
Jennifer Marie Coughlin, MD
Psychiatry
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Jennifer Marie Coughlin
Professional Titles
- Co-Founder/Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Brain Health Program
Primary Academic Title
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Background
Dr. Jennifer Coughlin is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with joint appointment in Radiology. She directs the Young Adult Affective Disorders Inpatient Service and the Young Adult Affective Disorders Consultation Clinic.
For inquiries about obtaining a second-opinion consultation for a young adult, please email: youngadultconsult@jhmi.edu
Dr. Coughlin’s research focuses on molecular neuroimaging techniques, with focus in the use of positron emission tomography (PET) to study markers of neuroinflammation and receptor systems in the living brain. Her work spans the study of NFL players, healthy aging, inflammatory conditions, psychosis, and dementia. She aims to inform the molecular understanding of neuropsychiatric conditions, and identify novel, precision therapies guided by imaging results.
To volunteer for research opportunities offered by Dr. Coughlin and others in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, please check out: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/research/volunteers.html
Contact for Research Inquiries
Phone: (410) 746-6072
Research Interests
PET Imaging Research
Research Summary
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 3181 Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-7162
- fax: 410-955-0152
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Psychiatry, 2012Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Psychiatry, 2010University of Maryland School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2006Board Certifications
Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2011Insurance
- Aetna
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- Cigna
- First Health
- 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)