Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM is a board certified internal medicine and addiction medicine physician who has treated substance use disorder since 2004. She currently works as an Addiction Medicine Physician and Addiction Medicine and Harm Reduction Consultant, providing low threshold clinical care and supervision in two drug user health hubs in New York. Dr. Ramsey previously worked as the Chief of Medical Services at the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), the single state agency for the addiction services continuum of care, in a policy, regulatory, and clinical role. Dr. Ramsey has been an ardent harm reductionist for over 30 years since she volunteered at the Santa Cruz Needle Exchange in the mid-1990s. She has provided expert advice to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) AIDS Institute and their Office of Drug User Health, serving on numerous committees for over 15 years, providing expertise in addiction medicine, harm reduction, HIV care, and hepatitis C care.
