CSAM Members (Los Angeles County)

Patricia Ashley, MD
9029 Reseda Blvd Ste 209
Northridge, CA 91324-3932
Phone: 818-881-7595 Fax: 818-773-9302
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Private Practice
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Jeanne Axler, MD
3205 Ocean Park Blvd Ste 250
Santa Monica, CA 90405-3240
Phone: 310/452-8345 Fax: 310/452-8347
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

Katrina Ball, DO
12251 Washington Blvd, Suite 500
Whittier, CA 90606
Phone: (562) 698-2541 x591 Fax: (562) 698-0010
drkatrina@juno.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Family Practice Resident, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital

Darryl Ballin, MD
18370 Burbank Blvd Ste 211
Tarzana, CA 91356-2804
Phone: 818-708-4848 Fax: 818-708-4851
ballind@csmns.org
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty:
Private Practice, Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine
Certified by ASAM in 1996

J. H. Barger, MD
1310 E Ocean Blvd Unit 607
Long Beach, CA 90802-6915
Phone: 818-816-1856 (beeper) Fax: (213) 487-7483
jbarger@co.la.ca.us
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles County
Alternatives, Glendale Memorial Hospital
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Bernard Bass, MD
10843 Magnolia Blvd Ste 2
N. Hollywood, CA 91601-3922
Phone: (818) 762-8200 Fax: (818) 762-8205
Primary Specialty: Neurology
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
General Practice and Addiction Medicine, Medical Clinic, Hollywood
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Mace Beckson, MD
PO Box 84507
Los Angeles, CA 90073-0507
Phone: 310-966-1907 Fax: 310-477-0661
mbeckson@mindspring.com
Primary Specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, University of California at Los Angeles
Certified by ASAM in 1994

Marshall Berman, MD
9046 Vista Grande St
Los Angeles, CA 90069-4813
Phone: 310-274-9131 Fax:
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Retired
Certified by ASAM in 1992

Milton Birnbaum, MD
11611 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049-5106
Phone: 310-207-7231 Fax: 310-207-2630
miltbirnbaum@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Director of Addiction Medicine, Steps Program, Port Hueneme
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Bio-Behavioral Science, UCLA
Certified by ASAM in 1990

G. Wayman Blakely, MD
7400 Hollywood Blvd, Ste 605
Los Angeles, CA 90046-2871
Phone: Fax:
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

Dennis Bleakley, MD
POBox 757 / 954 Reed Dr
Claremont, CA 91711-0757
Phone: 909-399-9262 Fax:
blea2@earthlink.net
Primary Specialty: IM
Second Specialty:
JWCH Institute, Inc. Medical Group
Certified by ASAM in 1984

Barry Blum, MD
10 Congress #208
Las Encinas Hospital
Pasadena, CA 91105-3023
Phone: 626-795-4210 Fax: 626-796-1371
barryblum@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine / Addictionology
Second Specialty: Chemical Dependency
Co-Director, Chemical Dependency
Certified by ASAM in 2002

Charles Burstin, MD
9001 Wilshire Blvd Ste 203
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1838
Phone: 310-274-7648 Fax: 310-274-1895
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Nephrology

Eugene Caine, MD
23621 South Main Street
Carson, CA 90745
Phone: Fax:
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

E. Duane Carmalt, MD
5620 Wilbur Avenue, Suite 307
Tarzana Treatment Center
Tarzana, CA 91356-1311
Phone: 818-996-1051 (Trmt Ctr) Fax: 818-881-3397
gracemist2@yahoo.com
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Tarzana Treatment Center

Edward Cavanagh, MD
810 East 3rd St. #31
LA County Mental Health, Downtown Clinic
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone: 213-430-6736 Fax: (213) 617-4918
scullyga@sbcglobal.net
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
LA County Mental Health, Downtown Clinic

Michael Chaikin, MD
2080 Century Park E Ste 1705
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2020
Phone: 310-556-3870 Fax: 310-556-0538
mchaikin@pol.net
Primary Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
Second Specialty: Internal Medicine
Chief of Medical Staff, Century City Hospital
Medical Director, Coronary Care Unit, Century City Hospital
Certified by ASAM in 1992

Rick Chavez, MD
2280 Holly Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Phone: (310) 798-1633 Fax: (310) 374-1576
rickchavezmd@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Medical Director, The Pain Institute at Little Company of Mary

