Kavita Babu
Physician · Bluewater Emergency Partners of Brunswick, LLC
Credentials: · · · · · · ·
History
- 2026–Present
Bluewater Emergency Partners of Brunswick, LLC · York Hospital
2003–2005- 2000–2003
Emergency Medicine
Research
Self-treatment of opioid withdrawal using kratom (Mitragynia speciosa korth)
Case report · Addiction · 2008 · 275 citations
Review · Journal of Medical Toxicology · 2012 · Last of 3 authors · 228 citations
Opioid receptors and legal highs: Salvia divinorum and Kratom
Review · Clinical Toxicology · 2008 · First of 3 authors · Corresponding · 150 citations
18 papers
11 papers · 2 as a fellow
Peter Chai
10 papers
10 papers · 1 as a fellow
9 papers
6 papers
6 papers · 4 as a fellow
4 papers
Grants
- 2022–2025
National Institute on Drug Abuse · UG3
PI · $1.5M · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 2018–2022
Sentanyl: Emergency Department-Based Surveillance for Clandestine Opioids
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R21
Contact PI · $507.2K · Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester