Anna Lembke
Psychiatrist
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology-Adult) and, by courtesy, of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio:
Dr. Anna Lembke received her undergraduate degree in Humanities from Yale University and her medical degree from Stanford University. She is currently Associate Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also Program Director of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and a diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Lembke was one of the first in the medical community to sound the alarm regarding opioid overprescribing and the opioid epidemic. In 2016, she published her best-selling book on the prescription drug epidemic, Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), which combines case studies with public policy, cultural anthropology, and neuroscience, to explore the complex relationship between doctors and patients around prescribing controlled drugs. Drug Dealer, MD has had an impact on policy makers and legislators across the nation. Dr. Lembke has testified before Congress and consulted with governors and senators from Kentucky to Missouri to Nevada. She was a featured guest on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, MSNBC with Chris Hayes, and numerous other media broadcasts. Her book was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic (Zuger, 2018). Using her public platform and her faculty position at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Lembke continues to educate policymakers and the public about causes of and solutions for the problem of addiction.
Dr. Lembke was one of the first in the medical community to sound the alarm regarding opioid overprescribing and the opioid epidemic. In 2016, she published her best-selling book on the prescription drug epidemic, Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), which combines case studies with public policy, cultural anthropology, and neuroscience, to explore the complex relationship between doctors and patients around prescribing controlled drugs. Drug Dealer, MD has had an impact on policy makers and legislators across the nation. Dr. Lembke has testified before Congress and consulted with governors and senators from Kentucky to Missouri to Nevada. She was a featured guest on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, MSNBC with Chris Hayes, and numerous other media broadcasts. Her book was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic (Zuger, 2018). Using her public platform and her faculty position at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Lembke continues to educate policymakers and the public about causes of and solutions for the problem of addiction.
- 401 Quarry Road
- Stanford , CA 94304
- Phone: 650-498-9111
- 401 Quarry Road
- Stanford , CA 94304
- Phone: 650-498-9111
Practice Areas
- Addiction Disorders
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Pain
- Psychoanalytic Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia
- Urine Toxicology
Professional Education
- Residency: Stanford University Adult Psychiatry Residency (2001) CA
- Residency: Stanford University Adult Psychiatry Residency (1998) CA
- Internship: Alameda County Highland Hospital Internal Medicine Residency (1996) CA
- Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine Registrar (1995) CA
- Board Certification: Addiction Medicine, American Board of Addiction Medicine (2012)
- Board Certification: Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2003)
Publications
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Depression in Individuals with Epilepsy.
Barry, J. J., Huynh, N., & Lembke, A. (2000). Depression in Individuals with Epilepsy. Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2(6), 571–585. -
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Neural correlates of timbre change in harmonic sounds
Menon, V., Levitin, D. J., Smith, B. K., Lembke, A., Krasnow, B. D., Glazer, D., … McAdams, S. (2002). Neural correlates of timbre change in harmonic sounds. NEUROIMAGE, 17(4), 1742–1754.
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A prospective trial of modafinil as an adjunctive treatment of major depression
DeBattista, C., Lembke, A., Solvason, H. B., Ghebremichael, R., & Poirier, J. (2004). A prospective trial of modafinil as an adjunctive treatment of major depression. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 24(1), 87–90.
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Current status of the utilization of antiepileptic treatments in mood, anxiety and aggression: Drugs and devices
Barry, J. J., Lembke, A., & Bullock, K. D. (2004). Current status of the utilization of antiepileptic treatments in mood, anxiety and aggression: Drugs and devices. CLINICAL EEG AND NEUROSCIENCE, 35(1), 4–13.
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Psychosocial service utilization by patients with bipolar disorders: data from the first 500 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program.
Lembke, A., Miklowitz, D. J., Otto, M. W., Zhang, H., Wisniewski, S. R., Sachs, G. S., … Ketter, T. A. (2004). Psychosocial service utilization by patients with bipolar disorders: data from the first 500 participants in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 10(2), 81–87.
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Isolated meningeal vasculopathy associated with Clostridium septicum infection
Crowley, R. S., Lembke, A., & Horoupian, D. S. (1997). Isolated meningeal vasculopathy associated with Clostridium septicum infection. NEUROLOGY, 48(1), 265–267.