Warren Churg, MD
801 S Chevy Chase Dr Ste 201
Glendale, CA 91205-4431
Phone: (818) 500-5521 Fax: (818) 500-5550
churgwb@gamcpo.ah.org
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Glendale Adventist

Robert Collen, MD, FACP, FASAM
10802 College Pl
College Hospital
Cerritos, CA 90703-1505
Phone: 562-924-9581 Fax:
ragoozer@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Director of Medical Affairs, College Hospital, Cerritos
Certified by ASAM in 1986

George Danial, DO
4621 Rubio Ave
Encino, CA 91436-3203
Phone: 818-981-0050 Fax: 818-907-7050
humanamedgroup@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty: Family Practice
Medical Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Pine Grove Hospital, West Hills, CA
Medical Director, Golden State Care Center, Chatsworth

Dean Michael De Crisce, MD
2020 Zonal Ave IRD Bldg
USC Division of Child Psychiatry
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 226-5297 Fax:
decrisce.md@medscape.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
USC Division of Child Psychiatry

Donna Ehlers, MD
29083 Palos Verdes Dr E
Kaiser Permanente
Lomita, CA 90717
Phone: (310) 517-4369 Fax: (310) 517-4393
dlepv@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Kaiser Permanente

Mohamed El-Gabalawy, MD
909 S Fair Oaks Ave
Pacific Clinics
Pasadena, CA 91105-2625
Phone: 800-836-2396 (mailbox) Fax: 626-808-9776
el-gabalawy@earthlink.net
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Medical Director, Pacific Clinics
Certified by ASAM in 1990

W. Hamlin Emory, MD
2080 Century Park East #1009
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310-277-7711 Fax: 310-277-7723
hemorg@drhamlinemory.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Medical Director

Sara Ann Epstein, MD, FASAM
1640 Marengo St Ste 501
Los Angeles, CA 90033-1037
Phone: Fax: (323) 225-7832
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Southern California
Private Practice, USC Hospital (Outpatient)
Certified by ASAM in 1994

Parviz Fahimian, MD
435 N Bedford Dr Ste 313
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4358
Phone: 310-888-7733 Fax: 310-888-7783
fahimianp@cshc.org
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Chemical Dependency
Teaching Faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Director of Medical Service, The Bloch Medical Clinic
Certified by ASAM in 1998

Jacquelyn Frazier, MD
5155 Babcock Ave
City of LA OHSD Correctional Care
Valley Village, CA 91607-2903
Phone: (818) 985-3353 Fax:
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Physician I, City of LA OHSD Correctional Care

Constantine Gean, MD, MS, MBA
3680 Colonial Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: 818/291-4987 Fax: 818/291-4640
cgean@earthlink.net
Primary Specialty: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Second Specialty: Internal Medicine
UnumProvident - GCCC
Associate Clinical Professor, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UC Irvine

Michael Glasser, MD
450 N. Brand Blvd., #500
CIGNA Behavioral Hlth of CA
Glendale, CA 91203-2349
Phone: 818-551-2713 Fax: 818-551-2724
michael.glasser@cignabehavioral.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, CIGNA Behavioral Health of California
Certified by ASAM in 1987

James Golden, MD
225 E Las Tunas Dr
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Phone: (626) 287-8642 Fax: (626) 287-2970
drjwg47@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

Glenn Gorlitsky, MD
2001 Santa Monica Blvd #680W
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 453-0419 Fax: (310) 829-1960
gorlitsky@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
General Internal Medicine

George Graf, MD
PO Box 45530
AMGI
Los Angeles, CA 90045-0530
Phone: (818) 224-3254 Fax: (818) 224-3294
grafg@cshs.org

Primary Specialty: Anesthesiology
Second Specialty: Internal Medicine
President AMGI
Attending Physician, Dept of Anes. and Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Clinical Assistant Professor, UCLA School of Medicine

Gregory Gray, MD, PhD
1720 E 120th St., Room AFH 1021
Drew Univ Dept of Psychiatry
Los Angeles, CA 90059-3052
Phone: (310) 668-4801 Fax: (310) 223-0712
grgray@cdrewu.edu
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Psychiatry, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine
Clinical Professor and Vice Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles

