IUPUI
Tara Benjamin
School of Medicine/Department of OB/GYN
Expert Bio
Tara Benjamin, M.D., M.S., a native of Louisiana, is board certified in OB/GYN and maternal-fetal medicine. Education: B.S. from Xavier University of Louisiana, M.D. from Harvard Medical School, OB/GYN residency at Tulane University, fellowship at IU School of Medicine, master’s in clinical research at IU School of Medicine. She is assistant professor of clinical OB/GYN at IU School of Medicine, and director of the maternal recovery program for Riley Maternity and Newborn Health. She has a niche in opioid use disorder in pregnancy and a DEA waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for 100 patients. Since becoming faculty in August 2015, she and her team have managed almost 300 pregnant women.
Areas of Expertise
Opioid use disorder in pregnancy, buprenorphine in the management of opioid use disorder in pregnancy.
Other Information
“Addicted Moms-to-Be.” No Limits, WFYI-FM, July 27, 2017. http://www.wfyi.org/programs/no-limits/radio/Addicted-Moms-To-Be
“Afraid to Treat Pregnant Women, Doctors Drop Addicted Patients at a Vulnerable Time.” Side Effects Public Media, Aug. 2, 2017. http://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/afraid-to-treat-pregnant-women-doctors-drop-addicted-patients-at-a-vulnerable-time
“Born Addicted.” WTHR, Feb. 2, 2017. http://www.wthr.com/article/born-addicted-thursday-at-11-pm