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FACULTY

Benjamin Springgate

Chief of Medical Academic Area

Medicine - Community Population Med

Academic Office:

LSUHSC School of Medicine 
533 Bolivar Street, Suite 511
New Orleans, LA 70112

504-568-2052

 

Clinical Office:

University Medical Center, LSU Integrated Health Clinic
2003 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112

504-962-6106

 

Bio

Benjamin Springgate M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P. is a Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Section of Community and Population Medicine, and Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine at the LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans. He is a Professor of Health Policy and Systems Management at LSU School of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Healthcare Value and Equity at LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. Dr. Springgate received his M.D. from the Tulane University School of Medicine, his M.P.H from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and is a graduate of the UCLA-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program. Dr. Springgate, an internist and health services researcher, has led and contributed to a number of studies seeking to improve understanding of resilience in communities affected by climate change and disasters, well as on the use of Community-Partnered Participatory Research to address disparities in access to and outcomes of services for depression. Dr. Springgate serves as the Principal Investigator of the Community Resilience Learning Collaborative and Research Network (C-LEARN), a National Academies of Sciences-funded community-academic collaborative focused on testing approaches to build community resilience in the face of climate change and disasters. Dr. Springgate co-founded and leads the LSU Integrated Health Clinic at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana's only academic primary care center focused on care of patients with opioid use disorder. Dr. Springgate's work has been funded by the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program, NIH, PCORI, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Red Cross, the Louisiana Department of Health, and others. Dr. Springgate serves as medical advisor and Chief Health Officer of the New Orleans Public Schools. Dr. Springgate directs the LSU Health MD/MPH Dual Degree Program, training the next generation of physician leaders in public health.   

Education

Undergraduate:
1990-1995 - B.A. in Comparative Literature and German Studies
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Graduate:
1997-2001 - Master of Public Health
Tulane University of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Medical:
1997-2001 - M.D.
Tulane University of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Residency:
2001-2005 - Internal Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana

Fellowship:
2001-2008 - Health Services Research
UCLA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program Fellowship
Los Angeles, California

Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics

  • University Medical Center
  • Touro Infirmary
  • University Medical Center, LSU Integrated Health Clinic

Publications

1. Springgate BF, Sugarman O, Wells KB, et al. Community Partnered Participatory Research in Southeast Louisiana Communities Threatened by Climate Change: The C-LEARN EXPERIENCE. Am J Bioeth. 2021;21(10):46-48. doi:10.1080/15265161.2021.1965248

2. Palinkas LA, Springgate BF, Hancock J, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community Resilience to Global Environmental Change: A Rapid Assessment of Community and Organizational Needs and Resources. Sustain Clim Chang. 2021;14(5). doi:10.1089/scc.2021.0022

3. Sugarman, O. K., Wennerstrom, A., Pollock, M., Griffith, K., Rey, E., Vargas, S. M., Haywood, C., Meyers, D., Smith, J., Williams, C. R., Williams, P., Bonds, C., Springgate, B., Miranda, J., & Chung, B. (2021). Engaging LGBTQ Communities in Community-Partnered Participatory Research: Lessons from the Resilience Against Depression Disparities Study. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 15(1), 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2021.0006

4. Palinkas, L.A.; Springgate, B.F.; Sugarman, O.K.; Hancock, J.; Wennerstrom, A.; Haywood, C.;  Meyers, D.; Johnson, A.; Polk, M.; Pesson, C.L.; et al. A Rapid Assessment of Disaster Preparedness Needs and Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020425

5. Sugarman O, Bachhuber M, Wennerstrom A, Bruno T, Springgate B.  Interventions for incarcerated adults with opioid-use disorder in the United States: A systematic review with a focus on social determinants of health.  PLoS One.  2020; 15: e0227968. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0227968.

