Tara Benjamin
School of Medicine/Department of OB/GYN
Expert Bio
Dr. Tara Benjamin, a native of Louisiana, is board certified in OB/GYN and maternal-fetal 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.
She earned her B.S. from Xavier University of Louisiana, her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and her master’s in clinical research from the IU School of Medicine. She did her OB/GYN residency at Tulane University and had a fellowship at the IU School of Medicine.
Areas of Expertise
Opioid use disorder in pregnancy, buprenorphine in the management of opioid use disorder in pregnancy.
Other Information
No Limits, WFYI: “Addicted moms-to-be”
Side Effects Public Media: “Afraid to treat pregnant women, doctors drop addicted patients at a vulnerable time”
WTHR: “Born addicted”