DamonScottTweedyMD

Psychiatry • Durham, NC

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine

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Office
DUMC Box 102643
Durham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-286-0411
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2007
Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Yale Law SchoolJD, Law, 2000 - 2003
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2003 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Experiences of Black Adults Evaluated in a Locked Psychiatric Emergency Unit: A Qualitative Study.
Colin M Smith, Lori-Ann Daley, Chris Lea, Keith Daniel, Damon S Tweedy, Nathan M Thielman, B Lynette Staplefoote-Boynton, Elizabeth Aimone, Jane P Gagliardi> ;Psychiatric Services. 2023 Oct 1
Racial Justice Beyond the Curriculum: Aligning Systems of Care With Anti-Racist Instruction in Graduate Medical Education.
Jane P Gagliardi, Colin M Smith, Kirsten L Simmons, Damon S Tweedy> ;Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Race and Health - A Persistent American Dilemma.
Damon S Tweedy> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021 Dec 30
21 citations
Association of Black Race With Physical and Chemical Restraint Use Among Patients Undergoing Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation.
Colin M Smith, Nicholas A Turner, Nathan M Thielman, Damon S Tweedy, Joseph Egger, Jane P Gagliardi> ;Psychiatric Services. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
A Perfect Match
Damon S Tweedy> ;JAMA. 2012 Feb 15
2 citations
A case of racism and reconciliation.
Damon S Tweedy> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2012 Feb 7
21 citations
Biobehavioral approaches to the treatment of essential hypertension.
James A. Blumenthal, Andrew Sherwood, Elizabeth C. D. Gullette, Anastasia Georgiades, Damon S Tweedy> ;Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2002 Jun 1
52 citations
Effects of Exercise and Weight Loss on Mental Stress–Induced Cardiovascular Responses in Individuals With High Blood Pressure
Anastasia Georgiades, Andrew Sherwood, Elizabeth C. D. Gullette, Michael A. Babyak, Alan L. Hinderliter, Robert A. Waugh, Damon S Tweedy, Linda W. Craighead, Richard J...> ;Hypertension. 2000 Aug 1
179 citations
Exercise and weight loss reduce blood pressure in men and women with mild hypertension: Effects on cardiovascular, metabolic, and hemodynamic functioning
James A. Blumenthal, Andrew Sherwood, Elizabeth C. D. Gullette, Michael A. Babyak, Robert A. Waugh, Anastasia Georgiades, Linda W. Craighead, Damon S Tweedy, Mark N. F...> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2000 Jul 10
5 citations
Mental stress and coronary disease. The Smart-Heart Study.
James A. Blumenthal, Andrew Sherwood, Michael A. Babyak, Rebecca C. Thurston, Damon S Tweedy, Anastasia Georgiades, Elizabeth C. D. Gullette, Parinda Khatri, P. Steffa...> ;North Carolina Medical Journal. 1999 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

A Case of Racism and Reconciliation
Tweedy DS, Annals of Internal Medicine, 2/7/2012

Authored Content

Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and MedicineSeptember 2015

Press Mentions

A Black Doctor Tried to Diversify Medicine. Then She Lost Her JobMay 19th, 2022
The DO Book Club, March 2022: Heartsounds, Echoes of Heartsounds, Changing How We Think About Difficult PatientsMarch 1st, 2022
Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make AmendsApril 30th, 2021
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