Antoine B Douaihy, MD

Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine

Current Appointments

  • Senior Academic Director, Addiction Medicine Services
  • Director, UPMC Tobacco Treatment Service
  • Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program

Areas of Expertise

  • Substance Use Disorders
Antoine B Douaihy, MD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Substance use disorders; Behavior change psychology; Motivational interview; Medical marijuana

Clinical Interests

Substance use in adolescents & young adults; Co-occurring substance use & psychiatric disorders; HIV/HCV

Education Interests

Mentoring medical students, residents & fellows; Substance use disorders evidence-based treatments

Selected Publications

  1. Winhusen TJ, Kropp F, Greenfield SF, Krans EE, Lewis D, Martin PR, Gordon AJ, Davies TH, Wachman EM, Douaihy A, Parker K, Xin X, Jalali A & Lofwall MR. (2025). Trauma prevalence and its association with health-related quality of life in pregnant persons with opioid use disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 19(1)
  2. Goldstein TR, Kennard BD, Porta G, Miller AO, Aguilar K, Bigley K, Vaughn-Coaxum RA, McMakin DL, Douaihy A, Iyengar S, Biernesser CL, Zelazny J & Brent DA. (2025). Bridging gaps in care following hospitalization for suicidal adolescents: As Safe As Possible (ASAP) and BRITE App. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 64(5), 612624.
  3. Wasan AD, O'Connell B, DeSensi, R., Bernstein, C., Pickle, E., Zemaitis, M., Levy, O., Jeong, J. H., Cooper, G. F., & Douaihy, A. (2025). The comparative effectiveness of medicinal cannabis for chronic pain versus prescription medication treatment. Pain, 166(7), 16311640.
  4. Marengo L, Douaihy A, Zhong Y, Krancevich K, Brummit B, Sakolsky D, Deal M, Zelazny J, Goodfriend E, Saul M, Murata S, Thoma B, Mansour H, Tew J, Ahmed N, Marsland A, Brent D & Melhem NM. (2022). Opioid use as a proximal risk factor for suicidal behavior in young adults. Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 52(2), 199213.
  5. Thoma BC, Hone E, Roig A, Goodfriend E, Jardas EJ, Brummitt B, Riston S, Sakolsky D, Zelazny J, Marsland AL, Chen K, Douaihy AB, Brent DA & Melhem N. (2023). Risk for suicidal behavior after psychiatric hospitalization among sexual and gender minority patients. JAMA Network Open, 6(9):e2333060.
  6. Hoffman BL, Shensa A, Donovan AK, Douaihy A, Calhoun B, Wolynn R, Mekbeb-Gillett S, Vinod I & Sidani JE. (2025). Using edutainment and motivational interviewing to address misinformation in the healthcare setting. Journal of Health Communication. In Press.
  7. Karavolis Z, Thacker E, Fabian T, Douaihy A, Reynolds M, Kirisci L & Tarter R. (2024). Pharmacist-implemented intervention to surmount COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in adults with substance use disorders. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 81(16), 706712.
  8. Boness CL, Votaw VR, Francis MW, Watts AL, Sperry SH, Kleva CS, Nellis L, McDowell Y, Douaihy AB., Sher KJ & Witkiewitz K. (2023). Alcohol use disorder conceptualizations and diagnoses reflect their sociopolitical context. Addiction research & theory, 31(5), 307312.
  9. Rigotti NA, Chang Y, Davis EM, Regan S, Levy DE, Ylioja T, Kelley JHK, Notier AE, Gilliam K, Douaihy AB, Singer DE & Tindle HA. (2022). Comparative effectiveness of postdischarge smoking cessation interventions for hospital patients: The Helping HAND 4 randomized clinical trial. JAMA Internal Medicine, 182(8):814-24.
  10. Boness CL, Nelson M, Douaihy AB. Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 Mar-Apr;35(2):420-426. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.210327. PMID: 35379731.
  11. Douaihy A, Daley DC, Marlatt GA, Donovan D. Relapse prevention: Clinical models and intervention strategies. In the ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 7th ed; Miller, S.C., Rosenthal, R.N., Wakeman, S., Tetrault, J.M., Levy, S., and Saxon, A, (eds).Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2024.
  12. Douaihy A & Gold MA (Editors). Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness. A Guide for Practitioners. NY: Oxford University Press, November, 2025.
  13. Douaihy A. Section Editor of Psychologically-based Interventions in: The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 7th ed; Miller SC, Rosenthal, R.N., Wakeman, S., Tetrault, J.M., Levy, S., and Saxon, A. (eds). Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. January, 2024.
  14. Douaihy A, Kelly TM, Gold MA (eds). Motivational Interviewing: A Guide for Medical Trainees, 2nd edition, NY: Oxford University Press, 2023.
  15. Douaihy A, Amico KR (eds). Motivational Interviewing in HIV Care. NY: Oxford University Press, 2020.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
MD, Université St. Joseph, Hotel Dieu de France, Beirut, School of Medicine
Residency
Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Society of Addiction Medicine
  • Member, Research Society on Alcoholism
  • Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Inc.

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Kenneth E. Schuit Award, Dean's Master Educators, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Donald S. Fraley Award for Medical Student Mentoring, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation

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