
Committee on Access to Treatment
Committee on Education
Committee on the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Committee on Public Policy
Committee Physician Well-Being
Committee on Communications
Committee on Membership
State of the Art Planning Committee
Task Force on the Treatment of Pain and Addiction
Committee on Access to Treatment
Charge: The purpose of the Access to Treatment Committee is to improve the access and availability of effective and evidence-based treatments for patients receiving private sector services. The Access Committee coordinates CSAM’s educational, policy and leadership activities related to private sector addiction treatment, with a long term goal that is focused—but not limited to—achieving substance abuse parity in California. The Access to Treatment Committee works with CSAM’s Executive and Standing Committees as appropriate.
Thomas J. Brady, MD, Chair
20400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 600
Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: 408-918-2241 Fax: 408-918-2242
Email: tbrady@crchealth.com
Timmen L. Cermak, MD
239 Miller Ave Ste 1
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2866
Phone: 415-381-4009 Fax: 415-381-4009
Email: tcermak@aol.com
Donald J. Kurth, MD
10569 Apple Ln
Alta Loma, CA 91737-2401
Phone: 909-980-2273 Fax: 909-948-0609
Email: donkurth@aol.com
Judith A. Martin, MD
433 Turk Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-928-7800 x 212 Fax: 415-928-3710
Email: jmrtn@earthlink.net
Robert S. Martin, MD
2811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 620
Santa Monica, CA 90403-4806
Phone: 310-828-4944 Fax: 310-828-0125
Email: robertmartinmd@aol.com
David Mee-Lee, MD
4228 Boxelder Pl
Davis, CA 95618-6062
Phone: 530-753-4300 Fax: 530-753-7500
Email: davmeelee@aol.com
David R. Pating, MD
1201 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115-4110
Phone: 415-833-9422 Fax: 415-833-9427
Email: david.pating@kp.org
Kenneth A. Saffier, MD
2542 Heide Ct
El Sobrante, CA 94803-3610
Phone: 925-646-5502 Fax: 510-646-5505
Email: ksaffier@yahoo.com
Christy S. Waters, MD
2829 Watt Ave Ste 150
Sacramento, CA 95821-6237
Phone: 916-979-3530 Fax: 916-979-3503
Email: christy.waters@kp.org
Committee on Education
Charge: To prepare a long range plan for the CME activities of the Society including a statement of the objectives of the proposed activities, and to forward the plan to the Executive Council at least once every other year. To initiate, plan and carry out projects of continuing medical education. To insure that all CME activities offered by CSAM meet the standards of the Society and the accreditation standards of the California Medical Association. To designate which programs sponsored by CSAM will offer Category 1 credit toward the CMA Certificate in Continuing Medical Education. To act for the Society (with no action of the Executive Council required) in all matters related to programs of continuing medical education, including the designation of Category 1 credit, EXCEPT when the program is offered jointly or in cooperation with another organization, when approval by the Executive Council is also required.
Monika A. Koch, MD, Chair
Addiction Psychiatrist
Kaiser Permanente Chemical Dependence Recovery Program, Vallejo
800 Sereno Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94589-2411
Phone: 707-651-2622 Fax: 707-651-2608
koch_monika@hotmail.com
William S. Brostoff, MD
Medical Director, Chemical Dependency Services
Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo
800 Sereno Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94589-2411
Phone: 707-651-2619 Fax: 707-651-2608
william.brostoff@kp.org
Murtuza Ghadiali, MD
Hospital at Kaiser Permanente
Murtuza Ghadiali
1201 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 650-742-2049
mzghadiali@gmail.com
Mark Hrymoc, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Office Towers
8631 W. 3rd Street, STE 920E
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-220-0330 Fax: 310-423-0114
hrymoc@gmail.com
David Y. Kan, MD
Head of the Opioid Replacement Team
Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco
4150 Clement Street
Box 116-F
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: 415-221-4810 x 2823 Fax: 415-750-2152
david.kan2@med.va.gov
Lori D. Karan, MD, FACP
Drug Dependency Research Center UCSF
401 Parnassus Ave.
Box 0984
San Francisco, CA 94143-2211
Phone: 415-476-7491 Fax: 650-552-9340
karan@itsa.ucsf.edu
Jack Kuo, MD
Addiction Psychiatry Fellow
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
11863 Darlington Avenue, Unit G1
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: 310-890-4496 Fax: 310-423-0114
drjackuo@yahoo.com
Jean Marsters, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
University of California at San Francisco
PO Box 3654
Oakland, CA 94609
jeanzo2@yahoo.com
Emjay Tan, MD
Physician
Permanente Medical Group Inc.
