Clinical Director, Schizophrenia Program
Endowed Chair in Addiction Psychiatry, U of T
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
250 College Street, Suite 734
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R8
(416) 535-8501 ext. 4544
tony_george@camh.net
Dr. Tony George is the Clinical Director for the Schizophrenia Program at CAMH. He is also the Endowed Chair in Addiction Psychiatry and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
Areas of Research
Dr. George is an expert in the pharmacology of drugs of abuse, co-morbid substance abuse and serious mental illness. His research focuses on the cognitive neuroscience of addictions and treatment of tobacco addictions in special populations. Dr. George's work involves preclinical studies in animals, human laboratories and clinical trials to build the knowledge base and translate research findings into better tools for clinicians. Dr. George is also collaborating with other scientists to fully understand all the elements that influence mental illness and addictions and to determine which comes first, a psychiatric disorder or an addiction.
Publications
View Dr. George's publications on PubMed.