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 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 - Published on 2/29/2024
Esser MB, Sherk A, Liu Y, Naimi TS. Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use - United States, 2016-2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Feb 29; 73(8):154-161. PMID: 38421934.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/30/2024
Stockwell T, Zhao J, Clay J, Levesque C, Sanger N, Sherk A, Naimi T. Why Do Only Some Cohort Studies Find Health Bene?ts From Low-Volume Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Study Characteristics That May Bias Mortality Risk Estimates. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Jul; 85(4):441-452. PMID: 38289182.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/19/2024
King L, Aplin R, Gill C, Naimi T. A State-of-the-Science Review of Alcoholic Beverages and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Jan; 132(1):16001. PMID: 38241192.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2024
Kasimanickam MR, Kerr DCR, Killion RE, Naimi TS, Lira MC, Bae H. State Alcohol Policy Environments of U.S. Colleges: Predictors of Sexual Assault and Alcohol-Related Arrest and Disciplinary Action. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Jan; 66(1):1-9. PMID: 38123257.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2024
Shield KD, Paradis C, Butt PR, Naimi T, Sherk A, Asbridge M, Myran DT, Stockwell T, Wells S, Poole N, Heatley J, Hobin E, Thompson K, Young MM. New perspectives on how to formulate alcohol drinking guidelines: Response to commentaries. Addiction. 2024 Jan; 119(1):26-27. PMID: 38108200.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/26/2023
Naimi TS, Lira MC, Pessar SC, Smart R, Blanchette J, Pacula RL. Relationships Between Alcohol and Cannabis Policies in U.S. States, 1999-2019. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Mar; 85(2):254-260. PMID: 38147075.
Read at: PubMed
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