Leadership
Board of Directors

Stephen M. Taylor, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFASAM
President | 2025 - 2027
Vestavia, AL
Councils: Executive, Public Policy Coordinating
Committees: Legislative Advocacy, Public Policy

Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM
President-Elect | 2025 - 2027
Rochester, NY
Councils: Executive
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Dr. Cara A. Poland, MD, MEd, FACP, DFASAM
Vice President | 2025 - 2027
Councils: Executive, Public Policy Coordinating
Committees: Public Policy

Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM
Secretary | 2025 – 2027
Middle River, MD
Councils: Executive, Medical Education
Committees: Withdrawal Management Writing Group
Subcommittee

Jason D. Kirby, DO, MBA, DFASAM
Treasurer | 2025 - 2027
Thompsons Station, TN
Councils: Executive
Committees: Legislative Advocacy, SA国际传媒Criteria Strategy Steering, Annual Conference Program Planning

Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM
Immediate Past President | 2025 - 2027
Los Angeles, CA
Councils: Executive, Finance


Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region II | 2025 - 2029
Los Angeles, CA
Committees: Annual Conference Program Planning, SA国际传媒Criteria Strategy Steering

Barbara L. Rosenthal, MD, FAAFP, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region III | 2025 - 2029
Johnson, VT

Gregory X. Boehm, MD, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region IV | 2025 - 2029
Cleveland, OH
Committees: Ethics

Debra W. Obeirne, MD, FASAM
Regional Director, Region V | 2025 - 2029
Herndon, VA
Councils: Chapters




Hamad A. Al Ghafri, MD, MBBS, MPH, PhD
Regional Director, Region IX | 2025 - 2029
Abu Dhabi, AE

James P. Murphy, MD, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region X | 2025 - 2029
Louisville, KY
Councils: Constitution and Bylaws

Alta DeRoo, MD, MBA, FACOG, DFASAM
Director-At-Large | 2023 - 2027
Center City, MN
Committees: Substance Use Disorder Education Program Planning

Marla D. Kushner, DO, FACOFP, FAOAAM, FSAHM, DFASAM
Director-At-Large | 2023 - 2027
Chicago, IL

Lori D. Karan, MD, FACP, DFASAM
Director-At-Large | 2023 – 2027
Loma Linda, CA
Councils: Membership


Surita Rao, MD, FASAM
Director-At-Large | 2023 - 2027
Farmington, CT
Councils: Nominations and Awards
Committees: The SA国际传媒Criteria Education Planning,
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Michael Fingerhood, MD, FACP, DFASAM
Ex-Officio
Chair, Medical Education Council
Baltimore, MD
Councils: Medical Education
Committees: The SA国际传媒State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine Program Planning

Kenneth I. Freedman, MD, MS, MBA, FACP, AGAF, DFASAM
Ex-Officio Co-Chair, Quality Improvement Council
Delray Beach, FL
Councils: Medical Education
Committees: SA国际传媒Criteria Strategy Steering

Margaret A. E. Jarvis, MD, DFASAM
Ex-Officio Co-Chair, Quality Improvement Council
Waverly, PA
Councils: Medical Education
Committees: SA国际传媒Criteria Strategy Steering, Withdrawal, Management Writing Group Subcommittee

Nicholas Athanasiou, MD, MBA, DFASAM
Ex-Officio
Chair, Publications Council
Los Angeles, CA
Councils: Publications

Julia L. Chang, MS, MBA
Ex-Officio
Executive Vice-President / CEO
Rockville, MD
Councils: Executive
Email: jchang@ASAM.org