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Steven Daviss, MD, Psychiatry, Columbia, MD, University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center

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Psychiatry Columbia, MD

Addiction, Psychosomatic Medicine, Clinical Informatics

Medical Director, Optum

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Summary

  • Maryland-based physician triple-boarded in Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, and Psychosomatic Medicine, with expertise in the intersection of psychiatry, primary care, health information technology, data science, and healthcare policy. Dr. Daviss is the president of the Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine (MDDCSAM 2021), past president of the Maryland Psychiatric Society (MPS), and is medical director for Optum Maryland, which manages the Maryland Medicaid contract for specialty behavioral health services.

    Other recent leadership positions: founding president and CEO of Fuse Health Strategies; lead psychiatrist for Mindoula Health’s Collaborative Care Program; HHS/SAMHSA Senior Medical Advisor to the Office of the Chief Medical Officer; HHS/SAMHSA Medical Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Others: URAC; Mooditude; M3 Information; BCMS.

Education & Training

  • University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt
    University of Maryland/Sheppard PrattResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1995
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1993
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1993 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2019 - 2023
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Dr. John V. Prunskis Among 28 Appointed to New HHS Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force
    Dr. John V. Prunskis Among 28 Appointed to New HHS Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task ForceMay 2nd, 2018
  • Are Today’s EHR Alerts Putting Clinicians, Patients at Risk?
    Are Today’s EHR Alerts Putting Clinicians, Patients at Risk?July 19th, 2017
  • How Might Technology Change Mental Health Care?
    How Might Technology Change Mental Health Care?January 27th, 2017
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