Lipi Roy, MD, MPH, FASAM

Dr. Lipi Roy is an internal medicine physician board-certified in addiction medicine, a sought-after international speaker, media personality as well as host of the YouTube series, Health, Humor and Harmony. In July 2023, she founded SITA MED, an addiction speaking, training and consulting company. Dr. Roy served on the frontlines of the pandemic as the Medical Director of COVID Isolation and Quarantine Sites at Housing Works in New York City. She also treated patients with opioid use disorder at a harm reduction clinic in the Bronx while working at multiple COVID vaccination sites. Dr. Roy’s work spans academia, clinical medicine, homeless health, social and criminal justice, public speaking, media and entertainment. As the former Chief of Addiction Medicine for Rikers Island, Dr. Roy oversaw substance use treatment and recovery services at the nation’s 2nd-largest jail complex. Dr. Roy also serves as clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health.

Previously, Dr. Roy served as a primary care doctor to Boston's homeless population among whom the leading cause of death was drug overdose. She also served as an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and as faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Roy completed her medical and master’s in public health degrees at Tulane University, followed by residency training in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center.

Dr. Roy’s mission is to educate and empower the public to make healthy decisions. As a Forbes contributor and former MSNBC and NBC News Medical Contributor making over 350 on air appearances, Dr. Roy is one of the world’s leading experts in health communication. Dr. Roy has appeared on multiple media outlets including CNN, The Tamron Hall Show, Charlie Rose, CBS New York and PIX11, and has been featured in TheNew York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Cooking Light, Oprah.com and many other outlets. You can follow Dr. Roy on Twitter,  Facebook, Instagram,TikTok, herwebsite and YouTube channel (subscribe for free!).