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John M. Hawkins, M.D.

Degree(s):

  • 1987 B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1991 M.D. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Internship and Residencies:
  • Resident, University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry, Cincinnati, Ohio


Licensure and Certification:

  • 1992 Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners
  • 1993 State Medical Board of Ohio #65250
  • 1995 Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure # 31536 (not active)
  • 1996 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology # 42440 (recertified 2006)
John M. Hawkins, M.D.
Lindner Center of HOPE, Chief of Psychiatry and Deputy Chief Research Officer
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Prior to joining the Lindner Center of HOPE, Dr. Hawkins worked as a staff psychiatrist in a community mental health center providing direct clinical care and supervised psychiatric residents.  He also provided expert testimony in the Hamilton County Probate Court.

His works have appeared in various professional journals, such as the Annals of Clinical Psychology, Clinical Advancements in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry. He has also administered clinical trials for Pfizer Inc., Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Group and Jannsen Pharmaceuticals. His lectures and talks have covered doctor-patient relationships, pharmacology, antipsychotics, common psychiatric diagnoses, the catatonic syndrome and the neurobiology of addiction.

Through his vast teaching experience, including supervising psychiatry residents, Dr. Hawkins has received several awards, specifically The Golden Apple Teaching Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching and two Golden Apple Teaching Awards for Excellence in Resident Teaching. Dr. Hawkins also received the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Exemplary Psychiatrist Award.  Most recently, he was recognized as one of Cincinnati’s Top Doctors for 2007 by Cincinnati Magazine.


Areas of Specialty

  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Dealing with the Difficult Doctor-Patient Relationship
  • The Catatonic Syndrome
  • Integration of Physical and Mental Health

Publications:
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