Assistant Professor
University of Miami - IDEA SSP
Miami, Florida
Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Dr. Eddy Suarez is a licensed psychologist who provides care at the intersections of mental health, HIV, and substance use disorders. He was educated and trained in Seattle, Washington in health psychology and now serves as an attending psychologist and assistant professor at the University of Miami/Jackson Health Systems. His academic and clinical training has involved Federally Qualified Health Centers, Department of Corrections, Community Mental Health Centers, Shelters for those Experiencing Homelessness, and County Wide Hospital Systems.
He is one of the co-founders of the first legal syringe services program (SSP) in the state of Florida which started at the University of Miami (IDEA Miami SSP). To date, he has been involved in publishing manuscripts consisting of HIV outbreak detection and response at the IDEA Miami SSP and building specific treatment teams within the Jackson Hospital System. His current published manuscript is a qualitative acceptability and feasibility study exploring implementation of Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for People Who Inject Drugs at a Syringe Services Program. He provides street medicine-based services to those experiencing homelessness through a partnership with Camillus House Shelter System and considers himself a social architect who builds bridges that connect people to care.
How Low Can you go? Low Barrier Buprenorphine Care Delivery Models
Friday, April 25, 2025
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