Margaret Gregory, MD
9449 East Imperial Highway
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Downey, CA 90242-2814
Phone: 562-803-2018 Fax: 562-803-2449
margaret.j.gregory.@kp.org
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty: Internal Medicine
Chief of Service, Addiction Medicine Department, Kaiser, Bellflower
Chair, Behavioral Services, Addiction Medicine and Psychology
Certified by ASAM in 1986

Neil Haas, MD
1800 Fairburn Ave Ste 211
Los Angeles, CA 90025-4968
Phone: 310-475-5532 Fax: 310-475-6296
nhaas@ucla.edu
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Private Practice, Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry, UCLA
Certified by ASAM in 1988

Kamron Hakhamimi, MD
PO Box 40009
Studio City, CA 91614-4009
Phone: (323) 848-8862 Fax:
kamroncalimd@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Family Medicine

Harold Henry, MD
PO Box 83879
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90083-0879
Phone: 562-461-4336 (direct) Fax: 562-461-6171
Primary Specialty: Obstetrics
Second Specialty: Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Associate Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Kaiser, Bellfower
Director, Perinatal Substance Abuse Program, Kaiser, Bellflower

James Hirtle, MD
175 E Olive Ave Ste 307
Paradigm 2000 Medical Group
Burbank, CA 91502
Phone: 818-846-9200 Fax: 888-888-0334
jhirtle@alcoholmedicalrecovery.com
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty:
Program Administrator, Paradigm 2000 Medical Group

Richard Hochman, MD
9421 Vanalden Ave
Detoxification And Addiction Recovery Ser
Northridge, CA 91324-2755
Phone: (818) 321-2291 Fax: (818) 700-2627
morphious@usa.net
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Director & Chief Medical Officer, Detoxification And Addiction Recovery Ser

Randolph Holmes, MD
15725 Whittier Blvd Ste 359
Bright Medical Associates
Whittier, CA 90603
Phone: 562-947-0059 Fax: 562-943-5179
famholmes@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Bright Medical Associates

Brian Hurley, MD, MBA Candidate
150 South Detroit Street
Los Angeles, CA 90036-4162
Phone: 818-359-9632 Fax:
bhurley@usc.edu
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
ASAM Ex-Officio, Chair of Physicians-In-Training Committee
Keck School of Medicine at USC

Jayson Hymes, MD, MPH, FACPM
8641 Wilshire Blvd Ste 310
Conservative Medical
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2900
Phone: 310-274-5704 Fax: 310-274-3419
ccsofbh@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Pain Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Conservative Care Specialists of Beverly Hills
Director, Pain Medicine, Century City Hospital
Certified by ASAM in 1994

Laja Ibraheem, MD
4000 Long Beach Blvd. #228
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: 562-637-3143 Fax: 562-637-3244
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:


Steven Jacobs, MD
436 N Bedford Dr Ste 214
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4312
Phone: 310-271-2328 Fax: 310-271-3793
sjj@stevenjacobsmd.com
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Addiction Medicine Group, Inc.
Certified by ASAM in 1986

Gary Jaeger, MD, FASAM
23621 South Main Street
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Carson, CA 90745-5743
Phone: (310) 816-5380 Fax: (310) 816-5386
gary.a.jaeger@kp.org
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty: Family Practice
Chief of Addiction Medicine, Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, Kaiser, Harbor City
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Reef Karim, DO
9777 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 704
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: (310) 271-8700 Fax: (310) 271-8703
doctorreef@gmail.com
www.doctorreef.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine, Private Practice
Assistant Clinical Professor UCLA

Marina Khubesrian, MD
801 S. Chevy Chase Dr., #201
Glendale, CA 91205-4435
Phone: 818-500-5571 Fax: 818-500-5550
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty:
Faculty, Glendale Adventist Family Practice Residency Program
Medical Director, Glendale Adventist Alcohol and Drug Services
Certified by ASAM in 1998

David Kipper, MD
153 S Lasky Dr Ste 3
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1721
Phone: 310-275-5206 Fax: 310-286-1085
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty: Internal Medicine

James Korb, MD, FACP
6041 Cadillac Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90034-1702
Phone: 323-857-3368 Fax: 323-857-3328
James.R.Korb@kp.org
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Physician-in-Charge and General Internist, West Los Angeles Alcohol and Drug Clinic and Kaiser, West Los Angeles
Certified by ASAM in 1986

