Each fall SAj makes an appearance at AMERSA’s annual conference. Included in our is the presentation of three annual awards: Best Peer Review, Most Downloaded Manuscript, and Best Manuscript.
For Most Downloaded Manuscript we seek to recognize an article with the most full-text downloads within the previous two years.
We are delighted to announce that the award for Most Downloaded Manuscript 2018 goes to Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc for Turning the tide or riptide? The changing opioid epidemic.
For the first time, this award has been awarded for two years in a row (2017 & 2018). Dr. Kertesz’ paper is also currently the most downloaded SAj paper of all time.
Stefan G. Kertesz, MD, MSc is a physician in internal medicine and addiction medicine. Presently based at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, he is also Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He has a 22-year history of providing primary care for individuals who are homeless or similarly vulnerable, and researching health services and epidemiology related to substance use and homelessness, supported by research awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (2002-2012) and the Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Branch (2008-2018).
Congratulations Dr. Kertesz!
Our latest issue here.