Abraham Nussbaum, MD
Professor, Psychiatry-Public Psyc

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Medical School:
  • MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2005)
Graduate School :
  • MTh, Duke University (2005)
Undergraduate School:
  • BA, Swarthmore College (PA) (1997)
Internship:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program (2006)
Residency:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program, Chief Resident, Psychiatry (2009)
Languages: English
Department: Psychiatry-Public Psyc

Professional Titles

  • Chief Education Officer

Teaching

  • Professor (2022)
    School of Medicine, Psychiatry
  • Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education (2017)
    School of Medicine, Gme/Cme

Publications

  • Buchanan J, Meadows S, Whitehead J, Sungar W, Angerhofer C, Nussbaum AM, Blok B, Guth T, Bakes K, Millner M, Salazar L, Stephens M, Kaplan B. Implementation of Dedicated Social Worker Coaching for Emergency Medicine Residents—Lessons Learned. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2023 May 17;4(3):e12971. doi:10.1002/emp2.12971. PMCID: PMC10192721.
  • Nussbaum AM. Foreword. In: Understanding Mental Disorders: Your Guide to DSM-5. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2023: vii-x.
  • Nussbaum AM. The Wayback Machine. Perspect Biol Med. 2022;65(3):484-498. PubMed PMID: 36093779
  • Nussbaum AM, Allen M. Health Equity Is No Spectator Sport: The Radical Rooting of a Post-Pandemic Bioethics. Perspect Biol Med. 2022;65(4):586-595. PubMed PMID: 36468386
  • Buchanan J, Meadows S, Whitehead J, Sungar W, Angerhofer C, Nussbaum AM, Blok B, Guth T, Bakes K, Millner M, Salazar L, Stephens M, Kaplan B. Implementation of a Dedicated Social Worker/Coach for Emergency Medicine (EM) Residents. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 23(4.1).
  • Nussbaum AM: The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Exam. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing 2022 NLM ID: 9918250630306676
  • Nussbaum AM. Foreword. In: Thant T, Riggs P, editors. Cannabis in psychiatric practice: a practical guide. Psychiatry Update. Switzerland: Springer; 2022.
  • Winston HR, Nussbaum AM: Anxiety disorders and sleep. In: Kushida, ed. The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, 2nd ed. Waltham, MA: Academic Press 2022
  • Nussbaum AM: I’m a doctor and I don’t my student debt forgiven. Times Higher Education, 2518: 24-25, September 29, 2022
  • Gonzalo JD, Dekhtyar M, Caverzagie KJ, Grant BK, Herrine SK, Nussbaum AM, Tad-Y D, White E, Wolpaw DR. The triple helix of clinical, research, and education missions in academic health centers: A qualitative study of diverse stakeholder perspectives. Learn Health Syst. 2021 Oct;5(4):e10250. PubMed PMID: 34667874
  • Conklin M, Nussbaum AM. Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression in Patient With Implanted Spinal Cord Stimulator. J ECT. 2021 Jun 1;37(2):e22-e23. PubMed PMID: 34029307
  • Williams JTB, Miller A, Nussbaum AM. Combating Contagion and Injustice: The Shared Work for Public Health and Faith Communities During COVID-19. J Relig Health. 2021 Jun;60(3):1436-1445. PubMed PMID: 33772686
  • Kinghorn WA, Nussbaum AM: Prescribing Together: A Relational Guide to Psychopharmacology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing 2021 NLM ID: 101776817
  • Nussbaum AM. Questionable Agreement: The Experience of Depression and DSM-5 Major Depressive Disorder Criteria. J Med Philos. 2020 Nov 30;45(6):623-643. PubMed PMID: 33206179
  • Thant T, Nussbaum A. What You Need to Know About Cannabis: An Evidence-Based Crash Course for Mental Health Trainees. MedEdPORTAL. 2020 Jul 15;16:10923. PubMed PMID: 32704537
  • Williams JTB, O'Leary ST, Nussbaum AM. Caring for the Vaccine-Hesitant Family: Evidence-Based Alternatives to Dismissal. J Pediatr. 2020 Sep;224:137-140. PubMed PMID: 32446723
  • Nussbaum AM. Held Against Our Wills: Reimagining Involuntary Commitment. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 May;39(5):898-901. PubMed PMID: 32364875
  • Nussbaum AM, Wynia MK. "When They Restrain You They Ignore You"-What We Should Learn From the People We Restrain in Emergency Departments. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jan 3;3(1):e1919582. PubMed PMID: 31977054
  • Gonzalo JD, Dekhtyar M, Caverzagie KJ, Grant BK, Herrine SK, Nussbaum AM, Tad-y D, White E, Wolpaw DR: The triple helix of clinical, research, and education missions in academic health centers: a qualitative study of diverse stakeholder perspectives. Learning Health Systems 2020 DOI: 10.1002.lrh2.102050
  • Nussbaum AM. Questionable Agreement: The Experience of Depression and DSM-5 Major Depressive Disorder Criteria. J Med Philos. 2020 Nov 30;45(6):623-643. PubMed PMID: 33206179
