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 9/19/2025

    Clay JM, Farkouh EK, Stockwell T, Thomas G, Johnston K, Naimi TS. The impact of alcohol minimum pricing policies on vulnerable populations and health equity: A rapid review. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Sep 19; 145:105014. PMID: 40974698.

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  • Published 8/1/2025

    Bae H, Kerr DCR, Naimi TS, Lira MC. Person- and Context-Level Moderators of State Alcohol Policy Environment Effects on Binge Drinking Among U.S. 4-Year College Students, 2008-2019. Subst Use Misuse. 2025 Aug 01; 1-9. PMID: 40750756.

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  • Published 7/9/2025

    Clay JM, Stockwell T, Golder S, Lawrence K, McCambridge J, Vishnevsky N, Zuckermann A, Naimi T. The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research (ISFAR) critiques of alcohol research: Promoting health benefits and downplaying harms. Addiction. 2025 Jul 09. PMID: 40632205.

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  • Published 6/12/2025

    Priore I, Vishnevsky N, Farkouh EK, Vallance K, Wettlaufer A, Price TR, Farrell-Low AM, Giesbrecht N, Asbridge M, Gagnon M, Shelley J, Sherk A, Shield KD, Solomon R, Stockwell TR, Thomas G, Thompson K, Naimi TS. Provincial and territorial results and recommendations from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project: Room for improvement. Can J Public Health. 2025 Jun 12. PMID: 40506630.

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  • Published 4/16/2025

    Kerr DCR, Naimi TS, Lira MC, Bae H. Associations of state-level alcohol policies and population use rates with alcohol use and binge drinking among U.S. 4-year college students, 2008-2019. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2025 Apr 16. PMID: 40237092.

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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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