6. Katzmarzyk P, Martin C, Newton R, Apolzan, J, Arnold, C, Davis, T, Price-Haywood E, Denstel K,
Mire E, Thethi T, Brantley P, Johnson W, Fonseca V, Gugel J, Kennedy K, Lavie C, Sarpong D, Springgate B. Weight Loss in Underserved Patients — A Cluster-Randomized Trial. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:909-918.
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2007448 

7. Vargas SM, Wennerstrom A, Alfaro N, Belin T, Griffith K, Haywood C, Jones F, Lunn MR, Meyers D, Miranda J, Obedin-Maliver J, Pollock M, Sherbourne CD, Springgate BF, Sugarman OK, Rey E, Williams C, Williams P, Chung B.  Resilience Against Depression Disparities (RADD): A protocol for a randomised comparative effectiveness trial for depression among predominantly low-income racial/ethnic, sexual and gender minorities.  BMJ Open. 2019; 9: e031099/.  

8. Pollock M, Wennerstrom A, True G, Everett A, Sugarman O, Haywood C, Johnson A, Meyers D, Sato J, Wells K, Arevian A, Massimi M, Berry J, Riefberg L, Onyewuenyi N, Springgate B. Community perspectives on cross-sectoral collaborations to enhance preparedness and community resilience in disaster-prone areas: Findings from South Louisiana.  American Journal of Public Health.  2019; 109: S309-S315. 

9. Everett, A., Sugarman, O., Wennerstrom, A., Pollock, M., True, G., Haywood, C., Meyers, D., Raines, A., Wells, K., Johnson, A., Arevian, A. C., Sato, J., & Springgate, B. (2020). Community-informed strategies to address trauma and enhance resilience in climate-affected communities. Traumatology, 26(3), 285–297. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000225

10. Springgate B, Arevian A, Wennerstrom A, Johnson A, Eisenman D, Sugarman O, Haywood C, Trapido E, Sherbourne C, Everett A, McCreary M, Meyers D, Kataoka S, Tang L, Sato J, Wells KB. Community Resilience Learning Collaborative and Research Network (C-LEARN): Study protocol with participatory planning for a randomized, comparative effectiveness trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  2018; 15(8); 1683.  doi:10.3390/ijerph15081683

11. Keegan R, Grover L, Patron D, Sugarman O, Griffith K, Sonnier S, Springgate B, et al.  A case study of resilient Baton Rouge: Applying depression collaborative care and community planning to disaster recovery.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  2018 Jun 8; 15(6): 1208. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15061208.

 

Research

Title: Community and Patient Partnered Research Network
Awarding Agency: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Role: Co-Principal Investigator; PI of New Orleans/LSUHSC site
Funding Amount: $1,658,268
Dates: October 1, 2015-October 1, 2018

Title: PROPEL: The Louisiana Trial to Reduce Obesity in Primary Care
Awarding Agency: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Role: Co-Investigator; PI of LSUHSC subaward
Funding Amount: $97,930 LSUHSC Subaward
Dates: January 1, 2016-June 30, 2020

Title: Resilience Education to Reduce Depression Disparities
Awarding Agency: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Network
Role: Co-Principal Investigator; Principal Investigator of New Orleans/LSU site
Funding Amount: $326,880
Dates: August 1, 2016 – March 30, 2021

Title: REACHNet
Awarding Agency: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Network  
Role: Co-Principal Investigator; Principal Investigator of LSUHSC/UMC site
Funding Amount: $87, 466
Dates: August 2016 – May 2017

Title: Community Resilience Learning Collaborative and Research Network
Awarding Agency: National Academies of Sciences
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Amount: $2,522,193
Dates: July 1, 2017 – December 31, 2020

Title: Center for Healthcare Value and Equity       
Awarding Agency: Louisiana Department of Health
Role: Center Director
Funding Amount: $30,000,000
Dates: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2023

Title: Resilience for Community Members
Awarding Agency: Greater New Orleans Foundation  
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Amount: $7,865
Dates: November 1, 2018- October 31, 2019

Title: Engagement in Clinic Comparative Effectiveness and Patient Centered Outcomes Research Findings to Enhance Mental Health Services and Outcomes in Disaster At-Risk Communities (ENCORES)
Awarding Agency: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Amount: $49, 949
Dates: January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019