Profile

Sebastian Tong
Associate Director, WWAMI region Practice and Research Network
Research
setong@uw.edu

Biography

Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine who is a family physician, addiction medicine specialist and health services researcher. He directs the Primary care IMplementation and Engagement (PRIME) lab, which focuses on improving care for chronic pain, behavioral health and substance use disorders in primary care. He practices at the Family Medicine Clinic at Harborview Medical Center where he provides both primary care and addiction consults. He serves as the Associate Director of the WWAMI region Practice and Research Network. He received his medical training from the Boston University School of Medicine, completed a Master of Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health, and finished residency at Lawrence Family Medicine Residency.

Currently funded studies include:

Supporting Unhealthy Substance use care Through a whole person Approach and user centered INtegration into primary care (SUSTAIN)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R18HS029773)

Adapting and Implementing a Nurse Care Management Model to Care for Rural Patients with Chronic Pain (AIM-CP)
National Institute for Nursing Research/NIH (UG3NR020930)

Addressing Loneliness in Primary Care Patients on Chronic Opioids to Prevent Opioid Misuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH (R34DA058325)