Kevin Young Xu MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Director of PGY2 Substance Use Disorders Rotation , Washington University School of Medicine
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1 Barnes Jewish Hospital PlzSaint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-286-1700
Fax+1 314-970-9094
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Summary
- I specialize in using routinely-collected health care data to study mental health treatment gaps in populations underrepresented in conventional human subjects research. I have a particularly strong interest in studying disparities in psychiatric diagnoses and the rational prescribing and deprescribing of controlled substances (i.e., prescription stimulants, opioids, benzodiazepines).
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Psychiatry, 2018 - 2022
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 2018, MD/MPH
Columbia UniversityBA, Biology, Anthropology, 2010 - 2014
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2018 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Teaching Award Washington University Department of Psychiatry, 2023
- New Investigator Award American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2022
- NIDA Young Investigator Award American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2022
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Unsolved Problem of Attrition Rates on Randomized Clinical Trials for Cocaine Use Disorders: A Scoping Review.Amanda Bernardino Sinatora, Daniela Mendes Chiloff, Juliana P M Santos, Kevin Y Xu, Vitor S Tardelli
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025-07-01 - The prevalence of comorbidities in people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (2013-2023).Binx Yezhe Lin, Lisa Gong, Yifan Li, Hillary Samples, Greta A Bushnell
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025-07-01 - Substance-induced mental disorders and discontinuation of medication for opioid use disorder.Alyssa Shell Tilhou, Richard A Grucza, Kevin Y Xu
Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2025-07-01
Press Mentions
Life-Saving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Underprescribed in USMay 19th, 2022- Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose MedMay 13th, 2022
- Buprenorphine Underused for OUD, Particularly Polysubstance UseMay 13th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Using Big Data to Optimize Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in PregnancyWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2024–2029
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (PI)NIDA2024–2028
- WU Here and Now Award (Co-I)Washington University2024–2025
- Center for Perioperative Mental Health R03 Pilot and Feasibility Grant (PI)NIMH P50/ Wash U Center for Perioperative Mental Health2023–2025
- Collaborative Administrative Data Research Award (Co-PI)Washington University Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences2023–2024
- Career Development Award Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders (K12 scholar)NIDA2023–2024
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Psychiatric Research Award (PI)American Psychiatric Association and NIDA2022–2024
- Transdisciplinary Training in Addictions Research (TranSTAR) ProgramNIDA2022–2023
- Washington University Psychiatry Residency Research Education ProgramNIMH2018–2022
External Links
- Washington University Faculty Pagehttps://psychiatry.wustl.edu/people/kevin-young-xu-md-mph-2/
- Lab Pagehttps://healthbehaviorcenter.wustl.edu/who-we-are/kevinyxu/
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