Medical Director Substance Abuse

CURRICULUM VITAE

Joel A. Nathan, M.D., FASAM

adysjr@r.postjobfree.com

APPOINTMENTS/EMPLOYMENT

Aug.1983-Sept. 1984 Staff Physician

Dept. of Internal Medicine

Northern California Kaiser Permanente

Hayward, CA

Oct. 1984-Sept. 1985 Staff Physician and Medical Director

Tom Waddell Clinic

Dept. of Public Health

San Francisco, CA

Oct. 1985-July 1987 Substance Abuse Fellowship

Veterans Administration Medical Center

San Francisco, CA

Aug. 1987-July 1989 Medical Director

Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Stanford University Medical Center

Palo Alto, CA

Aug. 1989-June1991 Staff Physician and Consultation Service

Chief of Substance Abuse Inpatient Unit

Veterans Administration Medical Center

San Francisco, CA

July 1991-April 1999 Chemical Dependency Recovery Program

Kaiser Permanente

Carson, CA – Staff Physician

Anaheim, CA – Chief of Chemical Dependency

June 1999-March 2001 Medical Director and Program Director

Bridge Back to Life

Brooklyn, NY

April 2001- Oct 2004 Founding Medical Director

Addiction Recovery Institute

New Rochelle, NY

Nov 2004- Present. Private Practice Addiction Medicine

Medical Director

NABU Medical Services, PC

New York, NY

May 2009-Present Private Practice Age Management Medicine

Medical Director

Evolve Medical Services

New York, NY

Nov 2016-2019 Medical Director of Chemical Dependency

Outpatient Program

Greenhope Services for Women

Acacia Network

Bronx, NY

Aug. 2016-Present Medical Director

Ramon Velez Recovery Program –

Opiate Treatment Program

Acacia Network

Bronx, NY

GAPS IN EMPLOYMENT

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EDUCATION

August 1972-June 1976 University of Illinois at Chicago

B.S. with honors and Distinction in Biology and Psychology

Chicago, IL

July 1976- June 1980 Abraham Lincoln College of Medicine

University of Illinois at Chicago

M.D.

Chicago, IL

June 1980-June 1983 Internal Medicine Internship and Residency

University of Michigan

Dr. Kelley – Program Director

Ann Arbor, MI

CERTIFICATION

March 2009 Diplomate of the American Society on Addiction Medicine

Sept. 2016 Fellow American Society on Addiction Medicine

Oct. 2009 Certified in Age Management Medicine by Cenegenics – Las Vegas

Sept. 2016 Certified to Treat up to 275 Buprenorphine Patients

LICENSURE

1999 – Present New York State #216632

HONORS/AWARDS

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PATENTS

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RESEARCH PROFILE

1982: 2nd Year Resident Research; University of Michigan Dept. of Internal Medicine: The Incidence of Neiseria Meningitidis in STD cultures done to rule out Neiseria Gonorrhea in a college student STD clinic at U of Michigan. This study showed that one of the cultures for Neissereia Gonorrhea was actually Neiseria Meningitidis. . This showed that Neisseria Meningitidis may be a sexually transmitted disease.

1987: Substance Abuse Fellow research at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco; Through retroactive chart review at the VA Medical Center -San Francisco I studied the effect of crack cocaine smoking on pulmonary function tests (PFTs). We found that crack cocaine smoking did not effect the DLCO as measured PFTs but if patients had also smoked cigarettes, this effected the DLCO. This study highlighted the difference in damage to the lungs from cigarette smoking vs crack cocaine smoking.

1987: Substance Abuse Fellow research at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco; Phase I trial of sublingual Buprenorphine effect in stopping withdrawal symptoms in methadone maintained patients who had their last dose of methadone 24 hours prior to the study. The study showed the high efficacy of sublingual buprenorphine in stopping opioid withdrawal symptoms. This study lead the way for the DATA 2000 treatment act that allowed a class 3 drug (Buprenorphine) to be used in opioid dependency detoxification and maintenance.

CLINICAL PROFILE

2003: I was in the first cycle of physicians in a training of the trainer certification to teach the pharmacology and appropriate use of Buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder in the U.S,. The course was given by the American Association of Osteopathic Addiction Medicine.

I was one of the first physicians prescribing buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder. I had patients coming to me from across the U.S.

I have been on CBS television national news as an expert on the opioid epidemic as well as providing information to other CBS national programming regarding Vicodin addiction and caffeine addiction.

IMPACT

I was on the front line of opioid dependency treatment from 2003 continuing to today. The lessons that I learned to effectively treat homeless patients in San Francisco and New York City have been useful to help those who have multiple homes. There is a commonality of entitlement, inability to successfully keep their appointments as well as the thinking that having more money (as seen as a wish of the homeless) or having less money (as seen by the multiply homed) will solve their chemical dependency concerns.

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TRAINEES

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Teaching Assistant- Stanford University -Dept of Psychiatry

Medical School

Students

Lecture on Medical Aspects of Chemical Dependency

One Class for 1 hrs.

One time class

Teaching Assistant- UC San Francisco-Dept of

Psychiatry

Psychiatry Residents

Supervised residents on rotation at the Haight Ashbury Clinic - SF

Monday -Friday supervision

4 residents in all

18 hrs. /wk. x 3 months

0.25 yr.

ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

INTERNAL:

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General Administration:

Medical Director of Tom Waddel Clinic (SF Dept of Public Health)Oct 1984- Sept 1985

Providing medical services to the homeless.

Medical Director of Stanford University Substance Abuse Treatment Program Aug 1987- July 1988

In charge of the inpatient and outpatient program.

Medical Director of Substance Abuse Inpatient Unit at VA Medical Center-San Francisco Aug 1988- June 1991

Medical Director of Chemical Dependency Recovery Program at Kaiser Permanente in Anaheim, CA July 1991- April 1999

Implemented “Club Med” a support group for patients who are on medications while in recovery from

Chemical Dependency.

Medical Director and Program Director of Bridge Back to Life, Brooklyn NY June 1999- March 2001

Medical Director of Addiction Recovery Institute, New Rochelle NY April 2001-Oct 2004

Medical Director of Outpatient Program Greenhope Services for Women 2016-2019

Medical Director of Outpatient MMTP and CDOP at Ramon Velez Recovery Center; Bronx, NY Aug 2016-present

Implemented providing primary care within the MMTP program as part of an institutional SAMSHA grant.

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Original Contributions

Clark, HW, Sees, KL, Nathan JA; Clinical and Legal Aspects of Non-Physician Prescription of Vitamins and Other Nutritional Supplement: J of Psychoactive Drugs; 1988 July.

Nathan, JA et al: Substance Abuse Treatment Modalities in the Age of HIV Spectrum Disease; J of Psychoactive Drug: 1989 October.

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INVITED LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS

April 1987 Poster Section and Invited Lecture and Poster presentation American Society on Addiction Medicine; The Effect of Smoking Cocaine on the Pulmonary System.

Oct 1988 Medical Grand Rounds Stanford University Dept. of Internal Medicine; Topic: Medical Aspects of Chemical Dependency.

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