A. Eden Evins

A. Eden Evins, MD MPH. In addition to serving as Altimate’s Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Evins is The Cox Family Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Addiction Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the founder and Director of the Center For Addiction Medicine at MGH.

Dr. Evins has nearly two decades of experience studying the efficacy of pharmacotherapeutic cessation aids in smokers including those with serious mental illness, and on the effect of nicotine on cognitive performance in those with and without schizophrenia. She has conducted a series of studies that have changed clinical practice guidelines for smoking cessation for those with serious mental illness. Cochrane Reviews on smoking cessation in schizophrenia are based largely on this work. Dr. Evins has extensive ties with Community Health Centers that have made it possible to conduct large clinical studies.

Dr. Evins completed her residency in adult psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program. In addition, she completed a fellowship in molecular biology at the Mailman Research Center of McLean Hospital, a fellowship in clinical research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and a Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health.