Laura C. Fanucchi, MD, MPH

Dr. Laura Fanucchi is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research at the University of Kentucky. She received her MD and MPH from Emory University, and completed an Internal Medicine residency and Chief Residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and is Director of the UK Addiction Consult and Education Service. She also provides treatment for opioid use disorder in the UK Bluegrass Care Clinic and in the UK First Bridge Clinic. Dr. Fanucchi's research focus is in integrating evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorder in medically complex patient populations. She has presented regionally and nationally on the management of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder, and provides training to physicians and other members of the healthcare team.