Stuart Gitlow
Encyclopedia
Stuart Gitlow board-certified in general, forensic, and addiction
psychiatry, is the Executive Director of the Annenberg
Physician Training Program in addictive diseases.
, MPH
, and MBA degrees. He serves as a medical expert to the Social Security
Department's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review and is on the faculty of Dartmouth Medical School
and New York City
's Mount Sinai School of Medicine
. Author of Substance Use Disorders: A Practical Guide, Dr. Gitlow is also a regular columnist for Counselor and has authored numerous chapters in textbooks of Addiction Medicine
. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Addictive Diseases. Gitlow is an Aviation Medical Examiner
for the Federal Aviation Administration
.
, Gitlow studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, where he received his undergraduate degree. He went on to receive his MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, his Master's in public health from the University of Pittsburgh
and his Master's in business administration from the University of Rhode Island
. His postgraduate medical training was at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
and at Harvard University
.
Dr. Gitlow currently holds the following positions:
based in Manhattan for Macintosh
users. LaserBoard eventually became Mac Symposium, a service on MacNET. This was a national proprietary online service that subsequently evolved into the now-defunct Connect Business Information Network
. Dr. Gitlow then moved to America Online, eventually as Coordinator of the Macintosh division of the Computing Channel. Upon receiving funding from AOL to launch a new enterprise, he started Healant, the company that provided the Addiction & Recovery Forum, Depression Forum, Alternative Medicine Forum and the Pain Relief Forum on AOL. Healant was also responsible for building websites and online communities of numerous health information companies, including drkoop.com.
Substance dependence
The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
psychiatry, is the Executive Director of the Annenberg
Walter Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.-Early life:Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The Philadelphia...
Physician Training Program in addictive diseases.
Credentials
Gitlow has earned MDDoctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
, MPH
Master of Public Health
The Master of Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health are multi-disciplinary professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health....
, and MBA degrees. He serves as a medical expert to the Social Security
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
Department's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review and is on the faculty of Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School is the medical school of Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. The fourth-oldest medical school in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School was founded in 1797 by New England physician Nathan Smith and grew steadily over the course...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an American medical school in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, currently ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the United States. It was chartered by Mount Sinai Hospital in 1963....
. Author of Substance Use Disorders: A Practical Guide, Dr. Gitlow is also a regular columnist for Counselor and has authored numerous chapters in textbooks of Addiction Medicine
Addiction Medicine
Addiction medicine is a medical specialty that deals with the treatment of addiction. The specialty often crosses over into other areas, since various aspects of addiction fall within the fields of public health, psychology, social work, psychiatry, and internal medicine, among others...
. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Addictive Diseases. Gitlow is an Aviation Medical Examiner
Aviation Medical Examiner
In the United States and other countries, an Aviation Medical Examiner is a physician designated by the local aviation authority and given the authority to perform flight physical examinations and issue aviation medical certificates...
for the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
.
Education
A native of New YorkNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Gitlow studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, where he received his undergraduate degree. He went on to receive his MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, his Master's in public health from the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
and his Master's in business administration from the University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
. His postgraduate medical training was at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is an $9 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 54,000 employees, 20 hospitals, 4,200 licensed beds, 400 outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 1.5 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and...
and at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Professional activities
Dr. Gitlow lectures extensively within the field of addictive disease, teaching in the past at:- Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
- Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth CollegeDartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
- Brown UniversityBrown UniversityBrown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
- University of UtahUniversity of UtahThe University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
- Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
Dr. Gitlow currently holds the following positions:
- Chair, American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical AssociationThe American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
Action Team on Alcohol and Health - Chair, Public Health Committee, New York County Medical Society
- President-Elect, American Society of Addiction MedicineAmerican Society of Addiction MedicineThe American Society of Addiction Medicine is a physician society with a focus on addiction and its treatment.- History :ASAM has its roots in research and clinical traditions that pre-date its founding in the early 1950s, when Ruth Fox, M.D. began regular meetings with other physicians interested...
- Delegate to the American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical AssociationThe American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
from the American Society of Addiction MedicineAmerican Society of Addiction MedicineThe American Society of Addiction Medicine is a physician society with a focus on addiction and its treatment.- History :ASAM has its roots in research and clinical traditions that pre-date its founding in the early 1950s, when Ruth Fox, M.D. began regular meetings with other physicians interested... - Member of the Council on Science and Public Health of the American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical AssociationThe American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
- Host, Clinicians Roundtable, ReachMDReachMDReachMD is a multi-outlet healthcare programming source by medical professionals for medical professionals, including a radio station on XM Satellite Radio at XM 167. It launched on 26 March 2007. Programming consists of the latest healthcare and medical information during the week; on weekends,...
Publications
- Gitlow S. "AMA Addresses Pharmaceutical Industry Involvement in Continuing Medical Education" ASAM News Vol 24 No 4 Autumn 2009.
- Gitlow, S., Disability and Rehabilitation Issues. In: Lowinson, Ruiz Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, 5th Edition. LWW. Expected 2011.
- Gitlow, S., Addictions. In: Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK pp18–22. 2009.
