Sevdalina Dabova-Missova, MD, FASAM

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

905 Johns Hopkins Drive
252-744-1406
Email: dabovamissovas24@ecu.edu

Faculty Rank: Clinical Professor

Professional Summary

Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine board certified physician with more than 20 years of exemplary service in the field of Addiction Medicine. Committed to providing excellent care and service to patients with a variety of addictions and addiction-related illnesses in different settings – from inpatient medical management of substance withdrawal/detoxification from opioids, sedatives, stimulants, and alcohol to outpatient rehabilitation services and medication assisted therapy including Suboxone, Methadone, Naltrexone/Vivitrol management.

Professional Memberships

Fellow American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Academy of Family Physicians
Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
Florida Medical Association
American Medical Association

Work Experience

First Addiction Medicine Physician Specialist at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida

12/2020 – present

Addiction Medicine Consult Service Liaison

Developed and implemented a specialized Addiction Medicine service line with consultation liaison and inpatient management of hospitalized patients with substance use disorders.
Providing inpatient Addiction Medicine consultations and management for hospitalized patients in all five major hospitals in the Baptist Health System, including ongoing management and discharge/ disposition planning and recommendations.
Created and implemented protocols for management of fentanyl overdoses in the emergency department in conjunction with Project Saves Lives Program jointly with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Emergency Medical Services. This project ensures specialized, coordinated and seamless management and treatment of drug overdose and addiction, thereby reducing drug-related deaths.
Developed and implemented protocols for management of patients hospitalized with life-threatening complications, bacteremia, sepsis, endocarditis, various skin and soft tissue infections related to IV drug abuse.
Lead education provider to Mayo Clinic Jacksonville and University of Florida Jacksonville Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows participating in addiction medicine rotations

Fairview/Health East Health Care System

05/2007 – 12/2020

St. Joseph Hospital, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota

Working in a large and busy inner city hospital-based Addiction Medicine Clinic
Evaluating and managing patients with various addiction disorders and their correlated mental health and medical issues
Designed, launched, and operationalized a program for disabled and geriatric patients with addictive disorders
Developed and implemented a Bridge Clinic for patients presenting to the Emergency Department with opioid overdose
Participating in Addiction Consult Liaison Service for patients hospitalized on the medical and surgical inpatient service for conditions related to addictive disorders

Medical Director Inpatient Addiction Unit and Opioid Treatment Program

08/2015-09/2018

Heading the only hospital-based Opioid Treatment Program in the state of Minnesota
Leading an inpatient Addiction Medicine team of addiction medicine providers, licensed alcohol and drug counselors, and nursing staff
Developing and implementing treatment protocols for detoxification, medication induction therapies, and ongoing medication management
Providing 24-hour addiction mental health and medical coverage for patients admitted to the program
Participating in weekday and weekend Addiction Medicine call schedule
Collaborating with hospitalists and medical consultants
Working in a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, counselors, and psychologists

Addiction Medicine Physician

05/2008-07/2015
Working on the inpatient addiction medicine unit at St. Joseph Hospital, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota

Addiction Medicine Physician

09/2018-01/2019
Lakeview Health, Jacksonville, Florida

Family Medicine Physician with Obstetrics Practice

09/2005-04/2007
Minnehealth Family Physicians, St.Paul, Minnesota

Teaching Experience

Addiction medicine teaching and precepting of Mayo Clinic Jacksonville 3rd and 4th year Medical Students and University of Florida Jacksonville Psychiatry Residents
Addiction medicine teaching and precepting of Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Fellows, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Addiction medicine preceptor for the Family Medicine Residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Participating in the education and training of future family medicine physicians, focusing on the complex care of addicted patients

Education

Doctor of Medicine

07/1982 – 11/1988
University of Plovdiv Medical School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Residency in Pediatrics

12/1988 – 06/1991
University of Plovdiv Medical School, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Fellowship in Molecular Endocrinology

07/1993 – 06/1995
University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France

Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology

07/1995 – 06/1998
University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France

Externships in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

07/2000 – 06/2001
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Residency in Family Medicine

07/2002 – 06/2005
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Addiction Medicine

07/2007 – 06/2008
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honors and Awards

Excellence in Research Award

06/2005
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (University of Minnesota)

Richard B. Carley Research Award

06/2005
HealthEast Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota