Congratulations to Tim Wilens, MD, Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers Psychiatry Department and co-Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at Mass General, on being elected President-Elect of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP).
A national leader in the field, Dr. Wilens will begin his term following AACAP’s 2025 Annual Meeting—helping shape the future of mental health care for children, teens and families.
Dr. Wilens’ research interests include the relationship among attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders; embedded health care models, and the pharmacotherapy of ADHD across the lifespan. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, concerning these and related topics. He has also coedited more than 80 book chapters, 4 books, and 300 abstracts and presentations for national and international scientific meetings.
Dr. Wilens is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is on the editorial boards or is a scientific reviewer for more than 35 journals.
