Department of Psychiatry
Penn Behavioral Health

David W. Oslin

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David W. Oslin

Professor of Psychiatry
Staff Physician, Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Director, VISN 4 Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Chief of Staff, Behavioral Health, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Geriatric and Addiction Psychiatry
Treatment Research Center
3900 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2158235894
Fax: 2158234123
Education:

University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 1982.
B.S. (Biology major, Mathematics minor)
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1985.
M.D.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1989.
Post-Graduate Training
Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlotesville, VA, 1989-1990.
Intern in Psychiatry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 1990-1991.
Resident in Psychiatry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 1991-1993.
Chief Resident in Psychiatry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 1993-1994.
Post Doctoral Fellow in Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1994-1995.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Geriatric and Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1995-1996.
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Description of Research Expertise

Geriatric and Addiction Psychiatry

Description of Clinical Expertise

Geriatric and Addiction Psychiatry, Veterans Behavioral Health

Selected Publications

Bhar Sunil S, Wiltsey-Stirman Shannon, Zembroski David, McCray Laura, Oslin David W, Brown Gregory K, Beck Aaron T: Recruiting older men for geriatric suicide research. International psychogeriatrics / IPA 25(1): 88-95, Jan 2013.

Multani Pushpinder K, Clarke Toni-Kim, Narasimhan Sneha, Ambrose-Lanci Lisa, Kampman Kyle M, Pettinati Helen M, Oslin David W, O'Brien Charles P, Berrettini Wade H, Lohoff Falk W: Neuronal calcium sensor-1 and cocaine addiction: A genetic association study in African-Americans and European Americans. Neuroscience letters 531(1): 46-51, Nov 2012.

Kornfield Sara L, Klaus Johanna, McKay Caroline, Helstrom Amy, Oslin David: Subsyndromal posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology in primary care military veterans: Treatment implications. Psychological services 9(4): 383-9, Nov 2012.

Chopra Mohit P, Zhang Hongmei, Kaiser Anica Pless, Moye Jennifer A, Llorente Maria D, Oslin David W, Spiro Avron: PTSD Is a Chronic, Fluctuating Disorder Affecting the Mental Quality of Life in Older Adults. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Oct 2012.

Han Shizhong, Yang Bao-Zhu, Kranzler Henry R, Oslin David, Anton Raymond, Farrer Lindsay A, Gelernter Joel: Linkage analysis followed by association show NRG1 associated with cannabis dependence in African Americans. Biological psychiatry 72(8): 637-44, Oct 2012.

Sun Jiangwen, Bi Jinbo, Chan Grace, Oslin David, Farrer Lindsay, Gelernter Joel, Kranzler Henry R: Improved methods to identify stable, highly heritable subtypes of opioid use and related behaviors. Addictive behaviors 37(10): 1138-44, Oct 2012.

Cacciola John S, Alterman Arthur I, Dephilippis Dominick, Drapkin Michelle L, Valadez Charles, Fala Natalie C, Oslin David, McKay James R: Development and initial evaluation of the Brief Addiction Monitor (BAM). Journal of substance abuse treatment 44(3): 256-63, Aug 2012.

Crist R C, Ambrose-Lanci L M, Vaswani M, Clarke T K, Zeng A, Yuan C, Ferraro T N, Hakonarson H, Kampman K M, Dackis C A, Pettinati H M, O'Brien C P, Oslin D W, Doyle G A, Lohoff F W, Berrettini W H: Case-control association analysis of polymorphisms in the delta-opioid receptor, OPRD1, with cocaine and opioid addicted populations. Drug and alcohol dependence 127(1-3): 122-8, Jul 2012.

Mavandadi Shahrzad, Rook Karen S, Newsom Jason T, Oslin David W: Suicidal ideation and social exchanges among at-risk veterans referred for a behavioral health assessment. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 48(2): 233-43, Jun 2012.

Maust Donovan T, Mavandadi Shahrzad, Benson Amy, Streim Joel E, Difilippo Suzanne, Snedden Thomas, Weber Anita L, Oslin David W: Telephone-based care management for older adults initiated on psychotropic medication. International journal of geriatric psychiatry Jun 2012.

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