Kelly Eagen, MD
The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health addiction medicine fellowship welcomes Kelly Eagen, MD as program director and David Leinweber, MD as associate program director. Both began their leadership roles in January 2026. Eagen previously served as the associate program director and Leinweber served as core faculty and is a graduate of the fellowship.
“Drs. Eagen and Leinweber have been tremendous assets to the fellowship program, both in terms of education and mentorship delivered to fellows, as well as excellent colleagues to co-faculty. We’re excited to see them step into these leadership roles,” says Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, addiction medicine core faculty.
Eagen is board certified in family medicine and addiction medicine who is committed to teaching the next generation to be compassionate health care providers caring for people with substance use disorders. As program director, she is responsible for the overall strategic direction, education quality, and operational management of the fellowship program. As a leader in the program she has overseen electives for medical students, physician assistant students, and residents and has helped shaped curriculum. She is highly involved at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as a member of the admissions committee.
David Leinweber, MD
Randy Brown, MD, PhD, founding director of the addiction medicine fellowship, shared that Eagen’s “passion for and skill in medical education are apparent, and the fellowship will be in wonderful hands with her at the helm.”
“My vision is to guide the fellowship in educating the next generation of physicians to provide evidence-based addiction medicine while responding thoughtfully to the changing landscape of substance use,” says Eagen.
Leinweber primarily serves as a consulting physician in addiction medicine and is also board certified in both family medicine and addiction medicine. In his role as associate program director, he mentors fellows and supports curricular development and the program manager in managing the educational, administrative, and clinical operations of the addiction medicine fellowship. As a graduate of the fellowship, he brings a unique perspective to the training program. In addition to his involvement in core clinical experiences for the fellowship, he is an attending on the inpatient consult service and the multi-disciplinary clinic for alcohol-associated liver disease.
Eagen and Leinweber are also both closely involved with family medicine resident education in addiction medicine.
The addiction medicine fellowship provides clinical experience and instruction in the management of substance use disorders. Created in 2010, the fellowship was one of the first programs in the country to provide training to physicians interested in becoming board certified in the specialty of addiction medicine. The program is accredited by the American Council for Graduate Medicine Education and was selected as a national model program by the American Board of Addiction Medicine.
Published: March 2026