Robert Andrew Chambers

R. Andrew Chambers, MD, is a neuroscientist, educator, and clinician in the field of addiction psychiatry. Andy grew up in Campbellsville, KY, was a graduate of Centre College (Danville, K;1991), Duke University School of Medicine (Durham , NC; 1996), and Yale University (New Haven, CT) Psychiatry Residency (2000) and Neuroscience Training Programs (2002). He also completed an Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis (the largest medical school in the U.S) and is currently the director of this program, and the Lab for Translational Neuroscience of Dual Diagnosis (IU Neuroscience Center). Andy’s research has investigated the brain anatomy and neural mechanisms that fundamentally link the pathologies of addiction and mental illness. This research translates into the design of a new behavioral health system called the 2 x 4 Model (first prototype built by Andy and colleagues at the Midtown Mental Health Center in Indianapolis) which aims to achieve full integration of addiction and mental health treatment services, professional training, and clinical research.

Relevant Links for Video/Sound interviews, research publications:

http://dantastictox.libsyn.com/life-is-a-high-way

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Chambers

https://www.methodisthealthfoundation.org/blog-news/detail/mental-illness-addiction-discussion-with-dr.-chambers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdz6a-eoHNA

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/28/395821345/indianas-hiv-spike-prompts-new-calls-for-needle-exchanges-statewide

http://www.psychiatry.medicine.iu.edu/education-residency-programs/addiction-fellowship1/

http://iu.box.com/LTNDDD-RACHAMBERS

http://psychiatry.medicine.iu.edu/faculty-listing/andrew-chambers/