Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine; Physician, the Boston VA Healthcare System
Dr. Sadie Elisseou, MD (she/her) is a primary care physician in the VA Boston Healthcare System, an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Adjunct Instructor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and a leading expert in trauma-informed care (TIC). Dr. Elisseou’s award-winning curriculum on ‘trauma-informed physical examination’ is now taught at medical schools across the U.S. She has since published novel works on trauma-informed clinical skills, a trauma-informed approach to burnout, and leading trauma-informed organizations.
Dr. Elisseou is the co-founder of the National Veterans’ Health Administration TIC Collaborative and a member of the Harvard Medical School TIC Steering Committee. She enjoys building platforms to train healthcare professionals in trauma-informed resilience.