3551 Whipple Road, Bldg. C
Union City, CA 90095-1759
Phone: 510-675-4511 Fax: 510-675-4315
emjay.m.tan@kp.org
Mason S Turner, MD
Associate Psychiatrist
Kaiser Permanente, Chemical Dependency Recovery Program
4414 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: 415-833-3167 Fax: 415-833-4765
mason.turner@kp.org
Charge: To make recommendations for CSAM activities and policy statements. To make the addictionist's voice heard on legislative and regulator matters affecting treatment for opioid dependence.
Karen Miotto, MD, Chair
UCLA NPI
760 Westwood Place (Box 951795)
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1795
Phone: 310-206-2782 Fax: 310-206-4999
kmiotto@mednet.ucla.net
Peter Banys, MD
SF VA Medical Center (116-E)
4150 Clement St.
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: 415-388-7949 Fax: 415-388-8000
peter.banys@ucsf.edu
David Y. Kan, MD
Medical Director
Opiate Replacement Therapy Clinic
SF VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street
Box 116-F
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: 415-221-4810 x 2823 Fax: 415-750-5152
david.kan2@med.va.gov
Lori Karan, MD
UCSF-Drug Dependency Research Center
401 Parnassus Avenue
Box 0984
San Francisco, CA 94143-2211
Phone: 415-476-7491 Fax: 650-552-9340
lori.karan@ucsf.edu
Walter Ling, MD,
16556 Park Lance Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1145
Phone: 310-267-5888 Fax: 310-312-0552
lwalter@ix.netcom.com
Judith A. Martin, MD,
BAART 433 Turk Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-928-7800 x 212 Fax: 415-928-3710
jmrtn@earthlink.net
John J. McCarthy, MD
Bi Valley Medical Clinic
310 Harris Ave., STE B
Sacramento, CA 95858
Phone: 916-649-6793 Fax: 916-442-1054
jmccarthy@bivalley.com
Edward A. Moore, MD
9171 Wilshire Blvd., STE 615
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5530
Phone: 310-550-5810 Fax: 310-550-5811
e.mooremd@gmail.com
Steven F. Ruh, MD
CRC, Camarillo
117 E. Harry Bridges Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 94611
Phone: 310-549-8383 Fax: 310-549-9304
sruh@crchealth.com
Carolyn Schuman, MD
128 Ricardo Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611
Phone: 415-928-7800 Fax: 510-595-1743
cschuman@sbcglobal.net
David E. Smith, MD, FASAM
856 Stanyan Street
San Francisco, CA 4117
Phone: 415-487-3688 Fax: 415-864-6162
dsmith4619@aol.com
Laurene Spencer, MD
1560 Hayne Road
Burlingame, CA 94010-6765
Phone: 415-487-3688 Fax: 415-552-3455
WSMedical@gmail.com
Deborah K. Stephenson, MD, MPH
Central Valley Clinic
2425 Enborg Lane
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: 408-885-4060 Fax: 408-885-4055
ddstephenson@sbcglobal.net
Charles W. Stewart-Carballo, MD
368 28th Street
Oakland CA 94609-3601
Phone: 510-645-5700 Fax: 510-251-1360
kevinmlucas@sbcglobal.net
Matthew Torrington, MD
1315 Lincoln Blvd., STE 250
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 496-5505 Fax: 310-260-4871
mtorrington@prometacenter.com
Advisor:
