A. Eden Evins, MD

Eden Evins, MD, is Staff Psychiatrist for the Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Program and the Bipolar Research Program in Boston. In addition, she is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Dr. Evins earned her undergraduate degree at University of Virginia in Charlottesville VA, and her MD at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. After graduating, she completed her residency in adult psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program in Boston, Massachusetts, where she was also Chief Resident. She conducted a fellowship in molecular biology at the Mailman Research Center of Mclean Hospital and a second fellowship in schizophrenia research at the Massachusetts General Hospital with Don Goff. She is currently completing a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Evins research interests include pharmacotherapy for negative symptoms and nicotine addiction in schizophrenia and treatment for cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. She has authored articles, book chapters, and reviews concerning topics in her field. Her articles are published in prestigious scientific journals, such as American Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Clinical Psychiatry the Journal of Neural Transmission and Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Evins has twice been the recipient of the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia young Investigator Award, the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit Award sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Young Investigator Award and she is currently supported by a career development award from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse for her work on nicotine use in schizophrenia.