
Jonathan Avery MD
Addiction
Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital
525 E 68th StBox 140New York, NY 10065
Overview of Dr. Avery
Jonathan Avery, M.D. is the Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry, the Stephen P. Tobin and Dr. Arnold M. Cooper Professor in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and the Program Director for the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. Dr. Avery’s primary academic focus has been to examine and help develop interventions to improve clinicians’ attitudes towards patients with substance use disorders. He is also focused on educating all physicians on how to treat individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental illness.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2013 - 2014
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 2009 - 2013
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2009
University of FloridaB.A., Major: Philosophy; Minor: Religion, Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Brause Family Junior Faculty Assistance Award 2018
- Faculty Teaching Award NYP/Cornell Payne Whitney Clinic, 2017
- Fellow American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Optimizing an App-Based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Stimulant Use Among Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV: Protocol for a Community-Engaged Research Appro...K Marie Sizemore, Judith T Moskowitz, H Jonathon Rendina, Shannon Gray, Hannah Hyejin Park
JMIR Research Protocols. 2025-12-02 - Association of past-year mental and physical health conditions with intentional or unintentional drug overdoses.Veer Vekaria, Wenna Xi, Braja G Patra, Sean M Murphy, Jonathan Avery
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2025-11-01 - 2 citationsPerspectives and Recommendations from Hospitalized Patients with Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Study.Evan A Balmuth, Sonali Iyer, David A Scales, Jonathan Avery
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2024-08-01
Journal Articles
- A Multi-tiered Model for Clinical ScholarshipPenzner JB, Snow CE, Gordon-Elliott JS, Avery J, Avari J, Auchincloss EL, Alexopoulos G, Academic Psychiatry, 1/1/2017
- Changes in Psychiatry Residents’ Attitudes towards Individuals with Substance Use Disorders Over the Course of Residency TrainingAvery J, Han BH, Zerbo E, Wu G, Mauer E, Avery J, Ross S, Penzner J, American Journal on Addictions, 1/1/2017
- A Case of New-Onset Psychosis Following Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Eye SurgeryConroy MA, Duran PA, Avery JD, Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Precipitated by Initiation of Valproic Acid with Haloperidol and Risperidone as Treatment for Bipolar 1 Disorder.Avery JD, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2017
- A Confounding Triad: Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, a Manic Episode, and Subdural Hematoma.Avery JD, 106th Annual Meeting of the American Psychopathological Association, New York, NY, 1/1/2016
- Undocumented Immigrants in Psychiatric Wards.Avery JD, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2016
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Press Mentions
The Radical Democratization of Academic MedicineOctober 17th, 2025
A Decade of Narcan Training: Expanding Access and EducationFebruary 13th, 2025
How to Help a Fellow Medical Student Struggling with Drugs or AlcoholMay 12th, 2022- Join now to see all
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