Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH

Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, board certified in family medicine, public health and general preventive medicine, and addiction medicine. Her clinical practice and research focuses on working with people who are unsheltered and those with criminal legal involvement, with an emphasis on expanding access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction services through clinical care, education, research, and public health practice. She has more than 13 years of experience working in federally qualified health centers in Baltimore, Chicago, and Madison, leading efforts to integrate addiction treatment into primary care. She currently serves as Medical Director of the Compass Program, a low-barrier walk-in clinic for people who use substances; Program Director of the Preventive Medicine Residency; and core faculty for the Addiction Medicine Fellowship at UW–Madison. She is also the Medical Director of Harm Reduction Services for the Wisconsin Department of Public Health and Vice Chair of the Medical Education Committee for the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:04/30/2026Date updated:04/30/2026

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