Christopher Joseph Hammond, MD, PhD
Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Christopher Joseph Hammond
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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
- Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
- Community Psychiatry Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins Children's Center
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
- Rubenstein Child Health Building
- 200 North Wolfe Street, Building 1, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5710
- fax: 410-367-2907
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 5500 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0104
- fax: 410-550-1748
Expertise
Education
Yale School of Graduate Arts and Sciences
Graduate School, Investigative Medicine, PhD, 2016Yale New Haven Health
Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015Yale New Haven Health
Residency, 2014UF Health Shands Hospital
Medical Education, MD, 2009Board Certifications
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2015Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2014Insurance
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- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)