GingerEllenNicolMDCEDS, DABOM

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associate Professor of Psychiatry Director, Center for Holistic Interdisciplinary Research in Psychedelics (CHIRP), Washington University in St. Louis

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Office
4444 Forest Park Ave
Ste 2600
Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone+1 314-286-1700

Fax+1 314-286-1777

Summary

Dr. Ginger Nicol is a psychiatrist and clinical trialist in Saint Louis, MO. She received her medical degree from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. She has expertise in obesity medicine, eating disorders and psychedelic psychiatry.

Education & Training

Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2007 - 2010
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005 - 2007
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2005
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MO State Medical License Active through 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
International Association of Eating Disorder ProfessionalsCertified Eating Disorder Specialist

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Dean’s Impact Award Washington University School of Medicine, 2023
Mortimer Goodman Mental Health Professional Award National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 2014
Eli Robbins Award for Excellence in Clinical Psychiatry, Teaching and Research Washington University Department of Psychiatry, 2007

Clinical Trials

Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotics in Children Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 4
Effects of Antipsychotic Medications on Energy Intake and Expenditure Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Risk in Children Treated With Antipsychotics: A Preliminary Study of Direct Measures Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Healthy Volunteers Study of the Effects of Olanzapine and Ziprasidone Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Kids Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Aripiprazole, Abilify Maintena Collaborative Clinical Protocol Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 08
Terminated
Not Applicable
Interactive Obesity Treatment Approach (iOTA) for Obesity Prevention in Serious Mental Illness Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 05
Completed
Not Applicable
Interactive Obesity Treatment Approach for Obesity Prevention in Adults With Early Serious Mental Illness: iOTA-SMI Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 15
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Transgender Estradiol Affirming Therapy Start of enrollment: 2021 Aug 02
Recruiting
Phase 2
Psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2024 Jan 01
Not yet recruiting
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Advancing Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Missouri (MO-PAT): Innovation at the Speed of Safety.
Danielle R Adams, Torie Gettinger, Nathaniel Dell, Leopoldo J Cabassa, Ginger E Nicol
Missouri Medicine. 2024-12-19
PET clinical study of novel antipsychotic LB-102 demonstrates unexpectedly prolonged dopamine receptor target engagement.
Dean F Wong, Ganesh B Chand, Nicole Caito, Anna Eramo, Vincent T Grattan
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024-12-01
Moving psychedelic-assisted therapies from promising research into routine clinical practice: Lessons from the field of implementation science.
Danielle R Adams, Heidi Allen, Ginger E Nicol, Leopoldo J Cabassa
Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2024-11-25

Journal Articles

Cognitive Improvement in Older Adults in the Year After Hip Fracture: Implications for Brain Resilience in Advanced Aging
Ginger Nicol, Eric J Lenze, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment for Youth Treated with Antipsychotic Medications
Ginger E Nicol, Rachel P Kolko, Monica Mills, Thrudur Gunnarsdottir, Michael D Yingling, Julia A Schweiger, Eric J Lenze, John W Newcomer, Denise Wilfley, Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 5/1/2016

Authored Content

Cognitive Improvement in Older Adults in the Year After Hip Fracture: Implications for Brain Resilience in Advanced AgingJuly 2018

Press Mentions

What to Know About Delta-8 and Other Common Vape Shop DrugsSeptember 3rd, 2024
Psilocybin Generates Psychedelic Experience by Disrupting Brain NetworkJuly 17th, 2024
Psilocybin: Harnessing Its Mind-Altering Power to Treat Mental IllnessJuly 17th, 2024
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