Credentials
Licensure, Board Certification & Professional Affiliations
Board Certifications
Addiction Medicine
Certifying Organization: American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
Certificate Number: 50370
Year Awarded: 2009
Scope: Board certification in Addiction Medicine signifies demonstrated expertise in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders and addiction, including alcohol use disorder. The ABPM certification is one of the two primary pathways to board certification in addiction medicine in the United States.
Clinical Preventive Medicine
Certifying Organization: American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM)
Scope: Board certification in Preventive Medicine recognizes expertise in protecting and promoting the health of individuals and defined populations. Clinical Preventive Medicine specialists are trained to assess risk factors, implement evidence-based prevention strategies, and understand the public health context of individual disease.
Certified Physician Executive (CPE)
Awarded by: American Association for Physician Leadership
Scope: The CPE credential recognizes physicians who have developed advanced expertise in healthcare management, organizational leadership, quality improvement, and medical administration.
Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM)
The Fellowship designation of ASAM recognizes physicians who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the field of addiction medicine and who have made meaningful contributions to its practice, research, or education.
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Certified Physician Executive, Certifying Commission in Medical Management, 2015
American Board of Addiction Medicine #000449, issued MAR 12, 2009, permanent
American Board of Preventive Medicine #50370, issued JAN 25, 1988, permanent
Arizona Medical License #59842; issued DEC 23, 2019, exp AUG 29, 2027
California Medical License #G165918, issued OCT 7, 2019, exp OCT 31, 2027
Florida Medical License #ME142066; issued AUG 7, 2019
Maryland Medical License, #D0028090; issued NOV 1987, exp SEP 2027
North Carolina Medical License #2019-02801; issued DEC 5, 2019, exp APR 29, 2026
Tennessee Medical License # 72376; issued OCT 9, 2024, exp APR 30, 2027
Texas Medical License #S9816; Issued FEB 8, 2021
Virginia Medical License # 0101254099; issued MAY 24, 2013, exp APR 30, 2026
Wyoming Medical License #3407A, issued JUN 1982; exp JUL 2026
Certified National Board of Medical Examiners, 1986
NPI #1316276140
Active Medical Licensure
State | License Type | License Number | Status |
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North Carolina | Physician License (MD) | XX | Active |
Texas | Physician License (MD) | XX | Active |
Arizona | Physician License (MD) | XX | Active |
Florida | Physician License (MD) | XX | Active |
California | Physician & Surgeon (MD) | G 165918 | Active |
Maryland
| Physician License (MD) | XX | Active |
Virginia | Physician License (MD) | XX | Active |
Education & Training
Academic Degrees
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B.S. — Davidson College
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M.D. — Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 1981
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M.P.H. — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (via Residency in Clinical Preventive Medicine, 1985–1987)
Residency Training
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Family Medicine — University of Maryland, 1981–1982
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Public Health and General Preventive Medicine (Clinical Preventive Medicine) — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1985–1987
Career Timeline
1981 — MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Graduated medical school and began residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Maryland.
1985–1987 — Johns Hopkins University — MPH, Preventive Medicine Residency
Completed the Clinical Preventive Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, earning both the residency certificate and the Master of Public Health degree. Training focused on the intersection of individual clinical care and population health.
1993–2013+ — Senior Clinical Investigator, NIAAA, National Institutes of Health
Served for two decades as a Senior Clinical Investigator in the Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Studies at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland. Led teams conducting clinical trials, neuroimaging studies, and nutritional neuroscience research. Published extensively in peer-reviewed journals including PLoS ONE and Biological Psychiatry. Collaborated with research groups at the Department of Defense, uniformed services universities, and academic medical centers.
FDA Medical Officer
Served as a Medical Officer at the Food and Drug Administration, where he reviewed new psychiatric drug applications and contributed to the regulatory science of psychopharmacology.
Indian Health Service — Medical Officer
Served the Indian Health Service as part of his commitment to the U.S. Public Health Service, providing care to underserved Native American populations.
Commander, U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)
Held the commissioned rank of Commander in the United States Public Health Service, one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. USPHS officers serve at federal health agencies including NIH, FDA, CDC, IHS, and others.
Present — Founder & Medical Director, AlcoholRecoveryMedicine.com
Operates a private, fee-for-service telemedicine practice specializing in medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder. Licensed in seven states. Continues collaborative research. Writing a book on evidence-based alcohol treatment for general audiences.