Pooja Aggarwal Lagisetty, MD, MSc

Dr. Pooja Lagisetty is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School and a research scientist at the Center for Clinical Management and Research at the Ann Arbor VA. She Co-Directs the Advance Fellowship in Addiction Research at the Ann Arbor VA and the IHPI National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Lagisetty completed her medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and master’s degree via the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at University of Michigan. She is clinically boarded in both Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and cares for Veterans within the Ann Arbor VA. Her research has been influential in understanding treatment access barriers for individuals with pain and addiction, comparing the effectiveness of treatments for opioid use disorder, evaluating effects of opioid related policy, and developing interventions to provide community education (both within and outside of the health system) to better support individuals with substance use disorders. Her team’s research has been funded by several agencies including the CDC, NIH, VHA, and SAMSHA.

Understanding how stigma affects care for individuals with chronic pain and substance use disorders.
Evaluating the effects of health policy on morbidity and mortality associated with drug use.
Developing tailored behavioral and systems interventions to improve the treatment of chronic pain and substance use disorders.