Gail Jara
1115 Rose Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: 510-547-6989 Fax: 510-547-1479
gailjara@pacbell.net
Committee on Public Policy
Denise Greene, MD, Chair
Kaiser CDRP
23621 South Main St.
Carson, CA 90745
Phone: 916-955-4104 Fax: 310-816-5312
denise9811169@yahoo.com
Peter Banys, MD
Director, Substance Abuse Programs, San Francisco VA Medical Center
VA Medical Center (116-E)
4150 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94121-1545
Phone: 415-388-7949 Fax: (415) 388-8000
peter.banys@ucsf.edu
Itai Danovitch, MD
8730 Alden Dr., Suite W-101
Los Angeles, CA 90048
ph: (310) 423-8198
fax: (310) 423-0114
danovitch@cshs.org
Ihor A. M. Galarnyk, MD
Private Practice, General, Child/Adolescent, Geriatric and Addiction Psychiatric Medicine
42700 Bob Hope Dr Ste 308
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-7161
ph: (760) 341-8341
fax: (760) 341-5031
igalarnyk@hotmail.com
Donald J. Kurth, MD, FASAM
Chief of Addiction Medicine, Loma Linda University
10569 Apple Ln
Alta Loma, CA 91737-2401
ph: (909) 980-2273
fax: (909) 945-1996
donkurth@aol.com
John J. McCarthy, MD
President, Executive Director, and Medical Director, Bi-Valley Medical Clinic, Sacramento
310 Harris Ave., Ste. B
Sacramento, CA 95816
ph: (916) 649-6793
fax: (916) 442-1054
jmccarthy@bivalley.com
Howard Richmond, MD
Tri City Medical Center
245 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024-5132
ph: (760) 944-7407
fax: (760) 944-3907
drhowardrichmond@sbcglobal.net
Kenneth A. Saffier, MD
Family Physician, Contra Costa County Health Services Department, Concord Health Center
2542 Heide Ct
El Sobrante, CA 94803-3610
ph: (925) 646-5502 (Concord); (925) 370-5200 x4743
fax: (925) 646-5505
ksaffier@yahoo com
Lee T. Snook, Jr., MD
Medical Director, Metropolitan Pain Management
Consultants, Sacramento
2288 Auburn Blvd Ste 106
Sacramento, CA 95821-1619
ph: (916) 568-8338
fax: (916) 925-4166
lsnook@pain-mpmc.com
Christy S. Waters, MD
Psychiatric Director, Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, Kaiser, Sacramento
2829 Watt Ave Ste 150
Sacramento, CA 95821-6237
ph: 916-979-3523 or 3530
fax: 916-979-3503
christy.waters@kp.org
Committee on Physician Well-Being
Charge: to review issues for impaired physician and diversion; to develop CSAM position statements on issues related to impaired physicians and diversion; to serve as a resource to hospital medical staffs and well-being committees needing guidance to inspire and rejuvenate referral efforts; to speak for CSAM at the Medical Board meeting which would include attending Diversion Task Force and DMQ meetings.
