JustinBirnbaumMD

Psychiatry • Palo Alto, CA

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Stanford University Medical Center

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-4000

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1996
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2001
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012

Clinical Trials

Identifying Biological Markers for Severe Depression Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

281 citations
Attenuation of Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine by Opioid Receptor Antagonism.
Nolan R. Williams, Boris D. Heifets, Christine Blasey, Keith Sudheimer, Jaspreet Pannu
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018-08-29

Press Mentions

Ketamine’s Antidepressive Effects Tied to Opioid System in BrainAugust 29th, 2018