Timothy S. Naimi MD, MPH

Adjunct Professor, General Internal Medicine

Professor, Community Health Sciences

801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-6693
naimit@bu.edu
tim.naimi@bmc.org

Sections

General Internal Medicine

Centers

Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit

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.

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Education

Medicine, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Public Health, MPH, Harvard University

History/Science, BA, Harvard College

Publications

Published on 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.

PubMed

Published on 9/15/2025

Naimi TS, Sherk A, Lawrence KW, Reece J, Esser MB. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alcohol Consumption and Mortality in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Sep 15; 69(6):107968. PMID: 40957228.

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Published on 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; 60(14):2254-2262. PMID: 40750756.

PubMed

Published on 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.

PubMed

Published on 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 on 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 on 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 on 3/30/2025

Casswell S, Parker K, Randerson S, Huckle T, Athauda L, Banavaram A, Callinan S, Campbell O, Chaiyasong S, Dearak S, Romero-Garcia L, Gururaj G, Kalapat R, Karki K, Karlsson T, Kong M, Liu S, Maldonado N, González-Mejía JF, Naimi T, Nthomang K, Oladunni O, Owino K, Herrera-Palacio J, Phatchana P, Pradhan P, Rossow I, Shorter G, Sibounheuang V, Štelemekas M, Son DT, Vallance K, Dalen WV, Wettlaufer A, Zamora A. Investigating Indicators to Assess and Support Alcohol Taxation Policy: Results From the International Alcohol Control (IAC) Study. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2025; 14:8551. PMID: 40767198.

PubMed

Published on 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.

PubMed

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.

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