Jonathan Avery

Jonathan Avery is an American addiction psychiatrist and academic based at Weill Cornell Medical College. At Weill Cornell, he serves as Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry and holds the endowed Stephen P. Tobin and Dr. Arnold M. Cooper Professorship in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry.

Early life and education Avery was born in the United States. His father was a hospice physician. Since 2023, he has been the medical director of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. In 2026, Avery launched Thriving with Addiction, a podcast featuring conversations about addiction, recovery, and mental health. He is also the author of Thriving with Addiction: A New Model for Lasting Recovery and Health (2026), a book for a general audience about addiction treatment and long-term recovery.

Research and advocacy Avery's research topics include clinician attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders, adoption of buprenorphine, and stigma-reduction interventions for health care professionals and trainees. and The Stigma of Addiction: An Essential Guide.

Selected publications Selected publications by Avery include the following.