David Koroshec, MD
Po Box 3295
BAART Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA 90078-3295
Phone: (323) 957-0604 Fax: (323) 957-1891
david_koroshec@baart-cdp.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Addiction Research And Treatment

Richard Krebsbach, MD
14 Oceanaire Dr
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5073
Phone: 310-377-7766 Fax: 310-265-1911
dockrebs@cox.net
Primary Specialty: Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Consultant, Occupational Medicine, Aerospace Medicine and Addiction Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California and UC Irvine
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Jack Kuo, MD
8730 Alden Dr. W101
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: (310) 890-4496 Fax: (310) 423-0114
jackuohi@excite.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Addictions Psychiatry Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Inna Lamport, MD
1420 S Central Ave 4 South
Glendale, CA 91204-2508
Phone: 323-258-1070 Fax: 323-258-4221
innalamport@yahoo.com
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Physician, San Gabriel Medical Center, San Gabriel
Physician, Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale
Certified by ASAM in 1992

Lawrence Leiter, MD
26413 Circle Knoll Ct
Newhall, CA 91321-1320
Phone: 626-255-9362 Fax: 661-251-7308
lawrence.leiter@hmayo.com
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director and Director of Addiction Programs, Henry Mayo Family Medical Center, Canyon Country
Medical Director and Director of Addiction Program, Henry Mayo Family Medical Center, Valencia
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Stuart Lerner, MD
3721 Oceanhill Way
Malibu, CA 90265-5639
Phone: 310-459-8264 Fax:
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA

Thomas Leverone, MD
21235 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 200
Torrance, CA 90503-5505
Phone: (310) 379-2466 Fax: 310-379-2466
detoxmed@earthlink.net
Primary Specialty: Anesthesiology
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Centinela Hospital, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Inglewood, CA
Medical Director, Centinela Hospital, Opiate Detox Unit, Inglewood, CA

M. David Lewis, MD, FASAM
PO Box 6150
Pacific Western Psy Medical Group, Inc.
Malibu, CA 90264-6150
Phone: 310-589-1600 Fax: 310-589-1607
mdlewismd@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, ASAP Family Treatment Program
Medical Director, NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Walter Ling, MD
11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310-312-0500 Fax: 310-312-0552
lwalter@ix.netcom.com
Primary Specialty: Neurology
Second Specialty: Psychiatry
Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, UCLA (ISAP/UCLA), Los Angeles

Bruce Lockwood, MD
23712 Malibu Rd
Malibu, CA 90265-4603
Phone: 310-456-1725 Fax: 310-456-9772
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Private Practice
Psychiatrist, Pepperdine University
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Romana Markvitsa, MD
10921 Wilshire Blvd., #412D
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310-238-3835 Fax: 310-477-7204
rmarkvitsa@hotmail.com
Primary Specialty: FP
Second Specialty:
Consultant, Betty Ford Center Inpatient and Residential Treatment Program for Professionals
Consultant, Chronic Pain Program, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Certified by ASAM in 2002

Robert Sacks Martin, MD
2811 Wilshire Blvd Ste 620
Santa Monica, CA 90403-2335
Phone: 310-828-4944 Fax: 310-828-0138
robertmartinmd@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Psychiatry
Medical Director, Addiction Medicine Service, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Southern California

Clifton McBride, MD
4560 Admiralty Way Ste 255
UCLA School of Medicine
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Phone: (310) 577-8031 Fax: (310) 823-3982
rmcbr@comcast.net
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

Terence McGee, MD
28990 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 220
Malibu, CA 90265-3944
Phone: 310-457-8030 Fax: 310-589-9101
tsmcgeemd@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty: Legal Medicine
Medical Review Officer
Expert Witness, Medical/Legal Matters

Richard Merrick, MD, FASAM
1970 Galerita Dr
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-1406
Phone: 310-816-5340 Fax: 310-831-1947
adixmd@cox.net
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty: Internal Medicine
Staff Physician, Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, Kaiser, Carson
Physician-in-Charge, Smoking Cessation Program, Kaiser, Harbor City
Certified by ASAM in 1983

Michael Meyers, MD
23621 S Main St
Kaiser Permanente
Carson, CA 90745-5743
Phone: 310-816-5351 Fax: 310-816-5385
michael.j.meyers@kp.org
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Harbor City, CA
Certified by ASAM in 1988

