Complete Timeline - Ryan S. Sultan, MD

Comprehensive Chronological Archive | 2007-2026
Every publication, presentation, position, and grant since medical school

=== 2026 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A. W., Becker T. D., et al. "Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents." Pediatrics. January 2026; 157(1): e2024070509.

[INVITED PRESENTATION]
APSARD Saturday Morning Plenary: "Do Stimulant Medications Prevent Substance Use?" January 17, 2026

[TRAINING]
Expected completion: NIDA K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program
Columbia University, 2021-2026

=== 2025 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Becker T. D., Menzi P. J., Olfson, M., et al., & Sultan, R. S. "Labeling of cannabis products from licensed and unlicensed retailers in New York." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2025.

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Saunders, D. C., & Veenstra-VanderWeele, J. "Protective Effects of ADHD Medication on Real-World Outcomes." JAMA Psychiatry. 2025.

[PUBLICATION]
Becker TD, Olfson M, Menzi PJ, et al., & Sultan, R. S. "Cannabis Access by Retailer Type in New York." Pediatrics. 2025; 155(3): e2024068669.

[GRANT]
Columbia University Research Stabilization Fund - $100,000 (Principal Investigator)

[INVITED PRESENTATION]
Invited Grand Rounds at Creedmoor Psychiatric on Clozapine Treatment

[INVITED PRESENTATION]
"Emerging Issues on Addiction - CASNY Pilot Phase I, II, and III" December 4, 2025

[REVIEWER]
Journal Reviewer: American Journal of Psychiatry, BJPsych, BMJ Group, JAACAP Open, JAMA Network Open

=== 2024 ===

[POSTER]
"Impact of Cannabis on ADHD and Comorbid Conditions" - AACAP, Orlando, FL

=== 2023 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A. W., Olfson, M., et al. "Nondisordered Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents." JAMA Network Open. 2023; 6(5): e2311294. [Top 1% media attention]

[GRANT]
Using AI to Improve Mental Health Screening Outcomes (Principal Investigator)

[POSTER]
"Patterns and Associations of Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents" - AAAP, San Diego, CA

[POSTER]
"Patterns and Associations of Substance Use Among US Adolescents" - AACAP, New York, NY

[CONSULTATION]
Ended consultation with Avenues The World School (2020-2023) - COVID-19 youth mental health

=== 2022 ===

[POSTER]
"Mental Health and Life Events in Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders in the United States" - CPDD, Minneapolis, MN

=== 2021 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Liu, S. M., Hacker, K. A., & Olfson, M. "Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Adverse Behaviors and Comorbidity." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2021; 68(2): 284-291.

[BOOK CHAPTER]
Sultan, R. S., Zhang, A., & Levin, F. R. "Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Patients with Substance Use Disorders." 2021.

[GRANT]
Started NIDA K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (Principal Investigator)

[LEADERSHIP]
Became Director of Sultan Lab at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

[MEDIA]
Time Magazine: "Even Vaccinated People Are Nervous About Going Back to 'Normal'" (June 15, 2021)

=== 2020 ===

[WRITINGS]
COVID-19 Series in Shelter Island Reporter (5 articles):
• "Coping with the Crisis: What We Know" (April 13, 2020)
• "Settling into a New Life" (April 23, 2020)
• "Coping with the Crisis: How to Help Our Children" (April 29, 2020)
• "Past Fear, Masks, and Back to an Island Tradition" (May 14, 2020)
• "Re-Entry Anxiety" (June 13, 2020)

[MEDIA]
Time Magazine: "How to Soothe Your 'Re-Entry Anxiety' as COVID-19 Lockdowns Lift" (June 11, 2020)

[MEDIA]
NPR: "Amid Surge In COVID-19 Cases, CDC Has More Advice For How To Stay Safe" (June 15, 2020)

[MEDIA]
Daily Beast: "How Wearing a Face Mask, or Not, Became the Dumbest Culture War" (June 25, 2020)

[CONSULTATION]
Began consultation with Avenues The World School on youth mental health during COVID-19

=== 2019 ===

[PUBLICATION - LANDMARK]
Sultan, R. S., Wang, S., Crystal, S., & Olfson, M. "Antipsychotic Treatment Among Youths with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder." JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(7):e197850. [411 citations]

[PUBLICATION]
Olfson, M., Wall, M., Liu, S., Sultan, R. S., & Blanco, C. "E-Cigarette Use Among Young Adults in the U.S." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2019.

