Specialty:
"Dr. Petros Levounis earned his medical degree from the Stanford School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his internship and residency at Columbia University, followed by a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at New York University Langone Health in New York. A board-certified addiction psychiatrist and member of the American Psychiatric Association, he has more than 30 years of experience in the medical field and is affiliated with University Hospital in Newark. His academic interests include the psychotherapy and psychopharmacology of addiction. Dr. Levounis has authored thirteen books on addiction and psychiatric. His books have been translated into German, Hungarian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. In addition, he has expertise in forensic psychiatry.
2026 Highlights: Dr. Petros Levounis is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University, where he studied sociology, chemistry, and biophysics. He currently serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Dean at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and as Chief of Service at University Hospital in Newark."


