Last updated on:
5/13/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
Diana L. Sylvestre, MD Biography
- Title:
- Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“[M]odest cannabis use may offer symptomatic and virological benefit to some patients undergoing HCV treatment by helping them maintain adherence to the challenging medication regimen.”
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Oct. 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
- Founder/Executive Director and Principal Investigator, Organization to Achieve Solutions in Substance Abuse (OASIS), 1998-present
- Volunteer Associate Physician, Berkeley Free Clinic
- Medical Advisory Board, American Liver Foundation
- Member, Hepatitis Advisory Council, Hepatitis Foundation International
- Liaison Officer of the American Society of Addiction Medicine to the American Medical Association Women Physicians Congress
- Medical Director, Xanthos, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing social service and substance abuse treatment
- Member, American Society of Addiction Medicine
- Member, California Society of Addiction Medicine
- Member, American Medical Association
- Education:
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- MD, Harvard Medical School
- BS, University of Florida
- Other:
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- None found
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