[POSTER]
"ADHD Outcomes and Impairments: Beyond a Childhood Disorder" - APA, San Francisco, CA

[POSITION]
Promoted to Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - Columbia University

=== 2018 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Correll, C. U., Zohor, J., et al. "What's in a Name? Moving to Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature in Pediatric Psychopharmacology." JAACAP. 2018; 57(10): 719-721.

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Correll, C., Schoenbaum, M., et al. "National Patterns of Commonly Prescribed Psychotropic Medications to Young People." Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2018.

[POSTER]
"Antipsychotics and ADHD: Clinical Factors Associated with Antipsychotic Prescribing in Youth with ADHD" - IACAPAP, Prague, Czech Republic

[CONSULTATION]
Ended consultation with New York Center for Autism Charter School (2017-2018)

=== 2017 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S. "Off-Label Prescribing of Antipsychotics for Youths: Who Should Be Treated?" Psychiatric Times. September 18, 2017.

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Olfson, M., Correll, C. U., & Duncan, E. J. "Evaluating the Effect of the Changes in FDA Guidelines for Clozapine Monitoring." Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. July 18, 2017.

[TRAINING]
Started NIMH T32 Translational Research Fellowship - Columbia University

[CONSULTATION]
Began behavioral consultation with New York Center for Autism Charter School

[MEDIA]
Psychiatric News: "New Clozapine Guidelines Likely to Limit Treatment Interruptions" (August 4, 2017)
Major coverage of Sultan's landmark FDA clozapine REMS research

=== 2016 ===

[POSTER]
"National Rates of Psychotropic Medication Prescribing in Pediatric Populations" - AACAP, New York, NY

[POSTER]
"Rates of Psychotropic Prescribing Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults" - Congress of AEPNYA, San Sebastian, Spain

[POSTER]
"Changes in FDA Guidelines for Clozapine Monitoring System in the Veteran Affairs Medical System" - APA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA

[TRAINING]
Completed Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia and Cornell

[MEDIA]
Healio.com: "Psychotropic Prescriptions for Toddlers Increase as ADHD Cases, Psychiatric Conditions Rise" (February 12, 2016)

=== 2015 ===

[TRAINING]
Started Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - NewYork-Presbyterian

=== 2014 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S., Riva-Posse, P., Garlow, S. J., & Schwartz, A. C. "Pre-Treatment with Ketamine Infusion Before ECT in Treatment Resistant Depression." Psychosomatics. August 2014. [First case report of ketamine-ECT combination]

[CERTIFICATE]
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Studies - Emory School of Medicine

[POSITION]
Ended position at Georgia Regional Hospital (Psychiatric ER Physician)

=== 2013 ===

[PUBLICATION]
Sultan, R. S. "Disparities in Clozapine Use in the Veteran Affairs Medical System." Residents' Journal of the American Journal of Psychiatry. September 2013.

[POSITION]
Became Psychiatric Emergency Room Physician - Georgia Regional Hospital, Atlanta

=== 2011 ===

[EDUCATION]
GRADUATED MEDICAL SCHOOL - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

[TRAINING]
Started Psychiatry Residency - Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

=== 2007 ===

[POSTER]
FIRST RESEARCH PRESENTATION
"Obesity Increases ICU Asthma Admission in Children" - Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
Pediatric research during medical school

=== 2006 ===

[EDUCATION]
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - Trinity College, Hartford, CT

=== 2005 ===

[PRESENTATION]
"Multi-Proxy Analysis of Lake Sediments from Western Connecticut Reveals Changes in Past Environments and Land Use" - EOS Transactions AGU
Undergraduate environmental science research

[PRESENTATION]
"Multi-Proxy Analysis of Lake Sediments Reveals Paleo-Environmental Change in Western Connecticut Throughout the Holocene" - Geological Society of America

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