
Victor M Karpyak MD Ph.D
Addiction
Consultant, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Join to View Full Profile
200 1st St SWRochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2511
Dr. Karpyak is on Doximity
As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.
- Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
- Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
- Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2005 - 2006
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Psychiatry, 2000 - 2003
- Odessa Medical UniversityClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 2000 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Associations of plasma sex-related hormone and protein levels and alcohol dependence.Ada Man-Choi Ho, Jennifer R Geske, Vanessa K Pazdernik, T Cameron Waller, Anthony Batzler
Addiction. 2025-10-01 - Positive changes in employment status are associated with reduced alcohol use frequency at discharge from outpatient specialty treatment.Nicholas L Bormann, Tyler S Oesterle, Andrea N Weber, Doo-Sup Choi, Victor Karpyak
Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research. 2025-06-01 - Alcohol Use Disorder Associated GeneAlters Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurogenesis.Xiujuan Zhu, August J John, Li Wang, Sooan Kim, Enci Ding
Biorxiv. 2025-05-16
Journal Articles
- Genetic markers associated with abstinence length in alcohol-dependent subjects treated with acamprosate.Karpyak VM, Biernacka JM, Geske JR, Jenkins GD, Cunningham JM, Rüegg J, Kononenko O, Leontovich AA, Abulseoud OA, Hall-Flavin DK, Loukianova LL, Schneekloth TD, Skime ..., Transl Psychiatry, 10/7/2014
Press Mentions
- Can Hormones Guide Sex-Specific Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder?September 30th, 2024
- Major Mayo/Hazelden Study May Advance Personalized Medicine for Alcohol Use DisorderSeptember 9th, 2019
- Mayo Clinic Minute: How Genetics Factor into Treating Alcohol Use DisorderDecember 26th, 2018
- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Neurosteroids and Alcohol Use DisorderMAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER2025–2030
- Integrated Therapies for Alcohol use in Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (ITAALD) – Mayo ClinicMAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER2018–2029
- Genomics of Alcohol Withdrawal and Treatment Response to BenzodiazepinesMAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER2023–2027
Viewing the full profile is available to verified healthcare professionals only.
Find your profile and take control of your online presence: