Abraham Nussbaum, MD

Professional Titles

• Chief Education Officer

Publications

• 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
• Nussbaum AM: “Death is here, and I am thinking of an appendix!: on rereading ‘The death of Ivan Ilyich’. In Stagno SJ and Blackie M, eds. From Reading to Healing. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press 2019: 123-127, NLM: 101731971.
• Nussbaum AM, Miller BF: Let’s let Colorado be a leader be a leader for mental health. The Colorado Sun April 14, 2019 https://coloradosun.com/2019/04/14/mental-health-illness-jared-polis-opinion/
• 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
• 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
• DSM-5 pocket guide for elder mental health / Sophia Wang, Abraham M. Nussbaum. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101690366
• 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
• The pocket guide to the DSM-5 diagnostic exam / Abraham M. Nussbaum. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101602178
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Kinghorn WA, Nussbaum AM: Prescribing Together: A Relational Guide to Psychopharmacology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing 2021 NLM ID: 101776817
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Drumright B, Sacro Y, Nussbaum A. Enriching Spiritual Care in Medical Residents Through Cultural Humility and Courage. MedEdPORTAL. 2024;20:11423. PubMed PMID: 39070542
• Buchanan JA, Meadows S, Whitehead J, Sungar WG, Angerhofer C, Nussbaum A, 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. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Jun;4(3):e12971. PubMed PMID: 37215312
• Nussbaum AM: Progress Notes: One Year In The Future of Medicine. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press 2024 ISBN: 9781421448947 NLM ID: 9918646388306676.
• Hilt R, Nussbaum AM: DSM-5-TR Pocket Guide for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing 2024 ISBN: 9781615365462
• Nussbaum AM: Why do we burn out new physicians? Plough, February 2, 2024 https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/work/why-do-we-burn-out-new-physicians
• Nussbaum AM: Taylor Swift on the psych ward. CLOSLER, March 29, 2024 https://closler.org/passion-in-the-medical-profession/taylor-swift-on-the-psych-ward
• Nussbaum AM: Playlists for Practitioners. Virtues and Vocations, Spring 2024: 72-73
• Nussbaum AM: The kids aren’t all aright? Plough, June 25, 2024 https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/technology/the-kids-arent-alright
• Nussbaum AM: Takeaways from the book ‘Progress Notes’. CLOSLER, July 10 , 2024 https://closler.org/lifelong-learning-in-clinical-excellence/takeaways-from-the-book-progress-notes
• Nussbaum AM: How the restaurant drama ‘The Bear’ mirrors working in a hospital. Stat, August 6, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/06/restaurant-drama-the-bear-mirrors-working-in-a-hospital/
• Nussbaum AM: Medical training doesn’t have to be a bear. The Boston Globe, August 9, 2024 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/09/opinion/medical-training-abuse-the-bear/
• Nussbaum AM: The Two Josh Problem. Virtues and Vocations, Fall 2024: 94-101

Professional Memberships

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

Practice Locations

• Denver Health Medical Center

• Center for Bioethics and Humanities

Specialty Information

• Psychiatry, Board Certification
• Teaching Scholars Program, Certificate (2011)
• Faculty Scholars Program, Certificate (2014)
• Leadership in Educational Administration Program, Certificate (2017)