Abigail C. Halperin, MD, MPH

 

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Dr. Halperin is a primary care physician who is now focusing her clinical and research career on the prevention and treatment of tobacco dependence and related diseases.

 

Title

Director and Attending Physician, Smoke Free Life Program, SCCA

 

Director, University of Washington Tobacco Studies Program 

 

Associate Medical Director, Free & Clear, Inc., (largest provider of tobacco quit line services for states, employers, and health insurance companies in the United States)

 

 

Patient Care Philosophy:

My current focus is on the treatment of tobacco dependence, in terms of both using and improving effectiveness of evidence-based behavioral and pharmaceutical interventions. Helping people quit smoking at any time in their lives will enable them to live longer, healthier, and happier lives.

 

 

Clinical Expertise:

Smoking cessation; pharmacotherapy for nicotine dependence

 

 

Education And Training:

• BA: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 1978
• MA: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 1983
• Internship & Residency, Family Medicine: Swedish Hospital, 1983-1986
• MPH: NRSA Public Health Fellowship, University of Washington, 1998-2000

 

More Information:

Dr. Halperin developed and currently directs the Tobacco Studies Program (TSP) at the University of Washington, now in its seventh year. This program was developed with funding from ASPH-Legacy Foundation STEP-UP (Scholarship, Teaching, and Education Program for Tobacco Use Prevention) Initiative.

 

UW TSP

UW Dept of Family Medicine 

 

Archived Patient Power Webcasts

• March 25, 2009 6:00pm Have You Been Thinking About Quitting Smoking? Learn How to Quit Now.