening and Engagement (Peer-Heart): A Research and Implementation Protocol. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2025)

public healthcommunity healthhealth services researchcommunity engagementimplementation researchimplementation protocolpublic health interventionsaddiction medicinehealth promotionimplementation sciencesubstance usepreventive medicineharm reductioncommunity-engaged researchhealthcare provisionrural healthhealth policy

Association of Economic and Racial Segregation With Restricted Buprenorphine Dispensing in U.S. Community Pharmacies. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports (2024)

Kyle J. MoonSabriya L. LintonNeda J. KazerouniXimena A. LevanderAdriane N. IrwinDaniel M. Hartung

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