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Office
60 Fenwood Rd
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-732-6753
Summary
- Dr. Adam Ketron is a Clinical Fellow in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (Psycho-Oncology Track) at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Alongside his fellowship duties, he provides attending coverage for the consultation-liaison psychiatry service as an Associate Psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital Main and Faulkner Campuses. He serves remotely as a Staff Psychiatrist in adult inpatient psychiatry at Wyoming Behavioral Institute and as a Consultative Psychiatrist for 406 Recovery, an addiction psychiatry group practice serving patients across Montana. He is involved in collaborative research and presented work at the 2023 and 2024 Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, recently winning a Top Trainee Poster award.
Dr. Ketron completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Washington (Montana Track), where he was awarded funding from the UW Clinician Scientist Training Program for qualitative research on contingency management, and earned his medical degree at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center while collaborating on cancer research and serving as Student Vice President of Medical Education. He holds a PhD in Chemical and Physical Biology from Vanderbilt University for work on topoisomerases.
Clinical Expertise
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, Substance-related and addictive disorders, Psycho-somatic medicine, Psycho-oncology, Teaching, Psychiatry, Liaison psychiatry
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 2024 - 2025
- University of WashingtonResidency, Psychiatry, 2020 - 2024
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2020, MD
- Middle Tennessee State UniversityGraduate Studies, Education, 2014 - 2016
- Vanderbilt UniversityPhD, Chemical and Physical Biology, 2007 - 2013
- Northern Kentucky UniversityBS, Chemistry (Biochemistry Track), magna cum laude, 2003 - 2007
Work Experience
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAssociate Psychiatrist · November 2024 - Current
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA)Associate Psychiatrist · September 2024 - Current
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA)Clinical Fellow · July 2024 - Current
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA)Clinical Fellow · July 2024 - Current
- Harvard Medical SchoolClinical Fellow · July 2024 - Current
- RiverStone Health (Yellowstone County Health Department)Resident · November 2023 - Current
- Wyoming Behavioral Institute (Casper, WY)Staff Psychiatrist · May 2023 - Current
- Billings ClinicResident · July 2022 - June 2025
- Seattle Children's Hospital (Seattle, WA)Resident · October 2020 - May 2021
- Seattle VA Medical Center (Seattle, WA)Resident · August 2020 - November 2024
- UW MedicineResident · June 2020 - June 2022
- Memphis Crisis CenterCrisis Line Specialist · September 2019 - February 2020
- Room In The InnHost · February 2017 - March 2020
- Hillsboro High School (Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools)Teacher · July 2015 - May 2016
- Hendersonville High School (Sumner County Public Schools)Teacher · July 2014 - May 2015
- Cumberland UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor · August 2013 - May 2014
- Trevecca Nazarene UniversityAdjunct Professor · August 2012 - May 2013
- Belmont United Methodist ChurchPartner In Youth Ministry · January 2010 - June 2016
- Room In The InnHost · November 2009 - June 2016
- Kroger PharmacyPharmacy Technician · February 2004 - July 2007
- Northern Kentucky UniversityUndergraduate Tutor, Supplemental Instruction Leader, And Teaching Assistant · January 2004 - May 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- MT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- WA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- WY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- Montana State University Office of Rural Health (Health Resources and Services Administration Area Health Education Center)AHEC Scholar
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Research Presentation Annual Research and Quality Improvement Retreat of the University of Washington Psychiatry Residency Training Program, 2024
- #2 Top Trainee Poster Winner 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 2024
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsPhytochemicals as anticancer and chemopreventive topoisomerase II poisonsAdam C. Ketron, Neil Osheroff
Phytochemistry Reviews. 2014-03-01 - 50 citationsOxidative metabolites of curcumin poison human type II topoisomerases.Adam C. Ketron, Odaine N. Gordon, Claus Schneider, Neil Osheroff
Biochemistry. 2013-01-08 - 60 citationsAmsacrine as a topoisomerase II poison: importance of drug-DNA interactions.Adam C. Ketron, William A. Denny, David E. Graves, Neil Osheroff
Biochemistry. 2012-02-28
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Neural substrates of cue reactivity among adults receiving treatment for substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysisKetron AC, Evohr BN, Wenzel S, Chen NT, Wade C, Janes AC, Gilman JM, 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Naples, FL, 11/16/2024
- Fully remote mHealth-delivered contingency management for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder: a qualitative analysis of patient experiencesKetron AC, Chang YM, Cohn EB, Duncan MH, Iles-Shih MD, Saxon AJ, Hallgren KA, 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, 12/9/2023
- Smartphone-based contingency management for methamphetamine use disorder: a qualitative analysis of clinician perspectivesChang YM, Ketron AC, Cohn EB, Saxon AJ, Iles-Shih MD, Duncan MH, Hallgren KA, 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, 12/9/2023
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Lectures
- Mobile health contingency management for patients with methamphetamine use: a qualitative analysis of patient and clinician experiencesUniversity of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA - 6/7/2024
- Diagnosing bipolar disorderMontana Family Medicine Residency Program, Billings, MT - 2/14/2024
- Medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorderProject ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) at Billings Clinic, Billings, MT - 6/21/2023
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Other
- Improving safety and appropriateness of electronic medical record order sentence suggestions at Billings ClinicKetron AC, Birch GA, Urata K, Ollerton RD
Billings Clinic, Billings, MT - 6/14/2024 - Synthetic and natural products as poisons of human topoisomerase IIKetron AC, Dissertation
https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/handle/1803/11309/Ketron.pdf
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN - 5/2013
Committees
- Member, Fellows, Program Evaluation Committee, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Program 2024 - Present
- Member, Fellows, Recruitment Committee, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Program 2024 - 2024
- Member, Residents, Interview Committee, University of Washington Psychiatry Residency Program (Montana Track) 2022 - 2024
- Member, Residents, Program Evaluation Committee, University of Washington Psychiatry Residency Program 2020 - 2024
- Student Vice President of Medical Education, Medical Student Executive Council, University of Tennessee Health Science Center 2016 - 2020
- Co-Founder and Executive Board Member, Chemical Biology Association of Students, Vanderbilt University 2011 - 2012
Research History
- Resident Co-Primary InvestigatorUniversity of Washington, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences2023 - 2024
- Medical Student Research FellowUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dept of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry2017 - 2017
- Graduate Research AssistantVanderbilt University, Dept of Biochemistry2008 - 2013
- Undergraduate Research AssistantNorthern Kentucky University, Dept of Chemistry2005 - 2007
Professional Memberships
- Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry - ACLPMember
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society - APOSMember
- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry - AAAPMember
- European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine - EAPMMember
- American Neuropsychiatric Association - ANPAMember
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- American Association for the Advancement of Science - AAASMember
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- American Chemical Society - ACSMember
- Washington State Psychiatric Association - WSPAMember
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health - WPATHMember
- Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists - AGLPMember
- Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality - GLMAMember
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- Massachusetts Medical Society - MMSMember
- American College of Lifestyle Medicine - ACLMMember
External Links
- LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/adamketron
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