## About

Paul G. Hammerness, MD, is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. He serves as Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and holds the title of Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Prior to joining BMC in 2023, Dr. Hammerness held increasing leadership roles across academic institutions ...  including Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Southcoast Health.

Dr. Hammerness has expertise in ADHD across the lifespan and pediatric psychopharmacology. He has been involved in clinical care, teaching, and research for over twenty years; has dozens of peer-reviewed publications; and lectures locally, nationally, and internationally.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Psychiatry](/departments/psychiatry)
- ### Specialties
    
    child psychiatry, psychopharmacology, ADHD
- ### Pronouns
    
    He/Him
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.4561](tel:617.414.4561)
- ### Primary Location
    
     [850 Harrison Avenue  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Avenue+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    MGH/McLean Hospitals
- ### Fellowship
    
    MGH/McLean Hospitals
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 1998
- ### Board Certifications
    
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
- ### Research Interests
    
    ADHD
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

  [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Paul.Hammerness)

 

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  [View profile](https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/profile/paul-hammerness/)