Timothy S. Naimi, MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor, 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.
Other Positions
- Professor, Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health
- Associate Professor, General Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Faculty, Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD
- Harvard University, MPH
- Harvard College, BA
Publications
- Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/24/2024
Leung JYY, Casswell S, Randerson S, Athauda L, Banavaram A, Callinan S, Campbell O, Chaiyasong S, Dearak S, Dumbili EW, Romero-García L, Gururaj G, Kalapat R, Karki K, Karlsson T, Kong M, Liu S, Maldonado Vargas ND, Gonzalez-Mejía JF, Naimi T, Nthomang K, Oladunni O, Owino K, Herrera Palacio JC, Phatchana P, Pradhan PMS, Rossow I, Shorter G, Sibounheuang V, Štelemekas M, Son DT, Vallance K, van Dalen W, Wettlaufer A, Zamora A, Jankhotkaew J. Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards: the International Alcohol Control Study. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Nov 24; 9(11). PMID: 39581634.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/9/2024
Hobin E, Bains A, Poon T, Forbes S, Hammond D, Naimi T, Smith B, Sherk A, Stockwell T, Vanderlee L, Thompson K, Li L, Meyer S. Testing alcohol container warning labels among alcohol consumers in the field over a 4-week period: a protocol for a randomized field trial. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Nov 09. PMID: 39520263.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/5/2024
Naimi TS, Chikritzhs T. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and purported lifetime nondrinkers: Ramifications for observational evidence about alcohol and health. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Jan; 49(1):92-94. PMID: 39500830.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/19/2024
Pessar SC, Smart R, Naimi T, Lira M, Blanchette J, Boustead A, Pacula RL. The association between state cannabis policies and cannabis use among adults and youth, United States, 2002-2019. Addiction. 2025 Jan; 120(1):164-170. PMID: 39300729.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/22/2024
Crépault JF, Naimi TS, Rehm J, Shield KD, Wells S, Wettlaufer A, Babor TF. Alcohol, No Ordinary Commodity: policy implications for Canada. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1335865. PMID: 38841683.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/13/2024
Farkouh EK, Vallance K, Wettlaufer A, Giesbrecht N, Asbridge M, Farrell-Low AM, Gagnon M, Price TR, Priore I, Shelley J, Sherk A, Shield KD, Solomon R, Stockwell TR, Thompson K, Vishnevsky N, Naimi TS. An assessment of federal alcohol policies in Canada and priority recommendations: Results from the 3rd Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation Project. Can J Public Health. 2024 Aug; 115(4):640-653. PMID: 38739320.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/10/2024
Murphy JP, Smart R, Schell TL, Nicosia N, Naimi TS. Relationships of State Alcohol Policy Environments With Homicides and Suicides. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Aug; 67(2):193-200. PMID: 38604458.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2024
Esser MB, Sherk A, Liu Y, Henley SJ, Naimi TS. Reducing Alcohol Use to Prevent Cancer Deaths: Estimated Effects Among U.S. Adults. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Apr; 66(4):725-729. PMID: 38514233.
Read at: PubMed
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