Yasna Rostam Abadi

Yasna Rostam Abadi, MD, MPH, is a Psychiatry Resident at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) affiliated with the Neuroscience Research Training Program. Her work bridges clinical psychiatry, addiction medicine, and public health epidemiology.

Education:

• MD-MPH from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2021)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2024)

Her research focuses on substance use epidemiology, addiction treatment implementation, and clinical pattern discovery in mental illness using electronic health records and narrative analysis. Recent work examines opioid use disorder interventions in hospital settings and bullying's impact on adolescent mental health.

Scientific Contributions:

• Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, JAMA Internal Medicine, and Addiction
• Specializes in multi-site clinical trials and systematic reviews of substance use trends

She received three Avicenna Awards for excellence in education, healthcare quality, and social activism during her medical training in Iran.