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Christopher Aiken, MD, Psychiatry, Winston Salem, NC

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Psychiatry • Winston Salem, NC

Editor-in-Chief, Carlat Psychiatry Report. CMO, Psych Partners. Assistant professor, NYU and WFU schools of medicine.

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  • Office

    717 SW Marshall St
    Winston Salem, NC 27101
    Phone+1 336-948-1876

Summary

  • Dr. Christopher Aiken, MD, partners with primary care centers to bring psychiatric services in a collocation, integrated care model. He is active in psychiatric education as the editor-in-chief of the Carlat Psychiatry Report and teaching positions at NYU and WFU schools of medicine. He hosts the Carlat Psychiatry Podcast and has authored books on mood disorders for patients and professionals.

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2000 - 2003
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital
    New York Presbyterian HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatry Association, 2013
  • Best Doctors in America 2010
  • Menninger Scholar in Psychiatry 1998
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • HIV-1 Engages a Dynein-Dynactin-BICD2 Complex for Infection and Transport to the Nucleus  
    Christopher Aiken, MD, mBio
  • An empirical approach to determining criteria for abnormality in test batteries with multiple measures  
    Aiken CB, Ingraham LI, Neuropsychology, 1996

Books/Book Chapters

  • Bipolar, Not So Much: Understanding Your Mood Swings and Depression 
    Chris Aiken, James PhelpsNorton, NY, NY2024
  • Prescribing Psychotropics: From Drug Interactions to Pharmacogenetics 
    Chris Aiken, Daniel Carlat, Joshua Feder2024
  • The Depression and Bipolar Workbook 
    Chris AikenPESI2020
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Lectures

  • Mood Disorders 
    Winston-Salem, NC - 1/1/2012
  • Mood Disorders and Substance Abuse (Keynote Speaker) 
    Boone, NC - 1/1/2010
  • Temperament and Therapy in Mood Disorders 
    9/1/2009
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Professional Memberships

Dr. Christopher Aiken, Dr. Christopher Aiken, MD, Dr. C Aiken, Dr. Christopher Bruns Aiken