UM School of Medicine’s Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH, Selected Among Women to Watch by The Baltimore Sun

Sarah M. Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at UMSOM, Associate Director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine, and Co-Director of the Research Initiative on Infectious Disease and Substance Use Disorder (RIIS) at UMSOM’s Institute of Human Virology (IHV), was recently named a 2023 Women to Watch winner by The Baltimore Sun. The award recognizes the most accomplished women in the Baltimore area who have had significant achievements within the past year or have projects on the horizon. Dr. Kattakuzhy joins 24 other leading women who were recognized this year for their important contributions to business, activism, research, and more.

Co-led by Dr. Kattakuzhy, the Kahlert Institute brings together leading experts in addiction treatment and recovery to develop innovative therapies for the reduction of cravings, drug use, and many other complications of addiction. The Institute focuses on improving the continuum of care for individuals with addiction to ensure their access to primary health care, access to medication, as well as psychiatric services for mental health issues. 

Dr. Kattakuzhy was honored at the 2023 Women to Watch celebratory event hosted by The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday, October 11 at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD.

Read the full news release here.