Stephanie Shaner, MD, Chair
Chief, Dept of Addiction Medicine, Los Angeles Medical Center,
Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
4700 W Sunset Blvd
Department of Addiction Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6082
ph: (323) 783-5154
fax: (323) 783-6162
stephanie.shaner@kp.org
David R. Pating, MD, Consultant
Chief of Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center,
Chemical Dependency Recovery Program
1201 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115-4110
ph: (415) 833-9422
fax: (415) 833-9427
david.pating@kp.org
Mihran Ask, MD, FASAM
Medical Director, Addiction Treatment Program, Loma
Linda VA Medical Center
11201 Benton St
Loma Linda, CA 92357-1000
ph: 909-825-7084 x2353
fax: 909-422-3168
ask.mihran@med.va.gov
James Barger, MD
Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles County
1310 E Ocean Blvd., Unit 607
Long Beach, CA 90802
ph: 562-432-5566
fax: 213-487-7483
jharoldbarger@verizon.net
William S. Brostoff, MD
Chief of Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Vallejo
Kaiser Permanente
800 Sereno Dr
Vallejo, CA 94589
ph: (707) 651-2619
fax: (707) 651-2608
william.brostoff@kp.org
Donald J. Kurth, MD, FASAM
Chief of Addiction Medicine, Loma Linda University
10569 Apple Ln
Alta Loma, CA 91737-2401
ph: (909) 980-2273
fax: (909) 945-1996
donkurth@aol.com
Garrett J. O'Connor, MD
Betty Ford Center
5777 W Century Blvd Ste 1601
Los Angeles, CA 90045-5600
fax: (310) 641-0660
garrettoconnor@earthlink.net
Michael S. Parr, MD
Private practice Addiction Medicine
Staff physician BiValley Medical Clinic
777 Campus Commons Rd #140
Sacramento < CA 95825
ph: (916) 456-6005
fax: (916) 456-6008 Fax
msparr@msn.com
Lee T. Snook, Jr., MD
Medical Director, Metropolitan Pain Management Consultants, Sacramento
2288 Auburn Blvd Ste 106
Sacramento, CA 95821-1619
ph: (916) 568-8344
fax: (916) 925-4166
lsnook@pain-mpmc.com
Philip Spiegel, MD
16022 Meadowcrest Rd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-4716
ph: 310-666-4455
fax: (818) 995-4442
docnumb@aol.com
Monisha Vasa, MD
Cedars-Sinai Hospital
8631 W. Third Street, Suite 920E
Los Angeles, CA 90048
ph: 310-651-5065
mvasamd@gmail.com
Committee on Communications
Charge: The Publications Committee is charged with responsibility for all of CSAM's regular publications such as the newsletter and a web site, insuring that each contributes to the mission of the Society and furthers its goals and objectives. The Publications Committee will exercise the final responsibility for and decision about the content of CSAM=s regular publications.
Timmen L. Cermak, MD, Chair
Private Practice of Psychiatry
239 Miller Ave Ste 1
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2866
ph: (415) 381-4009
fax: (415) 381-4009
tcermak@aol.com
Monika A. Koch, MD
Addiction Psychiatrist, Kaiser Permanente Chemical
Dependence Recovery Program, Vallejo
800 Sereno Dr.
Vallejo, CA 94589-2411
ph: (707) 651-2622
fax: (707) 651-2608
koch_monika@hotmail.com
Douglas Eliot Tucker, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry,
University of California, San Francisco
2887 College Ave Ste 108
Berkeley, CA 94705-2154
ph: (510) 848-8676
fax: (510) 848-8699
dtucker@itsa.ucsf.edu
Peter L. Washburn, MD
Staff Physician, Chemical Dependency Recovery
Program, Kaiser, San Francisco
44 Larry Ln
Oakland, CA 94611-2708
ph: 415-292-3713
fax: 415-292-3707
petersfo@aol.com
Committee on Membership
Charge: to develop and maintain a system to increase and retain the Society's membership; to develop and implement strategies to increase the involvement of members in the activities of the Society; to monitor the changes in the number of members and the demographic characteristics of the members and to report findings to the Executive Council
Romana Zvereva, MD, Chair
Consultant, Betty Ford Center Inpatient and Residential
Treatment Program for Professionals
10921 Wilshire Blvd., #412D
Los Angeles, CA 90024
ph: 310-238-3835
fax: 310-477-7204
rzvereva@gmail.com
James W. Golden, MD
225 E Las Tunas Dr
San Gabriel, CA 91776-1414
ph: (626) 278-8767
fax: (626) 287-2970
drjwg47@aol.com
Mike Nerz, MD
Family Practice, Sacramento Physicians
2430 Fair Dale Blvd. #205
Sacramento, CA 95825
ph: (209) 293-4012
ndocmike@aol.com
State of the Art 2009 Planning Committee
Karen A. Miotto, MD, Chair
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Inst.
