Arthur Westover, M.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Psychiatry
Adult Psychiatry
Autism in Adulthood

Biography

Arthur Westover, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in adult psychiatry, adult autism, and developmental disabilities in adulthood.

Dr. Westover earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed both his residency in psychiatry a master’s degree in clinical sciences at UT Southwestern.

Board certified in psychiatry, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2006.

Dr. Westover is Director of Adult Autism Services for the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the UT Southwestern Behavioral Health Clinic at the Richardson/Plano Campus. He is also a member of the UT Southwestern Psychiatric Clinical Leadership Committee and the Psychiatric Outpatient Leadership Committee.

His research interests include adult autism. He has also investigated the effects of amphetamine and methamphetamine use and abuse on heart health, as well as outcomes related to public mental health systems. He has delivered numerous lectures and presentations and authored many academic articles related to his areas of expertise. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Substance Use & Misuse.

Education & Training

Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2002-2006)
Internship/Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (2002-2006), Psychiatry
Medical School - Baylor College of Medicine (1998-2002)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

College on Problems of Drug Dependence (2016), The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) is the oldest and largest organization in the US dedicated to advancing a scientific approach to substance use and addictive disorders.

Honors & Awards

Alcohol Medical Scholar 2013-2015, Alcohol Medical Scholars Program
MS3 Psychiatry Clerkship Teaching Award 2012, UT Southwestern
Clinical Trials Network Scholar 2009, National Institute on Drug Abuse
NARSAD Young Investigator Award 2006, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression
NIH Clinical Scholar 2006, UT Southwestern, National Institutes of Health
Chairman’s Research Award 2006, UT Southwestern, Department of Psychiatry

Books & Publications

Publications
- Do prescription stimulants increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events?: A systematic review
  Westover AN, Halm EA BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2012 12 41
- Aortic Dissection in Young Adults Who Abuse Amphetamines
  Westover AN, Nakonezny, PA. American Heart Journal August 2010 160(2) 315-21
- Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults Who Abuse Amphetamines
  Westover AN, Nakonezny PA, Haley RW Drug Alcohol Depend July 2008 96(1-2) 49-56
- Stroke in young adults who abuse amphetamines or cocaine: a population-based study of hospitalized patients
  Westover AN, McBride S, Haley RW Archives of General Psychiatry April 2007 64(4) 495-502
- A cross-national relationship between sugar consumption and major depression?
  Westover AN, Marangell LB Depress Anxiety 2002 16(3) 118-20
- Thermostabilization and thermoactivation of thermolabile enzymes by trehalose and its application for the synthesis of full length cDNA
  Carninci P, Nishiyama Y, Westover A, Itoh M, Nagaoka S, Sasaki N, Okazaki Y, Muramatsu M, Hayashizaki Y Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A January 1998 95(2) 520-4

Research

Adults with autism
Cardiovascular sequelae of both illicit and prescription amphetamine/methamphetamine use
Outcomes related to public mental health systems
Pharmacoepidemiology of amphetamine / methamphetamine use and abuse

Clinical Focus

Adult Psychiatry
Autism in Adulthood

Behavioral Health

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