Additional Titles & Roles
- Co-Director, PGY2 Addiction Psychiatry Rotation
- T32 Fellow, Transdiciplinary Training in Addictions Research (TranSTAR) Program
Education & Training
- Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2022
- MD/MPH: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 2018
- BA: Columbia University, New York, NY, 2014
Major Awards
- The Eli Robins Award For Excellence in Clinical Psychiatry, Teaching and Research, Washington University, 2022
- APA Psychiatric Research Fellowship Award; APA Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators, 2022
- NIDA Young Investigator Travel Award, American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2022
- New Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2022
- Career Development Institute (CDI) for Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh/Stanford University, 2022
- John Renner Award, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 2021
Areas of Clinical Interest
Addiction Psychiatry
Research Interests
Substance Use Disorders, Health Equity, Pharmacoepidemiology
Key Publications
- Xu KY, Jones HE, Schiff DM, Martin CE, Kelly JC, Carter EB, Bierut LJ, Grucza RA, (2023 Mar). Initiation and Treatment Discontinuation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant People Compared With Nonpregnant People. Obstet Gynecol.
Read publication »Initiation and Treatment Discontinuation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant People Compared With Nonpregnant People. - Xu KY, Borodovsky JT, Presnall N, Mintz CM, Hartz SM, Bierut LJ, Grucza RA, (2021 07). Association Between Benzodiazepine or Z-Drug Prescriptions and Drug-Related Poisonings Among Patients Receiving Buprenorphine Maintenance: A Case-Crossover Analysis. Am J Psychiatry. 178(7): 651-659.
Read publication »Association Between Benzodiazepine or Z-Drug Prescriptions and Drug-Related Poisonings Among Patients Receiving Buprenorphine Maintenance: A Case-Crossover Analysis. - Brown TR, Xu KY, Glowinski AL, (2021 08). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Implementation of Antiracism. JAMA Psychiatry. 78(8): 819-820.
Read publication »Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Implementation of Antiracism. - Xu KY, Hartz SM, Borodovsky JT, Bierut LJ, Grucza RA, (2020 12). Association Between Benzodiazepine Use With or Without Opioid Use and All-Cause Mortality in the United States, 1999-2015. JAMA Netw Open. 3(12): e2028557.
Read publication »Association Between Benzodiazepine Use With or Without Opioid Use and All-Cause Mortality in the United States, 1999-2015. - Xu KY, Mintz CM, Presnall N, Bierut LJ, Grucza RA, (2022 May). Comparative Effectiveness Associated With Buprenorphine and Naltrexone in Opioid Use Disorder and Cooccurring Polysubstance Use. JAMA Netw Open. 5(5): e2211363.
Read publication »Comparative Effectiveness Associated With Buprenorphine and Naltrexone in Opioid Use Disorder and Cooccurring Polysubstance Use. - Jansen MO, Brown TR, Xu KY, Glowinski AL, (2022 Mar). Using Digital Technology to Overcome Racial Disparities in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.
Read publication »Using Digital Technology to Overcome Racial Disparities in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.