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Paul
S.
Nestadt
,
MD

Associate Professor
Paul Nestadt

Departmental Affiliations

School of Medicine
Primary

Contact Info

600 N. Wolfe Street, Meyer 114
Baltimore
Maryland
21287
US        

Research Interests

suicide; firearms; overdose; opioids
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
MD
New York Medical College
2011
BS
Brandeis University
2003
Overview
Dr. Nestadt’s research focuses on the epidemiology of suicide. He is interested in the role of practical factors, such as firearm access and opiate use, in the risk of suicide death. His methodological expertise includes large scale regression based data analysis, post-mortem clinical evaluation, and evaluation of determination of manner of death. He also works with the OCD genetics group and the broader suicide prevention workgroup at Johns Hopkins.

Dr. Nestadt's clinical focus is on the treatment of anxiety disorders including PTSD, Generalized anxiety, panic, and phobias. He is the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic. He also attends on the inpatient dual diagnosis (substance dependence in the context of other serious mental illness) unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Honors & Awards
James Wah Mood Disorders Fellow
Select Publications
Selected recent publications
  • Nestadt PS, MacKrell K, McCourt AD, Fowler DR, Crifasi CK. Prevalence of long gun use in Maryland firearm suicides. Injury Epidemiology. 2020 Dec 1;7(1):4.
  • Liu D, Yu M, Duncan J, Fondario A, Kharrazi H, Nestadt PS. Discovering the Unclassified Suicide Cases among Undetermined Drug Overdose Deaths using Machine Learning Techniques. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior. 2019 Sept 19. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12591
  • Nestadt PS, Triplett P, Mojtabai R, Berman AL. Universal screening may not prevent suicide. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2018 Jun 25. pii: S0163-8343(18)30066-5. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.06.006.
  • Nestadt PS, Triplett P, Fowler DR, Mojtabai R. Urban–Rural Differences in Suicide in the State of Maryland: The Role of Firearms. American journal of public health. 2017 Oct;107(10):1548-53.
  • Frattaroli S, Hoops K, Irvin NA, McCourt A, Nestadt PS, Omaki E, Shields WC, Wilcox HC. Assessment of Physician Self-reported Knowledge and Use of Maryland’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law. JAMA network open. 2019 Dec 2;2(12):e1918037-e1918037.