Derek Blevins, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and a psychiatrist in private practice in Manhattan. He completed his psychiatric residency at the University of Virginia, where he served as chief resident, and a combined clinical and NIDA-funded T32 research fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Columbia University. Dr. Blevins is the clinical implementation coach and technical assistant for the New York site of the NIDA HEALing Communities Study, which aims to reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40%. He is also interested in the application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and pharmacotherapies for the treatment of stimulant use disorders. In his clinical practice, Dr. Blevins focuses on the treatment of substance use disorders with a special interest in LGBTQ+ individuals.