Hyman Milstein, MD
6041 Cadillac Ave Module 2B
Los Angeles, CA 90034-1702
Phone: 323-857-3556 Fax: 323-857-2612
hyman.j.milstein@kp.org
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Internist, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, West Los Angeles
Physician, Alcohol & Drug Dependency Center, Culver-Marina
Certified by ASAM in 1998

Karen Anne Miotto, MD
760 Westwood Plz
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Inst
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759
Phone: 310-206-2782 Fax: 310-206-0991
kmiotto@mednet.ucla.edu
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Psychiatry
Medical Director, Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Care Center, Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles

Akikur Mohammad, MD
30101 Agoura Ct Ste 212
Las Virgenes BH Medical Clinic Inc
Agoura Hills, CA 91301-4300
Phone: (818) 879-9018 Fax: (818) 879-9013
armmoh@netscape.net
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: General Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USC Kelk School of Medicine
Las Virgenes BH Medical Clinic Inc

Juan Montes, MD
832 S. Grevillea Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90301
Phone: 310-419-4354 Fax: 310-419-4621
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Service Director Addiction Medicine, Charter Oak Hospital, Covina, CA
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Edward Moore, MD
1835 N Taft Ave Ste 15
Los Angeles, CA 90028-5782
Phone: 323-461-7282 Fax:
mooremd@mediaone.net
Primary Specialty: Addiction Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Pathology
Resident, USC, Dept. of Psychiatry
Medical Director, San Diego Reference Lab
Certified by ASAM in 2000

David Murphy, MD
9808 Venice Blvd Ste 402
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: (310) 840-7021 Fax: (310) 840-7023
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty:
Certified by ASAM in 1986

Thomas Newton, MD
Box 951759, A7-372 NPI
UCLA Psychr & Biobehav Sci
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1759
Phone: 310-267-0159 Fax: 310-267-0162
tnewton@ucla.edu
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine
Certified by ASAM in 2002

Alfonso Paredes, MD
524 Bonita Ave
San Marino, CA 91108
Phone: 323-263-9700 Fax: 323-263-8042
alpared@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA
Chief, Laboratory for Studies of Addiction, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

Samuel Park, MD
9301 Wilshire Blvd Ste 601
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-6108
Phone: 310-777-0490 Fax: 310-246-9422
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Geriatrics, Addiction Medicine
Westside Psychiatric Medical Group
Certified by ASAM in 1998

Kantilal Patel, MD
15229 E Amar Rd
BAART Chemical Dependency Program
La Puente, CA 91744-2066
Phone: (626) 855-5090 Fax: (626) 961-1810
Primary Specialty: General Practice
Second Specialty:
Medical Director, BAART Chemical Dependency Program

George Perdikis, MD, MS
1669 W Avenue J Ste 308
Lancaster, CA 93534-2870
Phone: (661) 940-5155 Fax: (661) 940-5157
gperdikismd@msn.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

David Pinsky, MD
2050 Huntington Dr Ste D
South Pasadena, CA 91030-4900
Phone: 626-799-4151 Fax: 626-799-4207
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Chemical Dependency Program, Las Encinas Hospital, Pasadena
Private Practice, Internal Medicine
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Crescenzo Pisano, MD
1294 W 6th St Ste 103
San Pedro, CA 90731-2997
Phone: 310-831-9482 Fax: 310-831-1230
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty:
Medical Director, Recovery Center, San Pedro Peninsula Hospital

Nicole Poliquin, MD
12720 Montana Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90049-4906
Phone: 310/474-8388 Fax: 310/829-0392
npoliquin@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Certified by ASAM in 2002

James Pratty, MD
21081 S Western Ave Ste 250
Torrance, CA 90501-1708
Phone: 310-217-8877 Fax: 310-224-5290
pratty@gte.net
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Service Chief, Intensive Care Unit, College Hospital of Cerritos
Medical Director, Azimuth Mental Health Associates, Torrance
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Paul Rosenberg, MD
18226 Ventura Blvd Ste 210
Tarzana, CA 91356-4246
Phone: 818-705-4400 Fax: 818-708-9100
rznberg@mindspring.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty:
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Gerald Rozansky, MD, PhD
1850 Sawtelle Blvd Ste 490
Los Angeles, CA 90025-7028
Phone: 310-477-6355 Fax: 310-473-5420
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Private Practice, Psychiatry
Certified by ASAM in 1986

