AlanSBrownMDMPH

Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Columbia University; Director,Program in Birth Cohort Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University

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Office
163 Engle St.
Bldg. 2
Englewood, NJ 07631
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1991
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1991 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1991 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1988 - 1992
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

NARSAD Independent Investigator Awards Brain & Behavior Foundation, 2000, 2004
A.E. Bennett Research Award Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2000
NARSAD Young Investigator Award Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 1993, 1996
Brady Lecturer University of Colorado, Department of Psychiatry, 2011
NARSAD Classic Award Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 1998
Young Investigator Award International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, 1993
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Maternal Serum Vitamin B12 during Pregnancy and Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Andre Sourander, Sanju Silwal, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Subina Upadhyaya, Ian W McKeague, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Alan S Brown> ;Nutrients. 2023 Apr 21
4 citations
Maternal serum persistent organic pollutant exposure and offspring diagnosed ADHD in a national birth cohort.
Keely Cheslack-Postava, Panu Rantakokko, Hannu Kiviranta, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Nicholas Vivio, Genevieve Falabella, Ian W McKeague, Andre S...> ;Environmental Research. 2022 Sep 1
7 citations
Maternal prenatal infection and anxiety predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in middle childhood.
Thomas G O'Connor, Allison Avrich Ciesla, Ana Vallejo Sefair, Loralei L Thornburg, Alan S Brown, Vivette Glover, Kieran J O'Donnell> ;Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 2022 May 1
2 citations
Prenatal Vitamin D Levels in Maternal Sera and Offspring Specific Learning Disorders
Bianca Arrhenius, Subina Upadhyaya, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Alan S. Brown, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Hanna Öhman, Andre Sourander> ;Nutrients. 2021 Sep 23
3 citations
A biomarker-based study of prenatal smoking exposure and autism in a Finnish national birth cohort.
Keely Cheslack-Postava, Andre Sourander, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Ian W. McKeague, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Alan S. Brown> ;Autism Research. 2021 Sep 10
13 citations
Maternal Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Andre Sourander, Subina Upadhyaya, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Sanju Silwal, Minna Sucksdorff, Ian W. McKeague, Alan S. Brown> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 1
5 citations
Increased Risk of ADHD at Short and Long Interpregnancy Intervals in a National Birth Cohort.
Keely Cheslack-Postava, Andre Sourander, Auli Suominen, Elina Jokiranta-Olkoniemi, Ian W. McKeague, Alan S. Brown> ;Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2021 Jul 1
17 citations
Prenatal infection and schizophrenia: A decade of further progress.
Keely Cheslack-Postava, Alan S. Brown> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2021 May 17
Dr. Sucksdorff et al. Reply.
Minna Sucksdorff, Alan S. Brown, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Andre Sourander> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021 May 4
25 citations
Maternal Vitamin D Levels and the Risk of Offspring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Minna Sucksdorff, Alan S. Brown, Roshan Chudal, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Keely Cheslack-Postava, David Gyllenberg, Andre Sourander> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 1
7 citations
Preterm Birth Is Associated With Depression From Childhood to Early Adulthood
Subina Upadhyaya, Andre Sourander, Terhi Luntamo, Hanna-Maria Matinolli, Roshan Chudal, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Svetlana Filatova, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Minna S...> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021 Sep 1
3 citations
Maternal serum Vitamin B12 and offspring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Andre Sourander, Sanju Silwal, Subina Upadhyaya, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Ian W. McKeague, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Alan S. Brown> ;European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021 Sep 1
Robust data-driven identification of risk factors and their interactions: A simulation and a study of parental and demographic risk factors for schizophrenia.
David Gyllenberg, Ian W. McKeague, Andre Sourander, Alan S. Brown> ;International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 2020 Jun 10
13 citations
Maternal serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Roshan Chudal, Alan S. Brown, David Gyllenberg, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Minna Sucksdorff, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Subina Upadhyaya, Andre Sourander> ;European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2020 Feb 1
5 citations
The association of serologically documented maternal thyroid conditions during pregnancy with bipolar disorder in offspring.
Marisa N. Spann, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Alan S. Brown> ;Bipolar Disorders. 2019 Dec 15
37 citations
Association of Maternal Insecticide Levels With Autism in Offspring From a National Birth Cohort
Alan Brown, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Panu Rantakokko, Hannu Kiviranta, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Ian W. McKeague, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Andre Sourander> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018 Aug 16
14 citations
Maternal cortisol during pregnancy and offspring schizophrenia: Influence of fetal sex and timing of exposure.
Lauren M. Ellman, Shannon K. Murphy, Seth D. Maxwell, Evan M. Calvo, Thomas B. Cooper, Catherine Schaefer, Michaeline Bresnahan, Ezra Susser, Alan S. Brown> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2019 Jul 22
15 citations
Proband and Familial Autoimmune Diseases Are Associated With Proband Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Marisa N. Spann, Laura Timonen-Soivio, Auli Suominen, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Ian W. McKeague, Andre Sourander, Alan S. Brown> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2019 Feb 16
28 citations
Prenatal Cotinine Levels and ADHD Among Offspring.
Andre Sourander, Minna Sucksdorff, Roshan Chudal, Heljä-Marja Surcel, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, David Gyllenberg, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Alan S. Brown> ;Pediatrics. 2019 Mar 1
Impact of Age on the Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab in Patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Ginsberg, H. N.,Tuomilehto, J.,Hovingh, G. K.,Cariou, B.,Santos, R. D.,Brown, A. S.,Sanganalmath, S. K.,Koren, A.,Thompson, D.,Raal, F. J.> ;Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2019 Feb 09
10 citations
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and risk for psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in siblings.
Elina Jokiranta-Olkoniemi, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Petteri Joelsson, Auli Suominen, Alan S. Brown, Andre Sourander> ;Psychological Medicine. 2019 Jan 1
130 citations
Maternal immune activation: reporting guidelines to improve the rigor, reproducibility, and transparency of the model
Amanda C. Kentner, Staci D. Bilbo, Alan S. Brown, Elaine Y. Hsiao, A. Kimberley McAllister, Urs Meyer, Brad D. Pearce, Mikhail V. Pletnikov, Robert H. Yolken, Melissa ...> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Jan 1
141 citations
Maternal Immune Activation and Neuropsychiatric Illness: A Translational Research Perspective
Alan S. Brown, Urs Meyer> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018 Sep 17
60 citations
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Tocilizumab, An Interleukin-6 Receptor Antibody, For Residual Symptoms in Schizophrenia
Ragy R. Girgis, Adam Ciarleglio, Tse Choo, Gregory Haynes, Joan M. Bathon, Serge Cremers, Joshua T. Kantrowitz, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, Alan S. Brown> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2018 May 1
12 citations
Can a Framework Be Established for the Safe Use of Ketamine
Robert Freedman, Alan Brown, Tyrone D. Cannon, Benjamin G. Druss, Felton Earls, Javier I. Escobar, Yasmin L. Hurd, David A. Lewis, Carlos López-Jaramillo, Joan L. Luby...> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 16
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Press Mentions

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards 2019 Outstanding Achievement Prizes to Nine Leading Psychiatric ResearchersNovember 6th, 2019
Maternal Influenza and Offspring Bipolar DisorderFebruary 23rd, 2019
DDT Banned for Decades May Still Be Affecting Autism RiskSeptember 20th, 2018
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