Joan Papp, MD, FACEP

Director of the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety

Dr. Papp is a member of the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Director of the MetroHealth Office of Opioid Safety. Dr. Papp founded and serves as the medical director for the Project DAWN, naloxone program. Dr. Papp has been the recipient of a number of awards and grants related to her efforts to combat the community opioid crisis, including an award from the United States Attorney General.

Pictured below is Dr. Papp with former Governor Kasich signing Ohio House bill 170 which expanded lay access to naloxone.