760 Westwood Plaza
Dept of Psychiatry
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1759
Phone: 310-206-2782 Fax: 310-206-4999
kmiotto@mednet.ucla.edu
Peter Banys, MD
VA Medical Center (116-E)
4150 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94121-1545
Phone: (415) 388-7949 Fax: (415) 388-8000
peter.banys@ucsf.edu
Timmen L. Cermak, MD
239 Miller Ave Ste 1
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2866
Phone: 415-381-4009 Fax: (415) 381-4009
tcermak@aol.com
Itai Danovitch, MD
8730 Alden Dr., Suite W-101
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-423-8198 Fax: 310-423-0114
danovitchi@cshs.org
Dana Harris, MD
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 70024
Phone: 310-206-3415 Fax:
dlharris@mednet.ucla.edu
Reef Karim, DO
UCLA
9777 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 704
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 310-271-8700 Fax: 310-271-8703
doctorreef@gmail.com
Monika A. Koch, MD
Kaiser Permanente
800 Sereno Street
Vallejo, CA 94589-2411
Phone: 707-651-2622 Fax: 707-651-2608
koch_monika@hotmail.com
Jean A. Marsters, MD
PO Box 3654
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: Fax:
jeanzo2@hotmail.com
Suma C. Singh, MD Member
Santa Clara County HHS
2425 Enborg Ln
Valley Medical Cte Health And Hospital
San Jose, CA 95128-2648
Phone: (408) 885-5400 Fax: (408) 885-4055
suma.singh@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Phuong C. Truong, MD
PO Box 3865
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-226-4893 Fax: 323-226-5767
pctruong55125@yahoo.com
Walter Ling, MD, Chair
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Integrated
Substance Abuse Programs, UCLA (ISAP/UCLA), Los
Angeles
11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
ph: 310-312-0500
fax: 310-312-0552
lwalter@ixnetcom.com
Task Force on the Treatment of Pain and Addiction
Charge: to address issues related to the overlap between treatment of pain and treatment of addiction and to recommend policies and activities for CSAM.
Walter Ling, MD, Chair
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Integrated
Substance Abuse Programs, UCLA (ISAP/UCLA), Los
Angeles
11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
ph: 310-312-0500
fax: 310-312-0552
lwalter@ixnetcom.com
William S. Brostoff, MD, FASAM
Medical Director, Chemical Dependency Services,
Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo
114 McAllister Ave
Kentfield, CA 94904
ph: 707-651-2619
fax: 707-651-2608
william.brostoff@kp.org
Lori D. Karan, MD, FACP, FASAM
UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center
1700 Quesada Way
Burlingame, CA 94010-5702
ph: (415) 885-7787
fax: 650-552-9340
karan@itsa.ucsf.edu
Paul G. Kreis, MD
Associate Clinical Professor/Medical Director, Division of Pain Medicine, Dept. of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine,
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento
8844 Saddlehorn Ct
Elk Grove, CA 95624-9671
ph: (916) 734-682
fax: (916) 682-8261
pgkreis@ucdavis.edu
Judith A. Martin, MD
Medical Director, 14th Street Clinic, Oakland
1124 International Blvd
Oakland, CA 94606-4331
ph: 510-533-0800
fax: 510-533-0300
jmrtn@earthlink.net
John J. McCarthy, MD
President, Executive Director, and Medical Director,
Bi-Valley Medical Clinic, Sacramento
2100 Capitol Ave
Sacramento, CA 95816-5721
ph: (916) 442-4985
fax: (916) 442-7154
jmccarthy@bivalley.com
Karen Anne Miotto, MD
Medical Director, Los Angeles Veterans Affairs
Ambulatory Care Center, Substance Abuse Programs,
Los Angeles
760 Westwood Plz
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759
ph: 310-206-2782
fax: 310-206-0991
kmiotto@mednet.ucla.edu
Donald R. Wesson, MD
Consultant, CNS Medication Development, Oakland
28 Sereno Cir
Oakland, CA 94619-3122
ph: 510-482-4913
fax: 510-482-3548
dwesson@mindspring.com
Advisor:
Gail Jara
1115 Rose Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
ph: 510-547-6989
fax: 510-547-1479
GailJara@pacbell.net