BrianJohnsonMD

Psychiatry • Syracuse, NY

Addiction

Professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesia, SUNY Upstate Medical University Director of Addiction Medicine

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Office
750 E Adams St
Department of Psychiatry
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone+1 617-332-5611

Fax+1 315-464-6252

Education & Training

Cambridge Health AllianceResidency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1981
New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1977 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1978 - 2009
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyBoard Certified

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

32 citations
Persistence and Subtype Stability of ADHD Among Substance Use Disorder Treatment Seekers.
Sharlene Kaye, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Geurt van de Glind, Frances R. Levin, Stephen V. Faraone
Journal of Attention Disorders. 2019-10-01
156 citations
Cannabis and Pain: A Clinical Review.
Kevin P. Hill, Matthew D. Palastro, Brian Johnson, Joseph W. Ditre
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 2017-05-01
22 citations
Risks Associated with Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use
Brian Johnson, Jon Streltzer
American Family Physician. 2013-08-15

Press Mentions

Sorrento Therapeutics and Scilex Holding, a Majority Owned Subsidiary, Have Entered into an Exclusive Licensing Term Sheet with Aardvark Therapeutics to Acquire Its ARD-301 for the Treatment of Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Long Haul Covid SyndromeMarch 1st, 2021
Expert Roundtable: Treatment-Resistant Atopic DermatitisJune 20th, 2019
How Prescription Drugs Started Opioid EpidemicMay 8th, 2017