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Dr. Skipper is the Medical Director of the Alabama Physician Health, and he also teaches at the University of Alabama Birmingham (certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine) and is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He is on the Board of Directors of the Council on Substance Abuse, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, a member of the FDA’s Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, and a member of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Advisory Council, and other influential committees. He conducts research (he has published widely in Addiction Medicine both in books and peer review journals), and is a well known speaker regarding various aspects of addiction treatment, drug testing, ethics, and behavior among professionals. He has appeared on the Jim Lehrer News Hour, the Today Show, and other media venues.

Recent Publications: 

• Skipper GE, Brase D. Tramadol Abuse and Dependence among Physicians. JAMA. 2005; 293:1977-1978
  

• Skipper GE, Fletcher C, Rocha-Judd R, Brase D. Tramadol Abuse and Dependence Among Physicians. JAMA. 2004;292:1818-1819
  

• Skipper GE, Weinmann W, Wurst FM. Ethylglucuronide (EtG): A New Marker to Detect Alcohol Use in Recovering Physicians. Journal of Medical Licensure and Discipline, 2004,90(2), 14-17
  

• Skipper GE, Weinmann W, Theirauf A, Schaefer P, Wiesbeck G, Allen JP, Miller M, Wurst FM. Ethyl Glucuronide: A Biomarker to Identify Alcohol use by Health Professionals Recovering from Substance Use Disorders, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Advance Access published on August 2, 2004, Alcohol and Alcoholism 2004 39: 445-449; doi:10.1093/alcalc/agh078
  

• Wurst FM, Skipper GE, Weinmann W. Ethyl Glucuronide – the direct ethanol metabolite on the threshold from science to routine use, Addiction Vol 98, Supplement 2, pgs 51-61, 2003.
  

• Wurst FM, Skipper GE. Ethyl Glucuronide Discloses Recent Covert Alcohol Use Not Detected by Standard Testing in Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(3):471-476, March 2003.
  

• Skipper GE.  Distinguishing Addiction from Other Disorders is Easy. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners Newsletter, Vol 17(4): 1, 2002
  

• Skipper GE.  Help for Families with Malpractice Stress. Alliance of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama News. Page 1 & 9, Fall 2002
  

• Skipper GE. Physicians Have Duty to Report Impaired Colleagues. Alabama MD. Vol 38(5): 2, 2002
  

• Skipper GE.  Moving Toward Personal Wellbeing. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners Newsletter, Vol 17(2): 1, 2002
  

• Skipper, GE. Addiction Is a Disease?, Alcoholism: Current Controversies, Greenhaven Press, San Diego, 2000
  

• Skipper, GE. Treating the Chemically Dependent Health Professional, Journal of Addictive Diseases, Vol 16(3), 67-73, 1997
  

Gregory E. Skipper, M.D.

Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine

Credentials:

• ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine Certified)
  

• MRO (Medical Review Officer) Certified
  

• State PHP (Physician Health Program) Medical Director
  

• Special Government Employee FDA & SAMHSA
  

• Court and Board approved expert witness nationally
  

Services:

• MRO Services
  

• Case Review and Investigations
  

• Expert Witness Testimony and Reports
  

• Drug Free Workplace Consultation and Management
  

• Monitoring/Disease Management
  

Michael Sucher, MD

Fellow, American Society of Addiction Medicine

Credentials:

• ASAM Certified
  

• MRO Certified
  

• State PHP Medical Directors
  

• State Behavioral Health Medical Director
  

• Court approved expert witness
  

Services:

• MRO Services
  

• Case Review and Investigations
  

• Expert Witness Testimony and Reports
  

• Monitoring/Disease Management
  

Dr. Sucher was educated at Wayne State University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1968 and a Medical Degree in 1972.  Michel Sucher’s Internship was at Sinai Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and his Residency at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis.  From 1974 to 1994 Dr. Sucher worked as an emergency physician and emergency department director at both Scottsdale Memorial Hospitals.  He was president of the medical staff of Scottsdale Memorial Hospital-Osborn in 1994.  He practices addiction medicine and serves as medical director for the monitored aftercare programs for the Arizona State Medical and Dental Boards and the State Bar of Arizona.   His certifications include Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine.  He is presently the Acting Medical Director of the Division of Behavioral Health at the Department of Health Services, State of Arizona.  He holds teaching positions throughout the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.  He is also certified as a medical review officer by ASAM.  Dr. Sucher is a nationally known speaker on addiction medicine and emergency medicine.  Until July, 2001 he served as Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer of Rural/Metro Corporation.  He currently serves as the corporate MRO Rural/Metro Corporation is a $600 million revenue international ambulance and fire protection service company based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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