Carla King, PhD, MPH, ND
NYU Grossman School of Medicine - Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Population Health
Email: Carla.King@nyulangone.org
Education
PhD, Population Health, NYU Grossman School of MedicineMPH, Public Health, Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada
ND, Naturopathic Medicine, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
BAS, Cognitive Neuropsychology and Nutrition, Guelph University, Canada
Research Interests
Substance use, opioid use, health services research, implementation science, gender disparities, racial disparities, drug overdose BIO
Carla King is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Section on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use (TADU) at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her research centers on improving access to high-quality substance use care in general medical settings, with a special focus on reproductive-aged and pregnant women. She earned her doctoral degree from NYU Grossman School of Medicine under the mentorship of Dr. Jennifer McNeely and Dr. Charles Neighbors. Her dissertation, supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, examined how an interprofessional addiction consult service can support hospital-based substance use care and facilitate treatment linkage for reproductive-aged women with substance use disorders. Publications
Recent
Textor L, King C, Rostam-Abadi Y, Fernando J, Appleton N, Fawole A, Barron C, Schatz D, McNeely J (2026).
They never, never, never give up on me”: Perspectives on an addiction consult service from hospitalized people who use opioids at 6 New York City public hospitals
Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 47 (2), 512-520. doi: 10.1177/29767342251392696. PMCID: PMC12825079.
They never, never, never give up on me”: Perspectives on an addiction consult service from hospitalized people who use opioids at 6 New York City public hospitals
Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 47 (2), 512-520. doi: 10.1177/29767342251392696. PMCID: PMC12825079.
King C, Fawole A, Laynor G, McNeely J (2026).
Implementing substance use services into acute care settings for pregnant and birthing people: A systematic scoping review of implementation and quality improvement strategies
PLoS One, 21 (3), e0344389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344389. PMCID: PMC12987426.
Implementing substance use services into acute care settings for pregnant and birthing people: A systematic scoping review of implementation and quality improvement strategies
PLoS One, 21 (3), e0344389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344389. PMCID: PMC12987426.
Peng L, Goff A, Patten A, Bazzi AR, King C, Siegler T, Weinstein Z, Shearer R, Hagedorn H, Oot E, Bart G, Ghitza UE, Englander H (2026).
Perspectives on clinical champions implementing hospital-based opioid treatment in US hospitals
JAMA Network Open, 9 (3), e260446. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0446. PMCID: PMC12958086.
Perspectives on clinical champions implementing hospital-based opioid treatment in US hospitals
JAMA Network Open, 9 (3), e260446. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0446. PMCID: PMC12958086.
Choi S, Knopf E, O'Grady MA, Van Domselaar I, Ortiz J, King C, Neighbors CJ, D'Aunno T (2025).
Understanding barriers and facilitators of inter-organizational dynamics in addressing substance use disorder among pregnant and parenting women
PLoS One, 20 (11), e0336029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336029. PMCID: PMC12611144.
Understanding barriers and facilitators of inter-organizational dynamics in addressing substance use disorder among pregnant and parenting women
PLoS One, 20 (11), e0336029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336029. PMCID: PMC12611144.
Rostam-Abadi Y, McNeely J, Tarpey T, Fernando J, Appleton N, Fawole A, Mazumdar M, Kalyanaraman Marcello R, Cooke C, Dolle J, Siddiqui S, Schatz D, King C (2025).
Medication for opioid use disorder for hospitalized patients at six New York City public hospitals with an addiction consult service
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 19 (5), 557-564. doi: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001450.
Dr. King's Research Gate Profile
Medication for opioid use disorder for hospitalized patients at six New York City public hospitals with an addiction consult service
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 19 (5), 557-564. doi: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001450.