I am a native Arizonan. I got my medical degree from the U of A, spent time in the Army where I did an internship and then was Officer-in-Charge at Rock Island Arsenal. I then did my residency in Anesthesiology at University of Washington where I was trained in pain management by Dr. John Bonica.

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I have practiced pain management since starting practice in 1981 and addiction medicine since 2004. I have done extensive outpatient and inpatient treatment of addiction. I have done extensive work with persons with both pain and addiction as one of the few physicians with board certification in both. It is very challenging, but can be very rewarding. I have been doing medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) since Suboxone became available.

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I limit my practice to addiction medicine and pain management. I see patients with addiction without a referral. I see pain patients by referral only. 

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