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Summary
- Dr. Derek Blevins is a psychiatrist in New York, NY. He is an Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where teaches and supervises medical students, residents, and fellows. He treats patients with general psychiatric conditions and has additional specialization in addiction psychiatry and experience working with LGBTQ+ individuals. He provides psychopharmacology and psychotherapy treatments at his private practice in midtown Manhattan.
Education & Training
New York-Presbyterian HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2017 - 2020- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2017 - 2019
University of Virginia Medical CenterChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2016 - 2017- University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 2017 - 2027
MN State Medical License 2021 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
Florida Department of HealthTelehealth License- Minnesota Board of Medical PracticeTelehealth License
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The impact of the communities that HEAL intervention on the provision of jail-based medication for opioid use disorder & linkage programs at release: Results from a ra...Carrie B Oser, Joel G Sprunger, Tim Hunt, JaNae Holloway, Redonna K Chandler
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2026-02-01 - Transcranial magnetic stimulation in cocaine use disorder and the risk of seizure: a review of the evidence.Caesar G Imperio, Eric Parmon, Vaughn R Steele, Derek Blevins, Rebecca Chalme
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2026-01-01 - Do Communities Implementing the Communities That HEAL Intervention Have Significantly Lower Rates of High-Risk Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing?Frances R Levin, Douglas R Oyler, Denise C Babineau, Jennifer Villani, Redonna K Chandler
AJPM Focus. 2025-12-01
Authored Content
- Addiction Medicine: Science and Clinical Practice, 2nd EditionDecember 2019
Press Mentions
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Shows Promise for Alcohol AddictionMarch 21st, 2022
Research History
- Technical Assistant and Implementation CoachThe NIH/NIDA HEALing Communities Study is an initiative to reduce opioid overdose deaths in four states. Dr. Blevins serves on the New York State study team as a technical assistant and implementation coach to develop strategies to increase treatment with medications for opioid use disorder.2020 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Academy of Addiction PsychiatryMember; Co-Director, Addictions and Their Treatment Course; Chair, Sexual and Gender Diversity Committee
- American Society of Clinical PsychopharmacologyMember
External Links
- Private Practicehttp://www.derekblevinsmd.com
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