
Thomas Richard Kosten MD
Addiction
Director, Division of Alcohol and Addiction Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine
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2002 Holcombe BlvdVa Bldg 110, Room 229Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-794-7032
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Education & Training
Yale UniversityM.A., 1995
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 1983 - 1983
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 1981 - 1983
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1981
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2007 - 2026
CT State Medical License 1979 - 2023
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Life Fellow American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2014
- Research Career Award Spanish Psychiatric Association (SPA), 2011
- Research Career Award American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2011
Clinical Trials
- Buprenorphine Maintenance for Opioid Addicts - 1 Start of enrollment: 1988 Aug 01
- Buprenorphine Maintenance for Opioid Addicts - 2 Start of enrollment: 1988 Aug 01
- Buprenorphine Maintenance for Opioid Addicts - 3 Start of enrollment: 1988 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Biological insights into schizophrenia from ancestrally diverse populations.Tim B Bigdeli, Chris Chatzinakos, Jaroslav Bendl, Peter B Barr, Sanan Venkatesh
Nature. 2026-01-21 - Mitigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Risk Through Gender-Sensitive Trauma-Informed Care in the Emergency Department-A Narrative Review.Sydney E Larsen, JeTaury I M Davis, Nicholas Murphy, Nidal J Moukaddam, Alan C Swann
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2026-01-01 - 2 citationsIdentifying compounds to treat opiate use disorder by leveraging multi-omic data integration and multiple drug repurposing databases.Jeran K Stratford, Megan Ulmer Carnes, Caryn Willis, Melyssa S Minto, Logain Elnimeiry
Translational Psychiatry. 2025-11-21
Journal Articles
- The Hidden Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 PandemicThomas R Kosten, Ismene L Petrakis, JAMA Psychiatry
- Neurobiology of Opioid Use Disorder and Comorbid Traumatic Brain InjuryThomas R Kosten, David P Graham, JAMA
- Cocaine Addictions VaccineKosten TR, Thematic Meeting on Addictions, 1/28/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Cocaine and Methamphetamine: Pharmacology to Pipeline TreatmentsAnaheim, CA - 1/3/2014
- Vaccines for AddictionsHouston, TX - 1/9/2013
- Ethical Issues Related to Agonist Therapy for Opoid AddictionsHouston, TX - 1/9/2013
Other
- Emerging Treatments and Pharmacogenetics for Cocaine Use DisorderAndry, T. N., Shorter, D., & Kosten, T. R
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/emerging-treatments-and-pharmacogenetics-cocaine-use-disorder?GUID=5F1CDC00-0422-41BF-A817-C5DC23E2BB33&rememberme=1&ts=06062016
1/31/2016 - Black Box Warning and Pain KillersKosten TR, Fox News, Channel 26 News Interview
Houston, TX - 1/24/2016 - Pharmacotherapy for Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in Outpatient SettingsAchanta, A., Kosten, T. R., & Fordis, M
http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=2161
1/16/2016
Authored Content
- Innovative Non-Opioids for Chronic Pain: Cannabidiol and KetamineOctober 2019
- Innovative Non-Opioids for Chronic Pain: Cannabidiol and KetamineOctober 2019
Press Mentions
Heroin Antibody Fares Better Than Earlier Therapies That Targeted Its MetabolitesNovember 1st, 2022
Exhibition: ‘The Human Cost: America’s Drug Plague’ at the Bronx Documentary Center, New YorkJune 13th, 2021
$25 Million NIH Grant Funds Adjuvant Opioid Use Disorder VaccineApril 21st, 2021
Grant Support
- Multisite Controlled Trial Of Cocaine Vaccine (1of 6) LEAD Site/ Houston TreatmenNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2012
- Human Methamphetamine Vaccine: Translational Avante Garde AwardNational Institute On Drug Abuse2011
- Stimulant Pharmacotherapy: Noradrenergic TargetsNational Institute On Drug Abuse2009–2011
- Methadone StudiesNational Institute On Drug Abuse2009–2011
- Clinical Methods CoreNational Institute On Drug Abuse2009–2011
Professional Memberships
- American College of NeuropsychopharmacologyFellow
- Distinguished Life Fellow
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ADDICTION PSYCHIATRYPAST PRESIDENT & DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
- College on problems of drug dependencePast President and Distinguished Fellow
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