Arthur F. Weissman MD

Arthur Weissman

Arthur F. Weissman
MD

Clinical Assistant Professor Hs

Department of Family Medicine

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Specialty/Research Focus

Addictions; Addictions

Contact Information
DART
1237 Main St.
Buffalo, New York 14209
Phone: 716-884-9101
Fax: 716-884-7703
aw@buffalo.edu
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Overview Publications Activities Latest News

Professional Summary:

Publications:
Stress Induced Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: an update for 1990. Booth, FV McL and Weissman AF. Surgery Report 1:1, 1990

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Trauma Centers, Hospitals, and Emergency Departments. Weissman, AF and Blondell, RD., ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, American Society of Addiction Medicine, 6th Edition

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Trauma Centers, Hospitals, and Emergency Departments. Weissman, AF, ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, American Society of Addiction Medicine, 3rd Edition

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Trauma Centers, Hospitals, and Emergency Departments. Weissman, AF. ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, American Society of Addiction Medicine, 7th Edition (in press).

Drug Misuse and Addiction. World Book Encyclopedia, 2023.

Education and Training:
  • Residency, Department of Surgery, SUNY Buffalo (1991)
  • MD, medicine, SUNY Buffalo (1986)
  • BA, (BFA) music, SUNY Buffalo, Summa Cum Laude (1980)

Employment:
  • Program Director Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Addiction Medicine Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo (2024-present)
  • Physician, ECMC (2022-present)
  • Physician, Endeavor Health Services (2019-present)
  • Physician, DART methadone program (2017-present)
  • Assistant professor, Family Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine
  • Interim program director Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Addiction Medicine Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo (2023–2024)

Awards and Honors:
  • Mentor of the Year (2024)
  • Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Award (2018)

Books and Book Chapters:

  • Weissman, AF. (2026) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Trauma Centers, Hospitals, and Emergency Departments. In: ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, 4th ed. LWW
  • Weissman, AF. (2024) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Trauma Centers, Hospitals, and Emergency Departments. In: ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 7th ed. LWW
  • Weissman, AF. (2023) Drug Misuse and Addiction. In: World Book Encyclopedia. World Book Inc.
  • Weissman AF. (2020) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Trauma Centers, Hospitals, and Emergency Departments. In: ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, 3rd ed. LWW
  • Weissman, AF and Blondell, RD. (2018) Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Trauma Centers, Hospitals, and Emergency Departments. In: ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 6th ed. LWW

Professional Memberships:
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine (2015–present)

Presentations:
  • "Substance Use Disorders" Endeavor Health Services (2025)
  • "Addiction 101" JSMBS new M1 students (2025)
  • "Medications for Opioid Use Disorder" JSMBS Family Medicine Grand Rounds (2025)
  • "Opioid Use Disorder" Sisters' Hospital FM residents (2025)
  • "Substance Use Disorders" Endeavor Health Services (2024)
  • "Addiction 101" JSMBS new M1 students (2024)
  • "Substance Use Disorders" JSMBS FM residents (2024)
  • "Opioid use disorder and agonist therapy" Save the Michaels (2024)
  • "Cannabis" Buffalo Pediatric Society & The 105th Central NY Pediatric Club (2024)
  • "OUD and MOUD" JSMBS Intersession (2023)
  • "Cannabis" Endeavor Health Services (2023)
  • "Medications for Opioid Use Disorder" Erie County Department of Health (2023)
  • "Pain and Addiction" JSMBS Champions Project (2023)
  • "SBIRT Training" JSMBS FM residents (2023)
  • "Toxicology" Endeavor Health Services (2023)
  • "Cannabis and Cannabinoids" JSMBS, Champions Project (2023)
  • "Substance Use Disorder Treatment" WIVB channel 4 (2023)
  • "Substance Use Disorders, Agonist Therapy" Endeavor Health Services (2023)
  • "Opioids and Cannabis" JSMBS Neuroscience (2022)
  • "Pain and Addiction" ACAAM (2020)
  • "Buprenorphine Training" JSMBS (2019)
  • "Cannabis and Cannabinoids" JSMBS Department of Psychiatry (2019)
  • "Buprenorphine Training" JSMBS, Champions Project (2019)
  • "SBIRT Training" D'youville College, PAs (2019)
  • "Buprenorphine Training" Daemen College, PAs (2019)
  • "Buprenorphine Training" Buffalo Medical Group (2019)
  • "SBIRT Training" UB IM residents (2019)
  • "Buprenorphine Training" JSMBS medical students (2019)
  • "Buprenorphine Training" UB nursing school (2018)
  • "Buprenorphine training" D'youville College (2018)
  • "SBIRT Training" Community Health Center (2018)
  • "Buprenorphine Training" UB Nursing School (2018)
  • "UB Addiction Medicine Didactics" Didactics
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Service Activities:
  • Horizon Health Services Staff; Presenter, "Substance Use Disorders" (2025–present)
  • Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder; Presenter (2025–present)
  • Sisters' Hospital, FM Residents; Presenter, Opioid Use Disorder (2025–present)
  • Addiction Medicine Fellowship; Program Director (2024–present)
  • Save the Michaels, staff and family members; Presenter, Opioid Use Disorder and Agonist Therapy (2024–present)
  • Buffalo Pediatric Society & 105th annual meeting of the Central NY Pediatric Club; Presenter, "Cannabis" (2024–present)
  • Addiction Medicine Interest Group, JSMBS; Faculty Advisor (2024–present)
  • JSMBS Intersession; Presenter, "Opioid Use Disorder and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder" (2023–2026)
  • Erie County Department of Health; Presenter, Erie County Department of Health, "Medications for Opioid Use Disorder" (2023–present)
  • Addiction Medicine Fellowship; Interim Program Director (2023–2024)
  • New York State Opioid Prescriber course, section on opioid use disorder; Contributor, presenter (2023–present)
  • WIVB channel 4, DEA, Panel discussion; Panel participant, Substance Use Disorders and Treatment (2023–present)
  • Endeaor Health Services staff; Presenter, addiction medicine topics, Toxicology (2023–present)
  • ACAAM (American College of Academic Addiction Medicine) National Didactics; Presenter, "Pain and Addiction" (2020–present)
  • Interprofessional Forum: Confronting Opioid Use Disorder; Faculty Facilitator (2020–present)
  • JSMBS Department of Psychiatry; Presenter, "Cannabis and Cannabinoids" (2019–present)
  • Champions Project; Presenter, Buprenorphine Waiver Training (2019–present)
  • Daemen College PA class; Presenter, Buprenorphine training (2019–present)
  • Buffalo Medical Group; Presenter, buprenorphine training (2019–present)
  • JSMBS, IM residents; Presenter, SBIRT Training x 5 (2019–present)
  • JSMBS; Presenter, Buprenorphine Training (2019–present)
  • re: student impairment; Consultant, UB Dental School (2018–present)
  • D'youville College PAs; Presenter, SBIRT Training (2018–2026)
  • Community Health Center staff; Presenter, SBIRT Training (2018–present)
  • UB Nursing School; Presenter, Buprenorphine Training (2018)

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Contact Information

DART
1237 Main St.
Buffalo, New York 14209
Phone: 716-884-9101
Fax: 716-884-7703
aw@buffalo.edu
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