Dr. Gregory Sahlem

Associate Professor

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Biography

Gregory L. Sahlem is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University. He is a board-certified psychiatrist with expertise in addiction medicine and fellowship-trained in interventional psychiatry. Dr. Sahlem has advanced training in treating addictive disorders as well as mood and sleep disorders. He is an active clinician and an enthusiastic educator, engaged in developing innovative treatment strategies for mood and substance use disorders. His research focuses on the translational development of new treatments utilizing circuit-based approaches. Dr. Sahlem's clinical interests include improving outcomes for individuals struggling with addiction, particularly through the application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in cannabis use disorder. He has been involved in significant studies and grants aimed at understanding and addressing opioid use disorder and other addiction-related challenges.

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Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)