Katherine Ruiz-Mellott, MD
525 N Sweetzer Ave Apt 6
Los Angeles, CA 90048-2642
Phone: (310) 423-3484 Fax: (310) 423-0114
mellottk@cshs.org
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

Christian Rutland, MD
10 Congress St., #360
Pasadena, CA 91105-3020
Phone: 626-793-3185 Fax: 626-793-6381
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Private Practice, Psychiatry
Medical Director, Dual Diagnosis Program, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA
Certified by ASAM in 1988

M. Steven Sager, MD
PO Box 15665
Beverly Hills, CA 90209-1665
Phone: (323) 644-8320 Fax: (323) 644-8342
ssager@chla.usc.edu
Primary Specialty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Added qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry
Psychiatrist, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Psychiatrist, Tarzana Treatment Center, Tarzana

Shahin Sakhi, MD
10921 Wilshire Blvd Ste 403
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310-927-2578 Fax: 310-824-3803
shahin@ucla.edu
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

John Sealy, MD
3500 Lomita Blvd Mezz 200
Torrance, CA 90505-5021
Phone: 310-325-3155 Fax: 310-325-1922
johnsealy@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Child Psychiatry
Medical Director, Sexual Recovery Program, Del Amo Hospital
Medical Director, Del Amo Hospital

Wallace Sepko, MD
57 Strawberry Lane
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Phone: (310) 377-1102 Fax:
Primary Specialty: Addiction
Second Specialty:
Tri City Institute

Mansoor Shah, MD
5750 Downey Ave Ste 100
Lakewood Primary Care
Lakewood, CA 90712-1412
Phone: 310-630-3105 Fax: 310-630-3627
mshahmd@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty:
Lakewood Primary Care
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Michael Shallman, MD
1045 Atlantic Ave Ste 708
Long Beach, CA 90813-3411
Phone: 562-437-0719 Fax: 562-432-0503
Primary Specialty: Gastroenterology
Second Specialty:
Co-Director, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Services, St. Mary's Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
Medical Director, Replacement Resources, Lakewood, CA

M. A. Shamie, MD
329 N. Wetherly Dr., Suite 101
Psychiatric Medical Group, Inc
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1674
Phone: (310) 860-0777 Fax: (310) 860-0779
drlithium@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Psychiatric Division, LA Metropolitan Medical Center
Medical Director, Cross Cultural Psychiatric Program, Columbia Los Encinas Hospital, Pasadena

Stephanie Shaner, MD
4700 W Sunset Blvd
Southern CA Permanente MG
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6082
Phone: 323-783-8206 Fax: 323-783-6162
stephanie.shaner@kp.org
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Chief, Department of Addiction Medicine
Assistant Area Medical Director, Quality & Regulatory Services
Los Angeles Medical Center
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Certified by ASAM in 2000

Roderick Shaner, MD
550 S Vermont Ave Suite 1200
Los Angeles Co DMH
Los Angeles, CA 90020-1991
Phone: (213) 738-4603 Fax: (213) 386-1297
rshaner@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Addiction Psychiatry
Medical Director, LA County Dept of Mental Health
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Kelk School of Medicine USC

Michael Shwayder, MD
4644 Lincoln Blvd Ste 540
Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6391
Phone: 310-301-0015 Fax: 310-301-4882
m.shwayder@gte.net
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Daniel Freeman Chemical Dependency Unit, Marina del Rey
Certified by ASAM in 1998

Barry Solof, MD, FASAM
1539 W Garvey Ave N
West Covina, CA 91790-2139
Phone: 626-856-3088 Fax: 626-856-3078
barrysolof@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty: Internal Medicine
Physician in Charge, Addiction Medicine Services, Kaiser Permanente, West Covina, CA
Certified by ASAM in 1988

Walter Spears, MD
2595 E Washington Blvd Ste 107
Pasadena, CA 91107-1409
Phone: 626-791-1168 Fax: 626-791-4737
spears5@earthlink.net
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, SHARE Unit, St. Luke's Medical Center

Philip Spiegel, MD
16744 Magnolia Blvd
Encino, CA 91436
Phone: 310-666-4455 Fax:
docnumb@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

