
Contact Information
- Phone: (206) 898-8052
- Website: www.managingaddictions.com
Specialties & Experience
General Specialties: Addiction Medicine and Pain Management - Medicine
Specialty Focus: Addiction, Pain, Methadone, opioids, overdose, fentanyl, heroin, alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine
Education: MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Residency - Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Diplomate, American Board of Addiction Medicine
Years in Practice: 24
Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 8
Additional Information
A respected physician leader, Dr. Schiesser is national expert in issues of addiction medicine, pain care, and clinical standards for medications prone to abuse in primary care. His patient advocacy resulted in changes in Washington State Law, State licensing commission rules, and a Pulitzer Prize winning collaboration with the Seattle Times ("Methadone and the Politics of Pain"). He has authored dozens of live and web-based presentations for thousands of physicians across the United States, on issues of addiction and the use of abuse prone medications. CV updates here http://managingaddictions.com/about/resume/ Training Portal Here http://www.aleadersguide.com