Associate Director for Clinical Research at Kaiser Permanente
Position:
Pro to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
Reasoning:
"[R]elatively few adverse clinical health effects from the chronic use of marijuana have been documented in humans. The criminalization of marijuana itself may expose the consumer to violence and criminal activity. While reducing the prevalence of drug abuse is a laudable goal, we must recognize that marijuana use is widespread despite the long-term, multibillion dollar War on Drugs. Therefore, medical guidelines regarding its prudent use should be established, akin to the commonsense guidelines that apply to alcohol use."
"Marijuana Use and Mortality," American Journal of Public Health, Apr. 1997
Key Experts Physicians [Physicians are the "key experts" in the medical marijuana debate because the issue is thought by many to be ultimately based on the medical value and risks of marijuana, and Physicians, with their training and clinical work, should (at least in theory) have the best knowledge of marijuana's medical value and risks.] [Note: Key Experts definition varies by sites that have this designation.]
Involvement and Affiliations:
Associate Director for Clinical Research, Division of Research (DOR), Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Member of the Alameda County Public Health Advisory Board
Board certified, internal medicine
Certified, Preventive and Rehabilitative Exercise Program Director, American College of Sports Medicine
Cowritten with S.G. Gerberich, S. Sidney, B.L. Braun, et al., "Marijuana Use and Injury Events Resulting in Hospitalization," Annals of Epidemiology, Apr. 2003
Cowritten with J.E. Beck, I.S. Tekawa, C.P. Quesenberry, and G.D. Friedman, "Marijuana Use and Mortality," American Journal of Public Health, 1997
"Evidence of Discrepant Data Regarding Trends in Marijuana Use and Supply, 1985-1988," Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1990
Other:
Board member, Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music
Assistant coach, local high school cross-country team
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