Sheila M Specker MD
Addiction
Associate Professor, Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School
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2312 S 6th StSuite F256 2B WestMinneapolis, MN 55454
Phone+1 612-273-8700
Fax+1 612-273-9779
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Education & Training
University of MinnesotaResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1990
University of Wisconsin (Menomonie) RuralResidency, Family Medicine, 1983 - 1986- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MN State Medical License 1987 - 2027
WI State Medical License 1984 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Program personnel perspectives and outcomes of the Minnesota Addiction Recovery Initiative (MARI) Safe Station program: A fire station-based substance use deflection p...Nathan W Koranda, Jeremiah Fairbanks, Sheila Specker, Julie M Krupa, Jaymie Mark
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2026-05-01 - Development of the Self-Administered Health Complexity Screening Instrument.Sheila Specker, Rachel Andrew, Emily Drexler, Emily Koithan, Steven Thurber
Professional Case Management. 2026-01-15 - Combined Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Abstinence Treatment for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Randomized Trial.Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Rebekah Pratt, Xianghua Luo, Susan A Everson-Rose, Ned L Cooney
Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2025-09-23
Press Mentions
Leaders of Mental Health Organizations: Amid COVID-19, Our System Needs a LifelineApril 9th, 2020
Grant Support
- Young Adults With Addiction: Impulsivity, Brain Dysfunction And RecoveryNational Center For Research Resources2009–2011
- Human Study: Brain Mechanism Of Impulsivity In Binge Eating DisorderNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008–2010
- Young Adults With Addiction: Impulsivity, Brain Dysfunction And RecoveryNational Center For Research Resources2009
- Center For The Study Of Impulsivity In Addiction: Human Study-Brain Mechanisms ONational Center For Research Resources2009
- Clinical Trial: Interactions Between Progesterone And CocaineNational Center For Research Resources2008–2009
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