Scott Hadland

Scott Hadland is the Chief of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

He is an internationally renowned expert in adolescent mental health and addiction, and holds triple board certification in General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Hadland's clinical and research interests focus on adolescent and young adult substance use disorder prevention and treatment, and on improving care for youth and families affected by substance use. His work has been published in leading journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and JAMA.

He is a member of the editorial board of Pediatrics and received the 2020 Emerging Leader Award in Adolescent Health from the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2023, he was selected to the Presidential Leadership Scholars programme, which brings together national leaders committed to facing critical challenges in partnership with the Clinton Presidential Center and George W. Bush Presidential Center.