Bruce Steinberg, MD
19100 Ventura Blvd Ste 8
Tarzana, CA 91356-3234
Phone: 818-996-6183 Fax: 818-776-8719
brs1@webtv.net
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
Medical Director, Adolescent Services, Pine Grove Hospital
Private Practice, Tarzana
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Jason Stone, MD
11727 Dorothy St
Apt 203
Los Angeles, CA 90049-5539
Phone: 310-794-9959 Fax: 310-207-2277
jstonemd@hotmail.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

Maureen Strohm, MD
1400 S Grand Ave Ste 101
USC/CHMC Family Medicine
Los Angeles, CA 90015-3011
Phone: 213-741-1106 Fax: 213-741-1434
mstrohm@usc.edu
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty:
Director, USC/California Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Assoc. Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles

Richard Sullivant, MD
3753 N Weston Pl
Long Beach, CA 90807-3313
Phone: 562-492-9346 Fax: 562-492-6346
drswasu@prodigy.net
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty:
Retired

Robert Swift, MD
855 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Ste 201
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone: (310) 939-7843 Fax: (310) 939-7861
bswiftbear@cox.net
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Medical Director, Thelma McMillen Chemical Dependency Program
Robert D. Swift, MD, Torrance Family Practice, Manhattan Beach, CA

Jokichi Takamine, MD
726 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 216
Santa Monica, CA 90401-2628
Phone: 310-656-2544 Fax: 310-656-2546
jokichi@earthlink.net
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Clinical Faculty, UCLA
Active Staff, Department of Medicine, Saint John's Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica
Certified by ASAM in 1990

Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH
338 S Glendora Ave
VERACT Inc.
West Covina, CA 91790-3043
Phone: 626-919-7476 Fax: 626-919-7497
Primary Specialty: General Preventive Medicine
Second Specialty:
President, VERACT Inc.

Duraiyah Thangathurai, MD
2320 Oakdale St
Pasadena, CA 91107-5035
Phone: (323) 865-3441 Fax: (323) 865-0084
dthangath@yahoo.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Chief of Anethesia, USC/Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hos & Res Ctr
Certified by ASAM in 2002

Matthew Torrington, MD
436 N Bedford Dr Ste 306
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4310
Phone: (310) 207-4322 Fax: (310) 207-6511
matorringtonmd@yahoo.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Clinical Reserach Physician, UCLA, ISAP
Medical Director, Matrix Institute, NTP, Los Angeles
Certified by ASAM in 2002

Jeffrey Tsai, MD
3029 Andalucia Dr
West Covina, CA 91791-4208
Phone: Fax: (626) 966-4683
jeffreytsaihot@sinamail.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:

John Tsuang, MD
1000 W Carson St Ste 488
Harbor/UCLA Medical Ctr
Torrance, CA 90502-2004
Phone: (310) 222-5362 Fax: (310) 222-1744
johntsuang@yahoo.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Director of Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Donald Verin, MD
3250 Lomita Blvd Ste 205
Torrance, CA 90505-5007
Phone: 310-530-8055 Fax: 310-325-1613
donvroc@vel.net
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Legal Psychiatry
Private Practice, Psychiatry
Clinical Consultant, Westside Regional Center
Certified by ASAM in 1986

Irena Westmoreland, MD
859 N Hollywood Way Apt 117
Burbank, CA 91505-2814
Phone: 818-557-0770 Fax:
abominable@msn.com
Primary Specialty: Psychiatry
Second Specialty: Chemical Dependency
Psychiatrist, Verdugo Mental Health, Glendale, CA

John Wieland, MD
1505 Wilson Ter Ste 150
Family Medical Association
Glendale, CA 91206-4076
Phone: 818-244-8717 Fax: 818-244-0830
alphadoctor@aol.com
Primary Specialty: Family Practice
Second Specialty:
Medical Director, Alpha Recovery Center, Glendale Memorial Hospital
Certified by ASAM in 1987

Jeffery Wilkins, MD
8730 Alden Dr Rm C-301
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310/423-3754 Fax: 310/423-8397
wilkinsj@cshs.org
Primary Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Second Specialty:
Addicition Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

E. Dixon Young, MD
8920 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 416
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2007
Phone: 310-652-6494 Fax: 310-652-9541
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine
Second Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Private Practice, Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California

Phillip Zaret, DO
15090 Imperial Hwy
La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone: (714) 739-4814 Fax: (714) 739-0838
taxiphil@aol.com
Primary Specialty:
Second Specialty:
Michael’s Medical Group

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