Jonathan Avery


Jonathan Avery is an American addiction psychiatrist and academic based at Weill Cornell Medical College. At Weill Cornell, he serves as Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry and holds the endowed Stephen P. Tobin and Dr. Arnold M. Cooper Professorship in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry. He is also the medical director of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.

Early life and education

Avery was born in the U.S. His father was a hospice physician.
Jonathan Avery earned his M.D. from New [York University School of Medicine] in 2009, followed by a psychiatry residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Payne Whitney Clinic, where he was co-chief resident. He later completed a specialization in addiction psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine.

Medical career

After fellowship, Avery joined the faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is now Program Director for the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry.
He founded the Weill Cornell / New York-Presbyterian Program for Substance Use and Stigma of Addiction. The program was launched in 2019 and focuses on reducing stigma in medical settings, as well as improving intervention strategies. Since 2023, he has been the medical director of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.

Research and advocacy

Avery's research topics include clinician attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders, adoption of buprenorphine, and stigma-reduction interventions for health care professionals and trainees. He has authored or edited texts such as Co-occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment and The Stigma of Addiction: An Essential Guide.

Honors and awards

Selected honors and awards include:
  • 2020: Our Town Thanks You Award
  • 2020: The Spero Award
  • 2021: Top Doctors Award
  • 2022: Super Doctors New York Rising Stars Award
  • 2024: Certificate of Recognition for Dedicated Teaching and Outstanding Mentorship in Medical Student Education, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell

    Selected publications

Selected publications by Avery include the following.