Timothy S. Naimi MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor, General Internal Medicine
Professor, Community Health Sciences
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-6693naimit@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.
Other Positions
Education
Medicine, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Public Health, MPH, Harvard University
History/Science, BA, Harvard College
Publications
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.
Published on 1/30/2024Stockwell T, Zhao J, Clay J, Levesque C, Sanger N, Sherk A, Naimi T. Why do only some cohort studies find health benefits 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 Jan 30. PMID: 38289182.
Published on 1/19/2024King 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.
Published on 1/1/2024Kasimanickam 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.
Published on 1/1/2024Shield 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.
Published on 12/26/2023Naimi 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.
Published on 12/26/2023Stockwell T, Zhao J, Clay JM, Sherk A, Naimi T. Moving Beyond Trench Warfare: The Need for Further Hypothesis Testing About Whether Observed Health Benefits From Alcohol Consumption Are Genuine. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Jan; 85(1):143-146. PMID: 38147106.
Published on 9/8/2023Shield K, Paradis C, Butt P, Naimi T, Sherk A, Asbridge M, Myran D, Stockwell T, Wells S, Poole N, Heatley J, Hobin E, Thompson K, Young M. New perspectives on how to formulate alcohol drinking guidelines. Addiction. 2024 Jan; 119(1):9-19. PMID: 37680111.
Published on 9/1/2023Farkouh EK, Michel IM, Poudel K, Giesbrecht N, Naimi TS. Reply to "Increased Prevalence of Breast and All-cause Cancer in Female Orthopedic Surgeons": Alcohol Consumption as a Possible Contributing Factor. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2023 Sep 01; 7(9). PMID: 37678817.
Published on 8/30/2023Stockwell T, Zhao J, Naimi T. Apologizing for the Alcohol Industry? A Comment on ISFAR's Defense of Alcohol's Purported Health Benefits. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Jan; 85(1):133-135. PMID: 37650833.
Media Mentions
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Published on 12/9/2021
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Published on 12/7/2021
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Published on 11/5/2021
Study: Fatal crashes involving alcohol haven't waned since cannabis legalization
Published on 11/3/2021
Fatal crashes involving alcohol haven’t waned since cannabis legalization, study suggests
Published on 11/1/2021
U.S.-Canadian researchers say car crash deaths involving cannabis on the rise in the U.S.
Published on 10/29/2021
Deadly combination: Fatal car crashes involving cannabis & alcohol skyrocketing
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