Brian Frederick Sands MD FAPA (He/Him)
Addiction, Psychopharmacology
Adult Psychiatry-Mood, Anxiety and Addictive Disorders
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71 W 23rd StSTE 1400New York, NY 10010
Phone+1 212-204-6552
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Summary
- Dr. Brian Sands is a psychiatrist based in New York, NY, with subspecialties in addiction and psychopharmacology. He completed his residency at Tufts Medical Center after earning his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Dr. Sands serves as the Section Chief for Substance Use Disorder Recovery Services at the Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System since 2012 and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the New York University School of Medicine since 2011. His expertise includes working with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and providing patient-centered care. He has contributed to several publications, including analyses on clinical outcomes during COVID-19 and examinations of outpatient treatment, with his work being cited numerous times across different studies.
Education & Training
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1983 - 1987
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1985 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsCOVID 19 and the Opioid Epidemic: An Analysis of Clinical Outcomes During COVID 19.Chiemeka Ezie, Ryan Badolato, Mary Rockas, Rayek Nafiz, Brian Sands
Substance Abuse. 2022-01-01 - 73 citationsWhat could the program have done differently? A qualitative examination of reasons for leaving outpatient treatment.Alexandre B. Laudet, Virginia Stanick, Brian Sands
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2009-09-01 - An exploration of the effect of on-site 12-step meetings on post-treatment outcomes among polysubstance-dependent outpatient clients.Alexandre Laudet, Virginia Stanick, Brian Sands
Evaluation review. 2007-11-08
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