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MISSION



The Mission of the Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine is to provide a medium for physicians and medical trainees with special interests in Addiction Medicine to meet and address issues of mutual interest.



PURPOSE



The Purposes of the Society are:

  • to enable networking with colleagues in Addiction Medicineto provide closer liaison between members and the national activities of ASAM
  • to increase public awareness in about the existence and vitality of the physician specialty of Addiction Medicine
  • to increase public awareness in about problems related to addiction
  • to promote professionalism in the delivery of services to patients with problems which result from addiction, and
  • to be a physician resource for state and national public policy issues that affect Addiction Medicine services and patients with addiction.


GOALS



The Goals of the Society are to provide:

  • a forum for sharing of ideas between addictionists, especially regarding clinical management strategies and strategies for interfacing with managed care organizations
  • a vehicle for increased professionalism and higher quality information, prevention, training, and treatment regarding addiction problems
  • an enhancement of knowledge and attitudes among citizens and institutions about the primary nature of the disease of addiction
  • a channel for Massachusetts input into national standards of care in Addiction Medicine and a channel for Massachusetts input into health care reform initiatives.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS



Todd Kerensky, MD



President



Todd Kerensky, MD is a general internist who practices a combination of internal medicine and addiction medicine in various settings. click for bio...



Peter Friedmann, MD, MPH, DFASAM, FACP



Immediate Past-President



Dr. Friedmann is a primary care internist, addiction medicine clinician and established addiction researcher. He has had continuous NIH funding since 1996 and has published over 145 peer-reviewed articles. click for bio...



James Baker, MD



President-Elect



Dr. James Baker served at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School as faculty in emergency medicine and is now affiliated with UMass Medical School. click for bio...



Jessica Gray, MD



Secretary



Jessica Gray is a dually board certified family medicine physician and addiction specialist in the departments of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Pediatrics in Massachusetts General Hospital for Children (MGHfC). click for bio...



Ruth Potee, MD



Treasurer



Dr. Ruth Potee is a board certified Family Physician and Addiction Medicine physician who works in western Massachusetts. She attended Wellesley College, Yale University School of Medicine and did her residency at Boston University where she remained an assistant professor of Family Medicine for eight years. click for bio...



CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS



Latest revision: Sep 22, 2017. Members of MASAM can request a copy of our Constitution and Bylaws documents by email to masam@mms.org





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