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Gregory Skipper, MD, Psychiatry, Topanga, CA

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Psychiatry • Topanga, CA

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Center for Professional Recovery Senior Advisor

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  • Office

    1408 N Topanga Canyon Blvd
    Topanga, CA 90290
    Phone+1 310-633-4595
    Fax+1 310-633-4595

Summary

  • Dr. Skipper has devoted his career to assisting professionals in crisis. He has worked extensively with State Regulatory Boards in the United States and abroad and published over 100 articles and papers regarding professional impairment. Dr. Skipper is currently Senior Advisor of the Center for Professional Recovery in Malibu, CA where he has participated in evaluating and treating over 800 health professionals since 2011. He was Medical Director of the Alabama Physician Health Program for 12 years from 1999-2011and the Medical Director of Hazelden Springbrook in Oregon from 1993-1999. Dr. Skipper was the innovator and initial researcher of ethylglucuronide (EtG) testing in the United States and has served as an expert in drug testing and alcohol markers for criminal, civil and family courts, in administrative hearings, for Medical as well as Aviation Medicine. Dr. Skipper is a consultant to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding airline pilots in recovery from sub-stance use disorders. He was a member of the National Advisory Council for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) from 2002 – 2008. Dr. Skipper is a speaker regarding professional impairment and is a co-founder of the PBI Medical Ethics and Professionalism Course, currently sponsored by the Univ of California Irvine (a program for remedial training in ethics for disciplined licensees by regulatory boards in the USA).

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
  • University of Alabama School of Medicine
    University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1976 - 2026
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 1979 - 2019
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1999 - 2016
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Alumnus of the Year University of Alabama School of Medicine Alumni Association, 2009

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Monitoring Physicians in Recovery 
    Webinar for CPPPH - 12/13/2023
  • Drug Testing Physicians in Recovery Seminar for Wellbeing Committees 
    Webinar - 9/22/2022
  • Evaluation of Physicians 
    San Diego CA - Annual CSAM Meeting - 8/24/2022
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Press Mentions

  • The Impact of Illegitimate Authority on Regulation of the Medical Profession: The Overdue Need for Critical Analsysis
    The Impact of Illegitimate Authority on Regulation of the Medical Profession: The Overdue Need for Critical AnalsysisJune 7th, 2016
  • Is Morphine Being Overprescribed
    Is Morphine Being OverprescribedDecember 15th, 2014
  • Heroin Overdose Epidemic
    Heroin Overdose EpidemicFebruary 7th, 2014
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Committees

  • Member, Accreditation Task Force 2019 - 2022
  • Member, Soberlink Workgroup 2016 - 2016
  • Member, DEA task force on Restoration of DEA Certification 2015 - 2016

Research History

  • Principal InvestigatorResearch sponsored by a grant from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation to study "Five Year Outcomes in a cohort of physicians treated for substance use disorders in the United States."2006 - 2008

Professional Memberships

Dr. Gregory Skipper, Dr. Gregory Skipper, MD, Dr. G Skipper, Dr. Gregory E Skipper