PHYSICIAN · IN RECOVERY · ADVOCATE
I’ve been on both sides of the system.
I’m a physician who hid an addiction for over a decade and lost my license because of it. Eleven years into recovery, I train the professionals who work on the front lines to reach people like me sooner.
FEATURED IN
STAT · The Washington Post · The Philadelphia Inquirer · Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · The Nation
WORKED WITH
National Sheriffs' Association · Pennsylvania Sheriffs' Association · CDC · PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency · ACLU of Pennsylvania · University of Pittsburgh
My Story
9/11, a decade of hidden addiction, recovery, and then an arrest that cost me my medical license. Told straight, in order, including the parts the news left out.
The Work
Through Elevyst, I help health systems, first responders, courts, and counties respond to substance use and mental health crises in ways that keep people alive and get them into care.
Press & Writing
What I've written and said about stigma, addiction, and drug policy, in op-eds, interviews, and podcasts.
“I led two lives for more than a decade: I worked as a physician, caring for the sick and suffering. I also struggled with addiction... This duality showed me how people with mental illness and substance use disorders are treated by my colleagues in the health care system.”
3,000+
Professionals Trained
14
States