Author Biographies

Kory London, MD is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University with multiple academic foci. His main non-clinical roles are Director of Clinical Operations for the Jefferson Methodist Hospital Emergency Department, helping guide and assure that high quality care is being provided at the last remaining ED in Southeast Philadelphia; Stroke Medical Director for the Jefferson Methodist Hospital, responsible for leading the successful certification and recertification process as an American Heart Association Primary Stroke Center; and Associate Director of Quality, helping foster the highest caliber of care from individual patient visits to health system interventions. Dr. London's academic passion is helping improve the hospital-based care for individuals who use drugs, a long-marginalized and underserved group. As the co-founder and current co-director of the Jefferson Addiction Multidisciplinary Service, Dr. London has been instrumental in the development of several ground-breaking projects, including novel drug-withdrawal protocols, integration of peer recovery specialists (CRS) into hospital-based addiction care, delivery of naloxone and other harm-reduction care provision from the hospital, and the development and nurturing of a destigmatizing, patient-centered hospital ecosystem. His work has been the subject of multiple grants and is supported by the philanthropic Stephen and Sandra Sheller Consult and Bridge Center.
Phil Durney, MD, is a physician and educator at Jefferson Health, where he also completed his medical training. He is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, Dr. Durney serves as a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, where he has been recognized on the Faculty Honor Roll. He holds key leadership positions, including Inpatient Lead of the Jefferson Addiction Multidisciplinary Service (JAMS) and Assistant Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Durney is actively involved in expanding addiction consult services across the Jefferson system and contributes his expertise to Philadelphia's citywide council for inpatient care of patients with substance use disorders.
TaReva Warrick-Stone, DO is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadlephia, PA, USA. Board certified in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine, she graduated from Jefferson Northeast in 2023 and completed a fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in 2024. Her clinical work in addiction medicine spans both inpatient and outpatient settings, with a focus on improved quality of care through inpatient consults and low-barrier outpatient access to medications for opioid use disorder. Her research interests include HIV and Hepatitis C and B care (screening, treatment, and prevention) in patients who use substances, examining the impact of inpatient addiction medicine consult services, and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) retention.
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