Adam Matthew Sands, MD

Psychiatry
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Adam Sands, MD, MPH is an Instructor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. In addition to practicing general psychiatry, he is part of the Interventional Neurotherapeutic Psychiatry Program, with expertise in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and ketamine treatment.

Dr. Sands completed his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and Behavior at Columbia University, his Master of Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, and his medical school education at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his adult psychiatry residency at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medcial Center.

Academic Appointments

  • Instructor in Psychiatry at CUMC

Gender

  • Male

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, 2020 Columbia University
  • Residency: 2024 Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian

Research

Selected Publications

  1. Sands A, van Dijk MT, Abraham E, Yangchen T, Talati A, Weissman MM. The Long-Term Outcomes of Prepubertal Depression and Internalizing Problems: A Scoping Review. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2022 May-Jun 01;30(3):163-180. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000337. PMID: 35576448; PMCID: PMC9887604.
  2. Sands A, Agarkar S, Anthony DT. An association between high expressed emotion and duration of untreated psychosis. Psychiatric Annals [Internet]. 2019 Jul 1;49(7):329–332. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20190605-02
  3. Kim Y, Teylan MA, Baron M, Sands A, Nairn AC, Greengard P. Methylphenidate-induced dendritic spine formation and DeltaFosB expression in nucleus accumbens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 24;106(8):2915-20. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0813179106. Epub 2009 Feb 6. PMID: 19202072; PMCID: PMC2650365.