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Office
Portland VA
OHSU
Portland, OR 97239Phone+1 503-220-8262Fax+1 215-481-4629- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry OHSU
Director of Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at OHSU
Benzodiazepines- dangers and pitfalls
Buprenorphine- nuances of clinical use, informed consent, potential dangers
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2017 - 2018
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2017
Brown UniversityResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1997 - 2001
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 2021 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
NM State Medical License 2019 - 2023
MI State Medical License 2018 - 2022
RI State Medical License 1998 - 2002- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsCaring for Hospitalized Adults with Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Proposed Clinical Roadmap.Kelsey C Priest, Alëna A Balasanova, Ximena A Levander, Brian Chan, Christopher K Blazes, John Mahan, Jessica Brown, Stacey Mahoney, Linda Peng, Sean Mahoney, Traci Lu...> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
- 8 citations"It wasn't here, and now it is. It's everywhere": fentanyl's rising presence in Oregon's drug supply.Sarah S Shin, Kate LaForge, Erin Stack, Justine Pope, Gillian Leichtling, Jessica E Larsen, Judith M Leahy, Andrew Seaman, Daniel Hoover, Laura Chisholm, Christopher B...> ;Harm Reduction Journal. 2022 Jul 11
- 8 citationsComplex Persistent Benzodiazepine Dependence-When Benzodiazepine Deprescribing Goes Awry.Linda Peng, Thomas W Meeks, Christopher K Blazes> ;JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 1
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Press Mentions
Dependence on Xanax, Similar Sedatives Lead OHSU Physicians to Coin New DiagnosisJune 2nd, 2022
Hospital Affiliations
OHSU HospitalPortland, Oregon
Portland HCSPortland, Oregon
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