Nasir H. Naqvi, MD, PhD

I am a psychiatrist and cognitive neuroscientist focused on translational research on addiction. In 2007, I discovered that damage to the insula leads to a profound and abrupt disruption of addiction to cigarette smoking. Since then, I have been trying to understand the role of the insula and related neural systems in the maintenance and treatment of addictive disorders. My work combines clinical and functional neuroimaging methods in order to understand how treatments, especially behavioral treatments, work through their effects on the brain.

My work is funded by a K23 Mentored Career Development Award from NIAAA. I am a recipient of the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Award for trans...