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 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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  • Published 4/4/2025

    Shield K, Keyes K, Martinez P, Milam AJ, Rehm J, Naimi TS. Biases inherent in all-cause mortality studies: implications for shaping the 2025-2030 dietary guidelines for Americans on alcohol consumption. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 Jun; 46:101083. PMID: 40242500.

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  • Published 3/10/2025

    Priore I, Stockwell T, Zhao J, Goulet-Stock S, Kruisselbrink D, Naimi T. Calling time on low-risk drinking guidelines: An evaluation of alternative methods to communicate risks of alcohol use to consumers. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Apr; 138:104764. PMID: 40068442.

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  • Published 12/12/2024

    Clay JM, Callaghan RC, Sherk A, Naimi TS, Stockwell T, Asbridge M. Alcohol consumption and mortality among Canadian drinkers: A national population-based survival analysis (2000-2017). Drug Alcohol Rev. 2025 Feb; 44(2):434-447. PMID: 39667732.

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  • Published 11/28/2024

    Lira MC, Pacula RL, Smart R, Pessar SC, Blanchette J, Naimi TS. Cannabis Policies, Cannabis, and Opioids in Suicide and Undetermined Intent Death. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Mar; 68(3):475-484. PMID: 39615767.

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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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