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Amber Edinoff, MD, Psychiatry, Belmont, MA

AmberEdinoffMD(She/Her)

Psychiatry Belmont, MA

Addiction, Community, Pain Medicine, Women Focused

Staff Psychiatrist at McLean Hospital, Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

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  • Office

    115 Mill Street
    Belmont, MA 02478
    Phone+1 617-855-3803

Summary

  • I'm currently an addiction psychiatrist at McLean Hospital and an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. I completed an addiction psychiatry fellowship at Mass Gen/Brigham/ McLean. in Boston, MA. I completed my residency in psychiatry at LSU Health Shreveport. I completed my intern year in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Creighton University Phoenix. I went to medical school at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology at UC Berkeley. My areas of interest include women's mental health, addiction psychiatry, sports psychiatry, and emergency psychiatry.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2022 - 2023
  • Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
    Louisiana State University (Shreveport)Residency, Psychiatry, 2019 - 2022
  • Creighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix)
    Creighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix)Internship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018 - 2019
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
    University of Arizona College of Medicine - PhoenixClass of 2018, MD, AMA Minority Scholar
  • University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, BerkeleyBA, Psychology, Phoebe A. Heart Women in Social Science Scholar, 2007 - 2009
  • Chabot College
    Chabot CollegeAA, General studies, 2005 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationBuprenorphine Waiver

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • REACH Scholarship Fellow SAMSHA/ Yale University School of Medicine, 2022-2023
  • John Renner Award AAAP, 2022
  • Scholar's Award LSU Health Shreveport Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, 2021-2022
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Fake Xanax: Designer Emerging Benzodiazepine Epidemic Linked to Morbidity and Mortality a Narrative Review  
    Kaye AD, Tassin JP, Upshaw WC, Robichaux CM, Frolov MV, Dupaquier MM, Fox JE, Sterritt J, Mathew J, Shekoohi S, Kaye AM, Edinoff AN, Neurology and Therapy, 5/9/2024
  • Tianeptine, an Antidepressant with Opioid Agonist Effects: Pharmacology and Abuse Potential, a Narrative Review  
    Edinoff, AN, Sall, S, Beckman, SP, Koepnick, AD, Gold, L, Jackson, ED, Wenger, DM, Cornett, EM, Kurnane, KS, Kaye, AM, Kaye, AD., Pain and Therapy, 6/23/2023
  • Changing Approaches to the Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal in the USA  
    Hughes, ME, Edinoff, AN, Sue, K, The Lancet Psychiatry, 5/8/2023
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Harm Reduction: An Act of Compassion
    Edinof, AN, Kaufman, SE, Voss, R, American Psychiatric Association, New York, New York, 5/4/2024
  • A Complex Psychosocial Portrait of Indigenous Substance Use Disorders
    Edinoff, AN, Maudrie T, Chiwi, C, Kjerland, T, Contreras, L, Gone, JP, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 12/9/2023
  • Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Management of Chronic Pain: Current Perspectives.
    Alex D. Pham, Amber N. Edinoff, Sarah E. Kaufman, E. Saunders Alpaugh, Jesse Lawson, Tucker L. Apgar; Elyse M. Cornett, Alan D. Kaye, Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP, Las Vegas, NV, 5/6/2022
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Lectures

  • Caring For Yourself & Others While Advocating for Addiction Psychiatry— A Conversation with Female Leaders in Addiction Psychiatry 
    San Diego, CA - 12/7/2023
  • Harm Reduction: An Act of Compassion 
    Shreveport, LA - 11/19/2021
  • Postpartum Psychiatry Disorders: Understanding Risks, Causes, and Effects on Women 
    Shreveport, LA - 11/20/2020

Other

  • Create HER Legacy 
    Edinoff, A, Invited Panelist
    University of Kansas - 3/27/2021

Authored Content

  • MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE URBAN NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONSeptember 2017
  • THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF MEDICINEAugust 2015

Press Mentions

  • Lawmakers call for FDA overhaul on 'gas station heroin'
    Lawmakers call for FDA overhaul on 'gas station heroin'January 20th, 2024
  • How Long Does Klonopin Stay in Your System?
    How Long Does Klonopin Stay in Your System?November 28th, 2023

Committees

  • Co-Chair, Women in Addiction Psychiatry Special Interest Group (AAAP) 2023 - Present
  • Physician Health Services Clinical Review, Massachusetts Medical Society 2022 - Present
  • resident member, Medical Quality Review Committee 2021 - 2022
  • Resident Member, Library Committee 2021 - 2022

Research History

  • Medical Clinician in RDD Clinical TrialRetention and tapering of buprenorphine. Retention arm had sublingual buprenorphine vs. a long acting injectable investigational from of buprenorphine and randomization to either receiving an app for support vs. no app. Discontinuation looked at sublingual bup vs. the injectable form for a taper.2022 - Present

Professional Memberships