Timothy S. Naimi, MD, MPH

Adjunct Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Timothy Naimi M.D., M.P.H is a physician and alcohol epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), and a Professor with the Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Naimi received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, his M.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts, and his M.P.H degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed a combined internal medicine-pediatrics residency program at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Epidemiologic Intelligence Officer program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a preventive medicine residency with the CDC. Prior to coming to BMC, Dr. Naimi worked as a clinician for the U.S. Indian Health Service, and as a senior epidemiologist with the Alcohol Team at CDC. His current research interests, for which he receives grant support from the National Institutes of Health and CDC, include binge drinking, youth drinking, health effects of low-dose ethanol, and substance use policy including the impact of alcohol control policies, cannabis policies, and opioid policies on substance use and other health outcomes. He has co-authored more than 100 published manuscripts and book chapters.

Publications

  • Published 5/9/2026

    Srivatsa S, Farkouh EK, Stockwell T, Pike JR, Clay JM, Bey G, Nasir K, Budoff M, Naimi T, Farkouh ME. Reassessing alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease by addressing bias in observational data: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 May 09. PMID: 42105323.

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  • Published 5/4/2026

    Clay J, Lawrence K, Johal PK, Sherk A, Farkouh EK, Stockwell T, Naimi T. Lower Prices Associated With Greater Alcohol-Related Harm and Risky Drinking Among Vulnerable Groups: Findings From the Consumption, Harms, Expenditures and Alcohol Prices Study. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2026 May 04. PMID: 42080573.

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  • Published 1/21/2026

    Nelson A, Naimi TS. [Not Available]. Rev Med Suisse. 2026 Jan 21; 22(946):182. PMID: 41567058.

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  • Published 1/21/2026

    Kerr DCR, Bae H, Naimi TS, Subbaraman MS, Hummel HM, Lira MC. State cannabis and alcohol policy environments: Associations with college students' use of cannabis, alcohol and both substances. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Jan 21; 108275. PMID: 41576998.

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  • Published 11/26/2025

    Shield K, Keyes K, Martinez P, Milam AJ, Rehm J, George S, Naimi TS. Health impact of alcohol use in the USA: a protocol of a systematic review and modelling study. BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 26; 15(11):e093389. PMID: 41298261.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Community Health Sciences
    Boston University School of Public Health
  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Faculty, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD
  • Harvard University, MPH
  • Harvard College, BA

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