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Peter Martin, MD, Psychiatry, Nashville, TN

PeterMartinMD

Psychiatry Nashville, TN

Addiction

Professor, Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    3601 21st Ave S
    Nashville, TN 37232
    Phone+1 615-322-3000

Summary

  • Dr. Peter Martin is a psychiatrist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 42 years. He specializes in addiction.

Education & Training

  • University of Toronto
    University of TorontoMSc, Pharmacology, 1976 - 1979
  • McGill University Faculty of Medicine
    McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1975
  • McGill University
    McGill UniversityBS, Molecular Genetics, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1986 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1981 - 1993
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding Mentor Award American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, AACAP 61st Annual Meeting, 2014
  • Listed in Leading Health Professionals of the World Listed in Leading Health Professionals of the World, 2013
  • Top Performer Customer Service Award Professional Research Consultants, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Individualizing opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment: time to fully embrace a chronic disease model  
    Gustin R, Nichols J, Martin PR, J Reward Deficiency Syndrome, 1/1/2015
  • Professional sexual misconduct: the role of the polygraph in independent comprehensive evaluation  
    Finlayson AJR, Brown KP, Iannelli RJ, Neufeld R, Shull K, Marganoff DP, Martin PR, Journal of Medical Regulation, 1/1/2015
  • Benzodiazepines and suicide - time to wake up?  
    Finlayson AJR, Martin PR, JAMA Psychiatry, 1/17/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Discounting of future rewards and brain activation in healthy 10-14 year-olds.
    enningfield MM, Ellsworth ME, Blackford JU, Martin PR, Cowan RL, Biological Psychiatry, 1/1/2012
  • Cigarette smoking and neonatal abstinence syndrome in opioid-dependent agonist-maintained pregnant patients on methadone vs. buprenorphine.
    Chisolm MS, Acquavita SP, Kaltenbach K, Winklbaur B, Heil SH, Martin PR, Stine SH, Coyle M, Leoutsakos JS, Jansson LM, Tuten M, Jones H, College of Problems in Drug Dependence 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting Program, 1/1/2011
  • Absence of sex differences related to the neonatal abstinence syndrome among infants born to women in opioid agonist treatment
    Unger A, Jagsch R, Baewert A, Winklbaur B, Martin PR, Coyle M, Kaltenbach K, Heil S, Stine S, Fischer G, College of Problems in Drug Dependence 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting Program, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

  • Can coffee and cigarette consumption influence the course of alcohol dependence? 
    Basel, Switzerland - 1/8/2012
  • Understanding and healing addiction: prevention of the spread of HIV 
    Nashville TN - 1/2/2012
  • Healing Addiction: Biopsychosocial Understanding as the Basis to Pharmacopsychosocial Treatment 
    Seymour, Tennessee - 1/27/2011
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Other

  • Coffee and Health 
    Martin PR
    http://inhn.org
    1/28/2016
  • Substance Use Disorders Treatment: Pharmacopsychosocial Perspectives 
    Martin PR
    http://inhn.org
    1/25/2016
  • Historical Vocabulary of Addiction: Addiction 
    Martin PR
    http://inhn.org
    1/24/2016
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Press Mentions

  • ‘My Strange Addiction’: One ‘Human Doll’ Almost Lost Their Nose
    ‘My Strange Addiction’: One ‘Human Doll’ Almost Lost Their NoseNovember 27th, 2020
  • Opioid-Related Hospitalizations More Than Triple for Tennessee Seniors
    Opioid-Related Hospitalizations More Than Triple for Tennessee SeniorsAugust 12th, 2017
  • Protocol Standardizes Care for Pregnant Women on Opiates
    Protocol Standardizes Care for Pregnant Women on OpiatesFebruary 16th, 2017
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Grant Support

  • Linking Clinical Phenotypes And Molecular Underpinnings Of AddictionNational Institute On Drug Abuse2006–2010
  • MR Studies Of Alcohol-Induced Brain Injury And RecoveryNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2005–2008
  • Maternal Opioid Treatment: Human Experimental ResearchNational Institute On Drug Abuse2004–2008
  • MR Spectroscopy Studies Of Alcohol Induced Brain DamageNational Center For Research Resources1995–2002
  • MR Spectroscopy Studies Of Alcohol Induced Brain DamageNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1996–1998
  • Molecular Mechanisms Of Thiamine UtilizationNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1995–1997
  • Molecular Mechanisms Of Thiamine UtilizationNational Center For Research Resources1995–1996
  • Genetic Mechanism Of Alcoholic Organic Brain DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1991–1995
  • Faculty Development In Alcohol And Other Drug AbuseCenter For Substance Abuse Prevention1992–1994
  • Genetic Mechanisms Of Alcoholic Organic Brain DiseaseNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1990–1992
  • Faculty Development In Alcohol And Other Drug AbuseNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism1990–1992
  • Chronic Organic Brain Disorder In Cocaine AbusersNational Center For Research Resources1988–1989