Christopher Joseph Hammond, M.D., Ph.D.

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  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Specializes in: Adolescents (12-18 years), Adults (18+ years), Children (1-11 years)

Male

Expertise

Addiction Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Development and Behavioral Health, Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Research ...read more

Research Interests

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

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)

1800 Orleans St.
Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, 12 North
Baltimore, MD 21287
The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance) - Google Maps

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.  

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Titles

  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Departments / Divisions

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

  • MD; UF Health Shands Hospital (2009)

Residencies

  • Yale School of Medicine (2014)

Fellowships

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Yale Child Study Center (2015)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine) (2022)
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) (2015)
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry-General) (2014)

Research & Publications

Technology Expertise Keywords

adolescence; addiction; neuroimaging; treatment response; evidence-based interventions

Clinical Trial Keywords

adolescent; substance use disorders; neuroimaging; treatment response

Selected Publications

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

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

Contact for Research Inquiries

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
5510 Nathan Shock Dr.
Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
Baltimore, MD 21224 map

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center - Clinical Address
CODA clinic, Community Psychiatry Program
5500 Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21224 map

Activities & Honors

Memberships

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

Professional Activities

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