Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Behavioral Health Outpatient Center
Phone: (404) 616-4444
Location:
10 Park Place SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Neighborhood Deprivation Is Associated with Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Via Greater Individual Adversity.
Koirala A, Shields JR, Vijan AS, Wemm S, Xu K, Ku BS, Sinha R, Harvanek ZM
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. 2026;
PMID: 42094156 - Neighborhood Characteristics and Psychosis Risk Across Development.
Ku BS, Arrant EJ, Walker EF
Schizophrenia research. 2026;
PMID: 42055526 - Social withdrawal and hippocampal volume among adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis and healthy comparisons: The moderating role of neighborhood residential stability.
Ku BS, Arrant EJ, Yuan QE, Aberizk KM, Addington JM, Bearden CE, Cadenhead KS, Cannon TD, Carrión RE, Keshavan MS, Mathalon DH, Perkins DO, Stone WS, Woods SW, Walker EF
Schizophrenia research. 2026;
PMID: 41955767 - Neighborhood social fragmentation and cerebello-thalamo-cortical connectivity in youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis and healthy comparisons.
Ku BS, Arrant EJ, Addington J, Bearden CE, Cadenhead KS, Cannon TD, Carrion RE, Keshavan MS, Mathalon DH, Stone WS, Woods SW, Walker EF, Perkins DO, Cao H
Brain and environment. 2026;
PMID: 41907310 - Understanding the Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Psychosis Risk Outcomes Through Shared and Distinct Pathways.
Ku BS, Arrant EJ, Walker EF
Schizophrenia bulletin. 2026;
PMID: 41863355 - Situating problematic gaming and psychotic-like experiences in the adolescent landscape of affordances: A cohort study.
Paquin V, Lavallee Z, Huot-Lavoie M, Ku BS, Díaz-Caneja CM, Gülöksüz S
Journal of behavioral addictions. 2026;15(1):320-331.
PMID: 41586822 - Neighborhood Characteristics and Social Functioning: Exploring Shared and Distinct Psychosocial Pathways Among Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis.
Yuan QE, Feurer C, Zhou QD, Carrion R, Addington J, Bearden CE, Cadenhead KS, Cannon TD, Cornblatt BA, Keshavan M, Mathalon DH, Perkins DO, Stone WS, Woods SW, Walker EF, Ku BS
Schizophrenia bulletin. 2025;
PMID: 41212179 - Racialized Black-White Economic Segregation and Major Chain Yoga Studio Locations in Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas.
Xu KY, Ling R, Banks DE, Ku BS
AJPM focus. 2025;4(6):100417.
PMID: 41141955 - Social environment as a determinant of mismatch negativity in early psychosis.
Ku BS, Young JW
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 2026;51(1):347-348.
PMID: 40830421 - The moderating role of lifetime social engagement on the relationship between C-reactive protein and negative symptoms among young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis.
Goldsmith DR, Yuan QE, Addington J, Bearden CE, Cadenhead KS, Cannon TD, Carrión RE, Keshavan M, Mathalon DH, Perkins DO, Stone WS, Tsuang MT, Woods SW, Walker EF, Ku BS
Brain, behavior, and immunity. 2025;
PMID: 40730261
PLANNING
PREPARING FOR YOUR VISIT
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