João P. De Aquino MD

Addiction, Psychopharmacology

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Summary

Dr. João P. De Aquino is a Psychiatry specialist based in New Haven, CT, with subspecialties in Addiction and Psychopharmacology. He holds multiple roles at Yale University, including Assistant Professor, and has a significant background in clinical research, substance abuse, and specifically, cannabis and opioid-related disorders. His education and training were completed at institutions such as the Yale-New Haven Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. Dr. De Aquino has made contributions to the field through publications and clinical trials, focusing on the treatment and understanding of substance use disorders. His work has been recognized with several awards including the IMPOWR-YOU Pilot Award, the ACNP Travel Award, and the K23 Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award.

Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2019 - 2020
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2018 - 2019
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2018
Federal University of Ceara Faculty of MedicineClass of 2012

R01 Research Project Grant Program National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2024
ACNP Associate Member American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), 2024
IMPOWR-YOU Pilot Award Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder for Whole Recovery-Yale Organizations United (IMPOWR-YOU) Research Center, 2022
R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Award National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2022
K23 Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2021
ACNP Travel Award American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2021
Clinical Research Award Robert E. Leet Patterson and Clara Guthrie Trust, 2020
Laughlin Fellowship American College of Psychiatrists, 2019
Early Career Investigator Award Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2019
Seymour L. Lustman Award Yale Department of Psychiatry, 2018
Early Career investigator Award American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 2018
Career Development Institute University of Pittsburgh & Stamford University, 2018
Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators American Psychiatric Association, 2016
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PubMed

7 citations
Alleviation of opioid withdrawal by cannabis and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol: A systematic review of observational and experimental human studies.
Joao P De Aquino, Anees Bahji, Oscar Gómez, Mehmet Sofuoglu
Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2022-12-01
13 citations
Pharmacological Treatments for Cocaine Craving: What Is the Way Forward? A Systematic Review.
Dângela Layne Silva Lassi, André Malbergier, André Brooking Negrão, Lígia Florio, João P De Aquino
Brain Sciences. 2022-11-14
2 citations
Development of pulsed intravenous nicotine infusions as a model for inhaled nicotine in humans.
Joao P De Aquino, Elise E DeVito, Catherine Xie, Julia Meyerovich, Suprit Parida
Psychopharmacology. 2022-09-01

Journal Articles

The Pharmacology of Buprenorphine Microinduction for Opioid Use Disorder
Joao P. De Aquino, Suprit Parida & Mehmet Sofuoglu, Clinical Drug Investigation
Pharmacological treatment of pain among persons with opioid addiction: A systematic review and meta-analysis with implications for drug development
Joao P. De Aquino, José M. Flores, Victor J. Avila-Quintero, Peggy Compton, Mehmet Sofuoglu, Addiction Biology
The potential interaction between clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors: a systematic review
Lima JP, Brophy JM, BMC Med. 2010 Dec 6;8:81
Conflicting evidence: what's a clinician to do?
De Aquino Lima JP, Brophy, JM, Ann Intern Med. 2010;153(6):413-415.
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