KevinYoungXuMDMPH

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Director of PGY2 Substance Use Disorders Rotation , Washington University School of Medicine

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1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Saint Louis, MO 63110
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I am a physician-scientist at Washington University, where I completed my psychiatry residency on the NIMH R25 research track and joined the faculty on a NIDA K08 grant. As a pharmacoepidemiologist, I use "big data" to test how clinical trial findings generalize to the real world, especially in populations underrepresented in addictions research. I also direct the PGY2 substance use disorders rotation for the Wash U psychiatry residency.

Excellence in Teaching Award Washington University Department of Psychiatry, 2023
New Investigator Award American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2022
NIDA Young Investigator Award American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2022
APA Psychiatric Research Fellowship; Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators American Psychiatric Association, 2022
Career Development Institute (CDI) for Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh/Stanford University, 2022
The Eli Robins Award For Excellence in Clinical Psychiatry, Teaching and Research Washington University School of Medicine, 2022
Early Career Investigator Travel Award College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), 2022
John Renner Award American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 2021
Resident of the Year Washington University School of Medicine, 2019
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PubMed

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medication discontinuation during pregnancy and resumption postpartum.
Kevin Y Xu, Lisa M Pappas, Tashalee R Brown, Madeline O Jansen, Vitor S Tardelli
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2025-04-01
Correction: Buprenorphine and postpartum contraception utilization among people with opioid use disorder: a multi-state analysis.
Kevin Y Xu, Jennifer K Bello, Joanna Buss, Hendrée E Jones, Laura J Bierut
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2025-03-11
Perinatal Substance Use-Related Content at Major Addiction Scientific Conferences: An Analysis of Oral Presentation Sessions.
Kevin Y Xu, Hendrée E Jones, Caitlin E Martin, Marcela C Smid, Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako
Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2025-02-17

Life-Saving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Underprescribed in USMay 19th, 2022
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose MedMay 13th, 2022
Buprenorphine Underused for OUD, Particularly Polysubstance UseMay 13th, 2022
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Using Big Data to Optimize Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in PregnancyWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2024–2029
Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (PI)NIDA2024–2028
WU Here and Now Award (Co-I)Washington University2024–2025
Center for Perioperative Mental Health R03 Pilot and Feasibility Grant (PI)NIMH P50/ Wash U Center for Perioperative Mental Health2023–2025
Collaborative Administrative Data Research Award (Co-PI)Washington University Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences2023–2024
Career Development Award Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders (K12 scholar)NIDA2023–2024
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Psychiatric Research Award (PI)American Psychiatric Association and NIDA2022–2024
Transdisciplinary Training in Addictions Research (TranSTAR) ProgramNIDA2022–2023
Washington University Psychiatry Residency Research Education ProgramNIMH2018–2022

Washington University Faculty Pagehttps://psychiatry.wustl.edu/people/kevin-young-xu-md-mph-2/
Lab Pagehttps://healthbehaviorcenter.wustl.edu/who-we-are/kevinyxu/