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Adam Ketron, MD, Psychiatry, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

AdamKetronMDPhD(He/Him)

Psychiatry Boston, MA

Addiction, Psycho-Oncology, Psychosomatic Medicine

Clinical Fellow in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (Psycho-Oncology Track) at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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  • Office

    60 Fenwood Rd
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+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 Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 2024 - 2025
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Psychiatry, 2020 - 2024
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2020, MD
  • Middle Tennessee State University
    Middle Tennessee State UniversityGraduate Studies, Education, 2014 - 2016
  • Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt UniversityPhD, Chemical and Physical Biology, 2007 - 2013
  • Northern Kentucky University
    Northern Kentucky UniversityBS, Chemistry (Biochemistry Track), magna cum laude, 2003 - 2007

Work Experience

  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalAssociate Psychiatrist   ·   November 2024 - Current
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA)Associate Psychiatrist   ·   September 2024 - Current
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA)Clinical Fellow   ·   July 2024 - Current
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA)Clinical Fellow   ·   July 2024 - Current
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClinical Fellow   ·   July 2024 - Current
  • RiverStone Health (Yellowstone County Health Department)
    RiverStone Health (Yellowstone County Health Department)Resident   ·   November 2023 - Current
  • Wyoming Behavioral Institute
    Wyoming Behavioral Institute (Casper, WY)Staff Psychiatrist   ·   May 2023 - Current
  • Billings Clinic
    Billings ClinicResident   ·   July 2022 - June 2025
  • Seattle Children's Hospital
    Seattle Children's Hospital (Seattle, WA)Resident   ·   October 2020 - May 2021
  • Seattle VA Medical Center
    Seattle VA Medical Center (Seattle, WA)Resident   ·   August 2020 - November 2024
  • UW Medicine
    UW MedicineResident   ·   June 2020 - June 2022
  • Memphis Crisis Center
    Memphis Crisis CenterCrisis Line Specialist   ·   September 2019 - February 2020
  • Room In The Inn
    Room In The InnHost   ·   February 2017 - March 2020
  • Hillsboro High School (Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools)
    Hillsboro High School (Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools)Teacher   ·   July 2015 - May 2016
  • Hendersonville High School (Sumner County Public Schools)
    Hendersonville High School (Sumner County Public Schools)Teacher   ·   July 2014 - May 2015
  • Cumberland University
    Cumberland UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor   ·   August 2013 - May 2014
  • Trevecca Nazarene University
    Trevecca Nazarene UniversityAdjunct Professor   ·   August 2012 - May 2013
  • Belmont United Methodist Church
    Belmont United Methodist ChurchPartner In Youth Ministry   ·   January 2010 - June 2016
  • Room In The Inn
    Room In The InnHost   ·   November 2009 - June 2016
  • Kroger Pharmacy
    Kroger PharmacyPharmacy Technician   ·   February 2004 - July 2007
  • Northern Kentucky University
    Northern Kentucky UniversityUndergraduate Tutor, Supplemental Instruction Leader, And Teaching Assistant   ·   January 2004 - May 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • WY State Medical License
    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

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Neural substrates of cue reactivity among adults receiving treatment for substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Ketron 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 experiences
    Ketron 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 perspectives
    Chang 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 experiences 
    University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA - 6/7/2024
  • Diagnosing bipolar disorder 
    Montana Family Medicine Residency Program, Billings, MT - 2/14/2024
  • Medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder 
    Project 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 Clinic 
    Ketron AC, Birch GA, Urata K, Ollerton RD
    Billings Clinic, Billings, MT - 6/14/2024
  • Synthetic and natural products as poisons of human topoisomerase II 
    Ketron 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