  • Thant T, Nussbaum A. What You Need to Know About Cannabis: An Evidence-Based Crash Course for Mental Health Trainees. MedEdPORTAL. 2020 Jul 15;16:10923. PubMed PMID: 32704537
  • Williams JTB, O'Leary ST, Nussbaum AM. Caring for the Vaccine-Hesitant Family: Evidence-Based Alternatives to Dismissal. J Pediatr. 2020 Sep;224:137-140. PubMed PMID: 32446723
  • Nussbaum AM. Held Against Our Wills: Reimagining Involuntary Commitment. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 May;39(5):898-901. PubMed PMID: 32364875
  • Nussbaum AM, Wynia MK. "When They Restrain You They Ignore You"-What We Should Learn From the People We Restrain in Emergency Departments. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jan 3;3(1):e1919582. PubMed PMID: 31977054
  • Williams JTB, Nussbaum AM, O'Leary ST. Building Trust: Clergy and the Call to Eliminate Religious Exemptions. Pediatrics. 2019 Oct;144(4). PubMed PMID: 31501235
  • Nussbaum AM. Alternatives to War Within Medicine: <i>From Conscientious Objection to Nonviolent Conflict About Contested Medical Practices</i>. Perspect Biol Med. 2019;62(3):434-451. PubMed PMID: 31495790
  • Williams JTB, Nussbaum AM, O'Leary ST. What about clergy? A surprisingly absent "Cue to Action" in McCoy et al. (2018). Vaccine. 2019 Sep 10;37(38):5665-5666. PubMed PMID: 31455553
  • Williams JTB, Nussbaum AM. Reverend Rowland Hill and a Role for Religious Leaders in Vaccine Promotion. Am J Public Health. 2019 May;109(5):697-698. PubMed PMID: 30896997
  • DSM-5 pocket guide for child and adolescent mental health / by Robert J. Hilt, Abraham M. Nussbaum. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101665958
  • The finest traditions of my calling : one physician's search for the renewal of medicine / Abraham M. Nussbaum, M.D https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101695143
  • Nussbaum AM, Thurstone C, McGarry L, Walker B, Sabel AL. Use and diversion of medical marijuana among adults admitted to inpatient psychiatry. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2014 Nov 6;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25375878
  • Nussbaum AM. "I am the Author and Must Take Full Responsibility": Abraham Verghese, Physicians as the Storytellers of the Body, and the Renewal of Medicine. J Med Humanit. 2014 Oct 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25301696
  • Nussbaum AM. Medicine and the arts. White noise: [excerpt] by Don DeLillo. Commentary. Acad Med. 2014 Sep;89(9):1228-9. PubMed PMID: 25160835
  • Rylander M, Valdez C, Nussbaum AM. Does the legalization of medical marijuana increase completed suicide?. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2014 Jul;40(4):269-73. PubMed PMID: 24949839
  • The pocket guide to the DSM-5 diagnostic exam / Abraham M. Nussbaum. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101602178
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Professional Memberships

  • American Psychiatric Association, Distinguished Fellow
  • American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Member

Practice Locations

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Hospital Affiliation
  • Denver Health Medical Center
Center Affiliations

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Psychiatry, Board Certification
  • Leadership in Educational Administration Program, Certificate (2017)
  • Faculty Scholars Program, Certificate (2014)
  • Teaching Scholars Program, Certificate (2011)
Clinical Interests
Schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, suicide

Care Philosophy
Person-centered, evidence-based, with an interest in restoring persons with mental illness to their community.

Personal Interests
My wife and I are both physicians. We enjoy time with our three children, reading, and running.

Volunteer Activities
I volunteer in several capacities at our children's school, Blessed Sacrament.

Public Speaking
Yes
I speak frequently across the country on the renewal of medicine, practitioner burnout and resiliency, mental health, and the importance of storytelling in medical care.

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2005)
Graduate Schools:
  • MTh, Duke University (2005)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BA, Swarthmore College (PA) (1997)
Internships:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program (2006)
Residency Programs:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Program, Chief Resident, Psychiatry (2009)
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Languages: English
Department: Psychiatry-Public Psyc
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