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Christopher Joseph Hammond

Christopher Joseph Hammond, MD, PhD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Child 3-12
  • Adolescent 13-17

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Christopher Joseph Hammond

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Background

Dr. Hammond is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University Department of Psychiatry with a joint appointment in the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (Affiliate). He completed his M.D. at University of Florida and his Ph.D. and residency/fellowship training at Yale University. Dr. Hammond’s research program focuses on characterizing the neurobiological predictors and mechanisms of treatment response for adolescent substance use disorders (SUDs) using multimodal neuroimaging (MRI, EEG) and large-scale brain network analytic approaches.  His research is funded by a NIDA/AACAP Career Development Award (K12DA000357). Dr. Hammond’s research group is embedded in a larger collaborative research network within Johns Hopkin University School of Medicine applying translational neuroscience, clinical, and epidemiological methods to improve our understanding of brain-behavior relationships for youth suffering from substance use and mental health problems and aid in designing better evidence-based interventions.  Clinically, Dr. Hammond works with youth (ages 13-25) with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders in his role as Medical Director of the Co-occurring Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults (CODA) Clinic at Johns Hopkins. He currently serves on the AACAP’s Substance Abuse and Addictions Committee and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s Youth and Adolescent Addiction Treatment Committee.  

Centers and Institutes

Clinical Trial Keywords

adolescent; substance use disorders; neuroimaging; treatment response

Additional Academic Titles

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Contact for Research Inquiries

5510 Nathan Shock Dr.
Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
Baltimore, MD 21224

Research Interests

addiction recovery, adolescents, alcohol, cannabinoids, developmental trauma, EEG, neurodevelopment, neuroimaging, nicotine, prevention/early intervention, reward processing, smoking behaviors, stress reactivity, substance use disorders (SUDs), treatment outcomes/response

Selected Publications

  • Hammond CJ, Drew S, Nicu MJ, Arias AJ. Anticonvulsants for the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and Alcoholism. CNS Drugs. 2015; 29(4): 293-311.

  • Hammond CJ, Gray KM. Pharmacotherapy for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2016; 25(4): 292-316. DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2015.1037517

  • Hammond CJ, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. Neurobiology of Adolescent Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors: Prevention and Treatment Implications. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews. 2014; 25(1).

  • Hammond CJ, Pilver CE, Rugle L, Steinberg MA, Mayes LC, Malison RT, Krishnan-Sarin S, Desai, RA, Potenza MN. An Exploratory examination of Marijuana Use, Problem Gambling Severity, and Health Correlates Among Adolescents. J Behavioral Addictions. 2014; 3(2). DOI: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.009

  • Hammond CJ, Upadhyaya HP. Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: Principles for Assessment and Management. Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol News 2015; 20(1).

Memberships

  • American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
  • Society of Biological Psychiatry
  • American Psychiatric Association

Professional Activities

  • Amerian Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Youth and Adolescence Addiction Treatment Committee, Member
  • Amerian Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Substance Abuse and Addictions Committee, Member
  • American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Research Committee, Member
  • NIDA Clinical Trials Network Youth Interest Group, Member (Mid-Atlantic Node)

Locations

  1. Rubenstein Child Health Building
  2. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Expertise

Education

  • Graduate School: Yale University, Investigative Medicine, PhD, 2016
  • Fellowship: Yale New Haven Health, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015
  • Residency: Yale New Haven Health, 2014
  • Medical Education: UF Health Shands Hospital, MD, 2009

Board Certifications

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2015
  • Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2014

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