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American psychiatrist and researcher
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Ryan S. Sultan (MD) is an American psychiatrist and academic researcher. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a faculty physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is the director of the Sultan Lab for Mental Health Informatics at the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and is affiliated with the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Sultan is the founder and Medical Director of Integrative Psych, an independent psychiatric practice with locations in New York City, Miami, Florida, and Montana.
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Ryan S. Sultan MD | |
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| Born | United States |
| Education | Drexel University College of Medicine (MD) |
| Occupations | Psychiatrist, academic researcher |
| Employer | Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| Known for | Research on antipsychotic prescribing in youth; adolescent cannabis use; ADHD treatment |
Education and training
Sultan earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Drexel University College of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital through the joint program of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College. He is additionally a certified physician from the Harvard Mind-Body Institute.
He is double board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in adult psychiatry (2015) and child and adolescent psychiatry (2016).
Academic career
Sultan holds an appointment as Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and serves as a faculty physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is affiliated with the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI), the research division of Columbia Psychiatry. He directs the Sultan Lab for Mental Health Informatics at Columbia's Department of Psychiatry, which focuses on the intersection of data science and psychiatric care.
Sultan has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a K12 Career Development Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), totaling over $670,000. His collaborators include researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Research
Antipsychotic prescribing in youth (2019)
In 2019, Sultan and colleagues published "Antipsychotic Treatment Among Youths With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" in JAMA Network Open.[1] The study analyzed national prescribing data and found that antipsychotic medications were being prescribed to children with ADHD at rates that raised clinical concerns, often without FDA-approved indications and in cases where stimulant medications had not been tried first. The study has been cited over 411 times and has became required reading in multiple U.S. psychiatry residency programs. It is credited with contributing to changes in national prescribing guidelines for pediatric ADHD treatment.
Adolescent cannabis use
Sultan has conducted a series of NIH/NIDA-funded studies examining the effects of cannabis use on adolescent mental health, academic outcomes, and psychiatric risk:
- "Nondisordered Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents" (JAMA Network Open, 2023) — found that even recreational, non-disordered cannabis use among teenagers was associated with a 2–4x higher risk of psychiatric disorders.[2]
- "Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents" (Pediatrics, 2026) — linked any cannabis use among teens to poor school performance and emotional distress.[3]
ADHD medication outcomes
Sultan published "Protective Effects of ADHD Medication on Real-World Outcomes" in JAMA Psychiatry in 2025, examining how ADHD pharmacological treatment affects functioning in real-world settings beyond clinical trials.[6]
Cannabis retail access
Sultan co-authored studies examining cannabis retail availability and labeling in New York State following legalization, published in Pediatrics (2025) and the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2025).[7][8]
Clinical practice
Sultan founded Integrative Psych in 2014, an independent psychiatric practice based in Chelsea, Manhattan, with additional locations in Miami, Florida and Montana. The practice applies a biopsychosocial-spiritual model integrating pharmacology, psychotherapy (including CBT, DBT, and EMDR), and lifestyle-based approaches. Sultan has maintained an independent private practice since 2011.
Integrative Psych does not accept institutional investment from venture capital or private equity, and Sultan has positioned the practice as a physician-led alternative to the corporate telehealth model. In a published work in JAMA Psychiatry, Sultan has written about the risks of unregulated digital psychiatry platforms and the need for physician oversight in AI-assisted mental health tools.
Selected publications
- Sultan RS et al. "Antipsychotic Treatment Among Youths With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder." JAMA Network Open. 2019. PMID 31348506.
- Sultan RS et al. "Nondisordered Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents." JAMA Network Open. 2023. PMID 37133862.
- Sultan RS et al. "Protective Effects of ADHD Medication on Real-World Outcomes." JAMA Psychiatry. 2025. PMID 40560560.
- Sultan RS et al. "Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents." Pediatrics. 2026. PMID 41429181.
Media
Sultan has been featured in media coverage of his research on adolescent cannabis use and pediatric psychiatry. His work has been covered by NPR (two articles, primary expert),[9][10] NBC News,[11] Scientific American,[12] the New York Times,[13] and the Association of American Medical Colleges.[14] He has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. He has contributed to Psychiatric Times,[15] Medscape,[16] and Psychology Today as a regular contributor.
He has appeared on numerous podcasts including The Art of Manliness (Episode 920), ADHD reWired (Episode 461), and Hacking Your ADHD (Episode 269).