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 1/21/2026

Nelson A, Naimi TS. [Not Available]. Rev Med Suisse. 2026 Jan 21; 22(946):182. PMID: 41567058.

PubMed

Published on 1/21/2026

Kerr DCR, Bae H, Naimi TS, Subbaraman MS, Hummel HM, Lira MC. State cannabis and alcohol policy environments: Associations with college students' use of cannabis, alcohol and both substances. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Jan 21; 108275. PMID: 41576998.

PubMed

Published on 11/26/2025

Shield K, Keyes K, Martinez P, Milam AJ, Rehm J, George S, Naimi TS. Health impact of alcohol use in the USA: a protocol of a systematic review and modelling study. BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 26; 15(11):e093389. PMID: 41298261.

PubMed

Published on 11/12/2025

Kuzma-Hunt AG, Zhao J, Urbanoski K, Lira JAS, Naimi T. Evaluation of decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs in Victoria, BC: A seasonally adjusted interrupted time-series analysis of police data. Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Dec; 146:105063. PMID: 41232158.

PubMed

Published on 10/8/2025

Naimi TS, Zhao J, Lira MC, Pacula RL. Relationships of Changing State Cannabis Policies With Alcohol Policy Effectiveness and Alcohol or Cannabis Involvement in Motor Vehicle Fatalities. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Jan; 70(1):108137. PMID: 41072828.

PubMed

Published on 10/8/2025

Trangenstein PJ, Naimi TS, Xuan Z, Eck RH, Greenfield TK, Casswell S, Jernigan DH. The Combined Impact of Campus and State Alcohol Policies on College Drinking and Harms. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Mar; 70(3):108143. PMID: 41072830.

PubMed

Published on 9/18/2025

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 Nov; 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 Dec; 69(6):107968. PMID: 40957228.

PubMed

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.

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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 Nov; 120(11):2319-2328. PMID: 40632205.

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