Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator

Overview

Andrea Arena, MD is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Clinician Educator at Brown University. She is board certified in Addiction Medicine and serves as Director of Medical Student Education, Director of Family Medicine Sub-Internships and Electives, and faculty advisor for Clinica Esperanza’s gynecologic clinic and the Family Medicine Interest Group.

Dr. Arena directs the colposcopy/gynecologic procedures clinic and the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) clinic at the Brown Family Medicine Residency in Pawtucket, where she also provides comprehensive primary care.

Previously, Dr. Arena worked in community health centers in Boston and served as Medical Director for the SSTAR Community Health Center and inpatient detoxification program in Fall River, before opening a full-service micropractice.

Her teaching, advocacy, and research focus on reproductive health, substance use disorders, and the integration of traditionally stigmatized care into primary care practice.

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