Kelly Eagen, MD

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Education

• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine – MD
• University of California San Francisco – Family Medicine and Community Health Residency

Bio

Kelly Eagen, MD (she/her) is a family medicine and addiction medicine board-certified physician who is committed to teaching the next generation to be compassionate health care providers caring for people with substance use disorders.

As program director for the addiction medicine fellowship, Eagen believes in developing a fellowship and elective experiences to serve learners across University of Wisconsin residencies and health professional schools.

As a primary care provider and medical director for the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Medical Respite and Sobering Center, she brings a decade of experience caring for unhoused adults and understands the unique challenges this population faces to obtain equitable and high-quality health care. Eagen was twice awarded the San Francisco Department of Public Health Public Health Hero Award for her commitment to this work.

Clinical Interests

Eagen is interested in addiction medicine in both inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as providing treatment for hepatitis C, HIV, and pain in the setting of substance use disorders. She has expertise in caring for unhoused individuals as a former Healthcare for the Homeless provider in San Francisco.

Teaching Interests

Eagen’s teaching interests focus on addiction medicine with an emphasis on providing destigmatizing patient-centered care. She believes strongly in educating the breadth of the health care workforce across specialties and disciplines. She has extensive experience building systems and teaching clinicians to expand access to curative hepatitis C treatment.

Scholarly Interests

Eagen’s scholarly interests relate to fellow, resident, and medical/PA student education as well as growing the primary care workforce. She is a member of the PROTEA team focusing on outreach and education.

Publications and Presentations

• Facente SN, Burk K, Eagen K, Mara ES, Smith AA, Lynch CS. New Treatments Have Changed the Game: Hepatitis C Treatment in Primary Care. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2018;32(2):313-322. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2018.02.012.
• Balasanova AA, Eagen K, Marcovitz D. Rewriting the Hidden Curriculum via Addiction Consult Services: Meeting Patients Where They Are At. J Gen Intern Med. 2023;38(9):2194-2197. doi:10.1007/s11606-023-08194-4.
• Nishiguchi J, McNamara A, Surlyn CS, Eagen KV, Feeney L, Lian V, Smith DE. Efficacy of an eConsult Service to Cure Hepatitis C in Primary Care. J Viral Hepat. 2022;29(1):21-25. doi:10.1111/jvh.13616.
• Rowe CL, Eagen K, Ahern J, Faul M, Hubbard A, Coffin P. Evaluating the Effects of Opioid Prescribing Policies on Patient Outcomes in a Safety-net Primary Care Clinic. J Gen Intern Med. 2022;37(1):117-124. doi:10.1007/s11606-021-06920-4.
• Eagen K, Rabson L, Kellum R. Management of Chronic Pain in Patients With Substance Use Disorders. Prim Care. 2022;49(3):455-468. doi:10.1016/j.pop.2022.01.008.

Awards and Honors

• 2018 Primary Care Public Health Hero Award – San Francisco Department of Public Health
• 2020 Public Health Hero – San Francisco Department of Public Health