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The status of evidence-based guidelines and algorithms in the treatment of depression
Debattista, C., Trivedi, M. H., Kern, J. K., & Lembke, A. (2002). The status of evidence-based guidelines and algorithms in the treatment of depression. PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS, 32(11), 658–663.
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Psychotherapy, symptom outcomes, and role functioning over one year among patients with bipolar disorder
Miklowitz, D. J., Otto, M. W., Wisniewski, S. R., Araga, M., Frank, E., Reilly-Harrington, N. A., … Sachs, G. S. (2006). Psychotherapy, symptom outcomes, and role functioning over one year among patients with bipolar disorder. PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, 57(7), 959–965.
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The relationships of positive and negative symptoms with neuropsychological functioning and their ability to predict verbal memory in psychotic major depression
Che, A. M., Gomez, R. G., Keller, J., Lembke, A., Tennakoon, L., Cohen, G. H., & Schatzberg, A. F. (2012). The relationships of positive and negative symptoms with neuropsychological functioning and their ability to predict verbal memory in psychotic major depression. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, 198(1), 34–38.
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Why doctors prescribe opioids to known opioid abusers. How cultural attitudes and financial disincentives affect the prescribing habits of physicians.
Lembke, A. (2013). Why doctors prescribe opioids to known opioid abusers. How cultural attitudes and financial disincentives affect the prescribing habits of physicians. Minnesota Medicine, 96(3), 36–37.
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HPA axis genetic variation, cortisol and psychosis in major depression.
Schatzberg, A. F., Keller, J., Tennakoon, L., Lembke, A., Williams, G., Kraemer, F. B., … Murphy, G. M. (2014). HPA axis genetic variation, cortisol and psychosis in major depression. Molecular Psychiatry, 19(2), 220–27.
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Altered brain function underlying verbal memory encoding and retrieval in psychotic major depression
Kelley, R., Garrett, A., Cohen, J., Gomez, R., Lembke, A., Keller, J., … Schatzberg, A. (2013). Altered brain function underlying verbal memory encoding and retrieval in psychotic major depression. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING, 211(2), 119–26.
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Recovery-oriented policy and care systems in the UK and USA.
Humphreys, K., & Lembke, A. (2014). Recovery-oriented policy and care systems in the UK and USA. Drug and Alcohol Review, 33(1), 13–18.
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Assessment of provider attitudes toward #naloxone on Twitter.
Haug, N. A., Bielenberg, J., Linder, S. H., & Lembke, A. (2016). Assessment of provider attitudes toward #naloxone on Twitter. Substance Abuse, 37(1), 35–41.
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Retrospective analysis of changing characteristics of treatment-seeking smokers: implications for further reducing smoking prevalence.
Leyro, T. M., Crew, E. E., Bryson, S. W., Lembke, A., Bailey, S. R., Prochaska, J. J., … David, S. P. (2016). Retrospective analysis of changing characteristics of treatment-seeking smokers: implications for further reducing smoking prevalence. BMJ Open, 6(6).
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Use of Opioid Agonist Therapy for Medicare Patients in 2013.
Lembke, A., & Chen, J. H. (2016). Use of Opioid Agonist Therapy for Medicare Patients in 2013. JAMA Psychiatry, 73(9), 990–92.
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A Day in the Life of an Academic Psychiatrist.
Riba, M. B., Veith, R. C., Brodkey, A. C., Dimsdale, J. E., Zima, B. T., Stotland, N. L., … Arboleda-Flórez, J. (2003). A Day in the Life of an Academic Psychiatrist. Academic Psychiatry , 27(3), 187–224.
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Qualitative Assessment of Clerkship Students' Perspectives of the Topics of Pain and Addiction in their Preclinical Curriculum
Raber, I., Ball, A., Papac, J., Aggarwal, A., Sussman, R., Basaviah, P., … Lembke, A. (2018). Qualitative Assessment of Clerkship Students' Perspectives of the Topics of Pain and Addiction in their Preclinical Curriculum. Academic Psychiatry , 664–67.
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