Integrative Addiction and Recovery
Edited by Shahla Modir and George Munoz
Author Information
Edited by Shahla Modir, Medical Director, Season's Recovery Center; Chief Psychiatrist, Soba Outpatient Treatment Center; Attending Physician, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, University of California Los Angeles, and Edited by George Munoz, Chief Medical Officer, The Oasis Institute Integrative Medicine and Disease Prevention Clinic
Shahla J. Modir, MD Chief Dual Diagnosis Psychiatrist Avalon Malibu Residential Treatment Center Summit Malibu Treatment Center, Soba Malibu Treatment Center Club Soba Intensive Outpatient Program Los Angeles, CA George E. Muñoz, MD Chief Medical Officer The Oasis Institute Integrative Medicine and Disease Prevention Clinic Miami, FL
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker MD, ABIHM
Functional Psychiatrist
Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Benson, PhD
Clinical Psychologist I
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Florian Birkmayer, MD
Co-Founder AromaGnosis
Taos, NM
Avghi Constantinides, D.Hom, HMC, MA
Founder Homeopathy for Life - Homeopathic Practice
Director Los Angeles School of Homeopathy
Los Angeles, CA
Itai Danovitch, MD,MBA
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Edison de Mello, MD,PhD
Founder, Board Certified Integrative Physician, Chief Medical Officer
Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine
Santa Monica, CA
Isabella Leoni Garcia MS/LDN/CNS
Licensed Nutritionist/Dietitian
Miami, FL
Rick Ginsberg, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
President, Beacon View Consulting LLC
Denver, CO
Charles S. Grob, MD
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and Pediatrics
Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Rachel Higier, PhD
Clinical Psychologist I
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Robert Krochma, lMD
Founder M.D. Integrative Wellness Clinic
Woodland Hills, CA
Bruce Y. Lee
Departments of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Walter Ling, MD
Professor Emeritus and Founding Director,
Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.
Department of Family Medicine,
Center for Behavioral & Addiction Medicine
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA.
David Martorano, MD
Director Adult Psychiatry - Wyoming Behavioral Institute
Clinical Instructor - University of Washington, School of Medicine
Consult Liaison Psychiatrist - Wyoming Medical Center
Medical Director - Vistas Substance Abuse Center at WBI
Director - Wyoming Psychiatry
Casper, WY
Lynn McFarr, PhD
Director-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Andrew Mitton, MD
Adult Psychiatrist
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA
Shahla Modir, MD
Chief Addiction Psychiatrist:
Avalon Malibu Residential Treatment Center
Soba Malibu Treatment Center
Club Soba Intensive Outpatient Program
Integrative Psychiatrist at Centre for Life
Culver City, CA
Larissa J. Mooney, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Director, UCLA Addiction Medicine Clinic
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Joel Morris, MD
Integrative Psychiatrist
Culver City, CA
George E. Munoz, MD
Chief Medical Officer
The Oasis Institute
Integrative Medicine and Disease Prevention Clinic
Miami, FL
Andrew B. Newberg, MD
Department of Radiology and Psychiatry
University of Pennslyvania Health System
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Galya Rees, MD
Adult Psychiatrist
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Sagan, MD
Integrative Psychiatrist
Santa Monica, CA
E. Hitchcock Scott, PhD
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LAADC)
Board Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC)
Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT)
Board Member for The Global Art Project for Peace and Brass Tracks Recovery
Private Practice Psychotherapy and Consulting
Malibu, CA
Benjamin Shapiro, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Cathy Skipper
Co-Founder AromaGnosis
Taos, NM
Julie Snyder, PsyD
Clinical Director, CBT California
Volunteer Faculty
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Dean Taraborelli
The Sanctuary at Sedona
Sedona, AZ
Matthew Torrington, MD
Board Certified Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Nursing
Founder and Primary provider, Common Ground Free Clinic, Venice, CA
Founding Chief of Addiction Medicine, Avalon Malibu, Malibu, CA
Addiction Medicine Private Practice
Culver City, CA
John Tsuang, MD
Director of Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Department of Psychiatry
Torrance, CA
Jeff Wilkens MD
Lincy/Heyward-Moynihan Endowed Chair in Addiction Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Timothy Fong, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Co-Director, UCLA Gambling Studies Program
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Lynette M. Pujol, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Bettina Herbert, MD
Instructor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia , PA
Cynthia M. A. Geppert, MD, PhD
Professor Department of Psychiatry
Director of Ethics Education
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Chief Consultation Psychiatry and Ethics
New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Albuquerque, NM
Karen E. Cardon, MD
Director, Co-occurring Disorders Clinic
New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health
Care System
Albuquerque, NM