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Summary
- Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry OHSU
Director of Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at OHSU
Benzodiazepines- dangers and pitfalls
Buprenorphine- nuances of clinical use, informed consent, potential dangers
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2017 - 2018
Jefferson Health Medical Education/Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2017
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1997 - 2001
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2021 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
NM State Medical License 2019 - 2023
MI State Medical License 2018 - 2022
RI State Medical License 1998 - 2002
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsReconsidering the usefulness of long-term high-dose buprenorphine.Lakshit Jain, Thomas W Meeks, Christopher K Blazes
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2024-01-01 - 6 citationsCaring for Hospitalized Adults with Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Proposed Clinical Roadmap.Kelsey C Priest, Alëna A Balasanova, Ximena A Levander, Brian Chan, Christopher K Blazes
The American Journal of Medicine. 2023-06-01 - 16 citations"It wasn't here, and now it is. It's everywhere": fentanyl's rising presence in Oregon's drug supply.Sarah S Shin, Kate LaForge, Erin Stack, Justine Pope, Gillian Leichtling
Harm Reduction Journal. 2022-07-11
Press Mentions
Dependence on Xanax, Similar Sedatives Lead OHSU Physicians to Coin New DiagnosisJune 2nd, 2022
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