Adam Bisaga, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Director, Nicotine Laboratory,
NYS Psychiatric Institute

Director, Translational Research Program in Addictions,
NYS Psychiatric Institute


Dr. Adam Bisaga is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, and a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Dr. Bisaga received his medical degree from Copernicus University School of Medicine in Krakow, Poland and he trained in psychiatry and behavioral pharmacology of addictions at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw, Poland.

In 1997 Dr. Bisaga completed his psychiatric residency at the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY and began working at the Division of Substance Abuse at Columbia University, first as a research fellow and later as a research psychiatrist. Here he received training in addiction psychiatry research under the mentorship of Drs. Marian Fischman and Herbert Kleber.

He was a recipient of a Career Development Award and a Principal Investigator on several R01 grants funded by the National Institute of Dug Abuse.

His current research interests include: 1) development of animal and human laboratory models of addictions and eating disorders and 2) testing new medications for opioid, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco use disorders as well as new medications for binge-eating and obesity. In addition to the research and teaching work at the University, Dr. Bisaga also maintains a private practice in general and addiction psychiatry.

Medical School:  Copernicus University School of Medicine, M.D., 1989
Internship:  CSK MSW Hospital, Medical, 1990 - 1991
Residency:  Institute of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1993
Residency:  North Shore University Hospital, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1997
Fellowship:  Columbia University Medical Center/NYS Psychiatric Institute, Substance Abuse, 1997 - 1999
Board Certifications:  American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Subspeciality Certifications:  Addiction Psychiatry
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Substance Use Disorders
Address:
NYS Psychiatric Institute
Room 3719  Unit/Box:120
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY   10032

Phone: 212-543-6542
Fax: 212-543-6018
amb107@columbia.edu


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1. Bisaga A, Comer SD, Ward AS, Popik P, Kleber HD, Fischman MW: The NMDA antagonist memantine attenuates the expression of opioid physical dependence in humans.  Psychopharmacology  2001;157: 1-10

2. Bisaga A, Evans SM : The acute effects of memantine in combination with alcohol in moderate drinkers. .  Psychopharmacology  2004;172: 16-24

3. Bisaga A, Katz JL, Antonini A, Wright CE, Margouleff C, Gorman JM, Eidelberg D : Cerebral glucose metabolism in women with panic disoder. .  Am J Psych  1998;155: 1178-1183

4. Bisaga A, Aharonovich E, Garawi F, Levin FR, Rubin E, Raby WN, Nunes EV: A randomized placebo controlled trial of gabapentin for cocaine dependence. .  Drug Alcohol Depend  2006;81: 267-274

5. Popik P, Wrobel M, Bisaga A: Reinstatement of morphine-conditioned reward is blocked by memantine. .  Neuropsychopharmacology  2006;31: 160-170

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