Alex K. Gertner

Alex K. Gertner

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

H-index: 14

North America-United States

About Alex K. Gertner

Alex K. Gertner, With an exceptional h-index of 14 and a recent h-index of 12 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializes in the field of Mental health, Substance use, Health services, Policy.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Treatment setting and buprenorphine discontinuation: an analysis of multi-state insurance claims

Enhanced primary care for people with serious mental illness: a propensity weighted cohort study

The North American opioid crisis: draw on the expertise of people who use drugs

A mixed methods study of provider factors in buprenorphine treatment retention

The Role of Primary Care in the Initiation of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Statewide Public and Private Insurance

Universal screening for substance use by peer support specialists in the emergency department is a pathway to buprenorphine treatment

An Interdisciplinary, Service-Learning Effort to Address Personal Protective Equipment Shortages

Effect of enhanced primary care for people with serious mental illness on service use and screening

Alex K. Gertner Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

639

Citations(since 2020)

494

Cited By

302

hIndex(all)

14

hIndex(since 2020)

12

i10Index(all)

16

i10Index(since 2020)

15

Email

University Profile Page

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Alex K. Gertner Skills & Research Interests

Mental health

Substance use

Health services

Policy

Top articles of Alex K. Gertner

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Treatment setting and buprenorphine discontinuation: an analysis of multi-state insurance claims

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

Kevin Y Xu

Alex K Gertner

Shelly F Greenfield

Arthur Robin Williams

Richard A Grucza

2024/3/16

Enhanced primary care for people with serious mental illness: a propensity weighted cohort study

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Alex K Gertner

Lexie R Grove

Karen E Swietek

Ching-Ching Claire Lin

Neepa Ray

...

2023/4/5

The North American opioid crisis: draw on the expertise of people who use drugs

The Lancet

Alex K Gertner

Nabarun Dasgupta

Louise Vincent

2022/10/22

A mixed methods study of provider factors in buprenorphine treatment retention

International Journal of Drug Policy

Alex K Gertner

Hannah Margaret Clare

Byron J Powell

Allison R Gilbert

Hendree E Jones

...

2022/7/1

The Role of Primary Care in the Initiation of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Statewide Public and Private Insurance

Journal of addiction medicine

Alex K Gertner

Jason S Rotter

Margaret E Holly

Christopher M Shea

Sherri L Green

...

2022/3/1

Universal screening for substance use by peer support specialists in the emergency department is a pathway to buprenorphine treatment

Addictive behaviors reports

Alex K Gertner

Kate E Roberts

Grayson Bowen

Brenda L Pearson

Robyn Jordan

2021/12/1

An Interdisciplinary, Service-Learning Effort to Address Personal Protective Equipment Shortages

Academic Medicine

Demitra A Canoutas

Alex Gregor

Alex K Gertner

2021/7/1

Effect of enhanced primary care for people with serious mental illness on service use and screening

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Lexie R Grove

Alex K Gertner

Karen E Swietek

Ching-Ching Claire Lin

Neepa Ray

...

2021/4

A scoping review of the use of ethnographic approaches in implementation research and recommendations for reporting

Implementation Research and Practice

Alex K Gertner

Joshua Franklin

Isabel Roth

Gracelyn H Cruden

Amber D Haley

...

2021/3

Barriers and perceived usefulness of an ECHO intervention for office-based buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in North Carolina: A qualitative study

Substance Abuse

Christopher M Shea

Alex K Gertner

Sherri L Green

2021

Primary Care Providers And Specialists Deliver Comparable Buprenorphine Treatment Quality

Health Affairs

Alex K Gertner

Allison G Robertson

Byron J Powell

Hendree Jones

Pam Silberman

...

2020/8/1

The effect of Medicaid expansion on use of opioid agonist treatment and the role of provider capacity constraints

Health Services Research

Alex K Gertner

Allison G Robertson

Hendree Jones

Byron J Powell

Pam Silberman

...

2020/6

Opioid prescribing laws are not associated with short-term declines in prescription opioid distribution

Pain Medicine

Corey S Davis

Brian J Piper

Alex K Gertner

Jason S Rotter

2020/3/1

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