Committees

Committee on Education

Prepare sa long range plan for and implement CME activities of the Society; insures that all CME activities offered by CSAM meet the standards of the Society and the accreditation standards of the California Medical Association; acts for the Society (with no action of the Executive Council required) in all matters related to programs of continuing medical education.

  • Monika A. Koch, MD, Chair
  • William S. Brostoff, MD
  • Murtuza Ghadiali, MD
  • Mark Hrymoc, MD
  • David Kan, MD
  • Lori D. Karan, MD, FACP
  • Jack Kuo, MD
  • Jean Marsters, MD
  • Kenneth Saffier, MD
  • Emjay Tan, MD
  • Mason S Turner, MD

Committee on the Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Make recommendations for CSAM and drafts policy statements for approval by the Executive Council; makes the addiction medicine physician's voice heard on legislative and regulatory matters affecting treatment for opioid dependence; recommends to the Committee on Education educational activities on the treatment of opioid dependence.  

  • Karen Anne Miotto, MD, Chair
  • Peter Banys, MD
  • David Kan, MD
  • Walter Ling, MD
  • Judith Martin, MD
  • John J. McCarthy, MD
  • Edward Moore, MD
  • Steven Ruh, MD
  • Carolyn Schuman, MD
  • David E. Smith, MD
  • Laurene Spencer, MD
  • Deborah Stephenson, MD
  • Matt Torrington, MD

Committee on Public Policy

Prepares recommendations for CSAM policy, position statements and activities intended to influence public policy in California about matters related to treatment and prevention of addictive disease and the public health and safety related to alcohol, nicotine and other drug use; monitors legislative and regulatory activity at the Federal, State, and/or County levels; identifies other like-minded organizations and recommends alliances.
 

  • Christy S. Waters, MD, Chair
  • Marianne Aldridge, MD
  • Peter Banys, MD
  • Itai Danovitch , MD
  • Ihor Galarnyk, MD
  • Lori D. Karan, MD, FACP
  • Donald Kurth, MD
  • Judith Martin, MD
  • Catherine McDonald, MD, MPH
  • David Pating, MD
  • Kenneth Saffier, MD
  • Lee Snook, MD

Committee on Physician Well-Being

Reviews issues for impaired physician and diversion; develops CSAM position statements on issues related to impaired physicians and diversion; serves as a resource to hospital medical staffs and well-being committees needing guidance to inspire and rejuvenate referral efforts; speaks for CSAM at the Medical Board and other meetings. 

  • Stephanie Shaner, MD, Chair
  • Mihran Ask, MD
  • James Barger, MD
  • William S. Brostoff, MD
  • Angie Chen, MD
  • Ray Deutsch, MD
  • Donald Kurth, MD
  • Garrett O'Connor, MD
  • Michael Parr, MD
  • David Pating, MD
  • Lee Snook, MD
  • Philip Spiegel, MD
  • Monisha Vasa, MD

Committee on Communications

The Committee on Communications is responsibe for all of CSAM's regular publications such as the newsletter and web site, insuring that each contributes to the mission of the Society and furthers its goals and objectives. The Committee on Communications exercises the final responsibility for and decision about the content of CSAM's regular publications.

  • Itai Danovitch , MD, Chair and Newsletter editor
  • Angie Chen, MD
  • Monisha Vasa, MD

Committee on Membership

Develops and maintains a system to increase and retain the Society's membership; develops and implements strategies to increase the involvement of members in the activities of the Society; monitors the changes in the number of members and the demographic characteristics of the members and reports findings to the Executive Council

  • Marianne Aldridge, MD
  • Angella Barr, MD
  • Monisha Vasa, MD

Committee on Access to Treatment

Works to to improve the access and availability of effective and evidence-based treatments for patients receiving private sector services; coordinates 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. 

  • Thomas J. Brady, MD, Chair
  • Timmen Cermak, MD
  • Donald J. Kurth, MD
  • Judith A. Martin, MD
  • Robert S. Martin, MD
  • David Mee-Lee, MD
  • Kenneth A. Saffier, MD

2011 Addiction Medicine State of the Art Planning Committee

Under the overall leadership of the Committee on Education, carries out all planning activities for the Addiction Medicine State of the Art Conference including needs assessment, determination of practice gaps, selection of speakers, communication with speakers to ensure that educational objectives are met and that presentations are evidence-based and free of commercial bias; plans workshops in conjunction with the State of the Art Conference; ensures that all CMA/IMQ requirements are met.
 

  • David Kan, MD, Chair
  • Anthony Albanese, MD
  • Peter Banys, MD, MSc
  • Timmen Cermak, MD
  • Itai Danovitch, MD
  • Monika Koch, MD
  • Jean Marsters, MD
  • Judith Martin, MD
  • Karen Miotto, MD
  • David Pating, MD
  • Matthew Torrington, MD  

2012 Addiction Medicine Review Course Planning Committee

Under the overall leadership of the Committee on Education, carries out all planning activities for the Addiction Medicine Review Course including needs assessment, determination of practice gaps, selection of speakers, communication with speakers to ensure that educational objectives are met and that presentations are evidence-based and free of commercial bias; plans workshops and a certification exam track in conjunction with the Review Course; Ensure that all CMA/IMQ requirements are met.
 

  • Anthony Albanese, MD, Chair
  • Jean Marsters, MD, Co-chair
  • Sharone Abramowitz, MD
  • Julie Bohan, MD
  • William S. Brostoff, MD
  • Angie Chen, MD
  • Steven J. Eickelberg, MD, MERF Representative
  • Christina Fritsch, MD
  • Murtuza Ghadiali, MD
  • ​James Golden, MD
  • Dana Harris, MD
  • Monika A. Koch, MD, Chair, Committee on Education
  • Mario San Bartolome, MD
  • Emjay Tan, MD
  • Mason S Turner, MD
  • Dykes Young, MD