- Gitlow, S., A Perspective on Alcoholism. US Psychiatric Congress Reporter. October 2008.
- Gitlow, S., Transtornos Relacionados Ao Uso De Subståncias. Artmed, Brazil. Printed 2008.
- Gitlow, S., Nicotine and Alcohol Dependence. Audio-Digest Psychiatry 37:10 May 21, 2008.
- Gitlow, S., From the Addiction Doctor. Bimonthly column in Counselor magazine. January 2008–Present.
- Gitlow, S., Willenbring ML. Are medications that reduce risk of drinking or heavy drinking, or that promote abstinence, of value on the treatment of alcohol dependence? Am J Addictions 17:1-5, 2008.
- Gitlow, S. Recovery & Research: A Better Paradigm. J. Sub Abuse Treatment 2007 Oct;33(3):277-8.
- Gitlow, S. Online Interaction with Psychiatric Patients. Behavioral Health Trends 19:May, 6-10, 2007.
- Gitlow, S., Gold, MS. The Inadequacies of the Evidence. Addiction Professional. March/April 2007.
- Gitlow, S. Practical Guides in Psychiatry: Substance Use Disorders, 2d Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2007.
- Gitlow, S., Approve or Deny: A Medical Reviewer Shares His Insights. Behavioral Health Trends 17:June, 4-8, 2005.
- Burglass, ME, Gitlow, S. Forensics. In: Lowinson, Ruiz, Millman, Langrod Substance Abuse, A Comprehensive Textbook, 4th Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2004.
- Gitlow, S. Prevention. In: Johnson, Ruiz, & Galanter Alcoholism: A Practical Handbook, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2003.
- Gitlow, S., Holland PJ, Psychiatric Aspects of Occupational Medicine. In: McCunney RJ A Practical Approach to Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2003.
- Gitlow, S. On the Web. Bimonthly column in Counselor magazine. June 2002-December 2007.
- Vex, S.L., Blume, S.B. The JACS Study I: Characteristics of a Population of Chemically Dependent Jewish Men and Women. J Addict Dis 20(4) 2001, 71-89. Assisted in design of Research Instrument.
- Gitlow, S. The Online Community as a Healthcare Resource. In: Nash D, Manfredi MP, Howell SL, Bozarth BL (Eds). Connecting with the new Health- care Consumer. An Aspen Publication. 2001.
- Gitlow, S. Practical Guides in Psychiatry: Substance Use Disorders. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2001. Council of Health and Social Services, The Netherlands. The Patient and the Internet. 3/00. (Participated in this Council publication as a foreign contributor).
- Gitlow, S. The Online Community as a Healthcare Resource. In: Nash D, Manfredi MP, Howell SL, Bozarth BL (Eds). Connecting with the new Health-care Consumer. McGraw-Hill. 2000.
- Langer, M. Mac OS 8. Gitlow, S., Technical Editor. Peachpit Press. 1997.
- Langer, M. America Online for Macintosh 3. Gitlow, S., Technical Editor. Peachpit Press. 1997.
- Gitlow, S. Ambulatory Detoxification of the Alcoholic. Practical Reviews in Psychiatry. 20:1, 2/96
- Gitlow, S., Gastfriend, D. Voice Interactive Computers for Attitudinal Interviewing. In: Miller, M.J., Hammond, K., Hile, M. (Eds). Mental Health Com- putting. Springer-Verlag. 1996.
- Gastfriend, D.R., Gitlow, S., Hackney, J., Gerber E., Baer, L. (1996). A Voice-Based Computer Interview for Drug Dependence. Substance Abuse, Vol 17, No. 4, 1996.
- Tanner, T.B., Gitlow, S., Ganguli, R., Kubacka, R., Mulsant, B.H., and Epstein, B.A. Developing a Medication Information Workstation for Patients. In: Morgan, K., Satava, R.M., Sieburg, H.B., Mattheus, R., and Christensen, J.P. (Eds.), Interactive Technology and the New Paradigm for Healthcare (pp. 380–388). IOS Press and Ohmsha. 1995.
- Gitlow, S., Tanner, T.B. Psychopharmacology education software. The first of a series. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. (pp 945 – 946). 1991.
- Tanner, T.B., Gitlow, S. A computer simulation of cardiac emergencies. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. (pp 894 – 896). 1991.
Online activities
While in medical school, Dr. Gitlow started LaserBoard, a BBSBulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
based in Manhattan for Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
users. LaserBoard eventually became Mac Symposium, a service on MacNET. This was a national proprietary online service that subsequently evolved into the now-defunct Connect Business Information Network
Connect Business Information Network
Connect Business Information Network, formerly known as MacNET, was a proprietary dial-up online network with a graphic user interface similar to AppleLink.-Launch:...
. Dr. Gitlow then moved to America Online, eventually as Coordinator of the Macintosh division of the Computing Channel. Upon receiving funding from AOL to launch a new enterprise, he started Healant, the company that provided the Addiction & Recovery Forum, Depression Forum, Alternative Medicine Forum and the Pain Relief Forum on AOL. Healant was also responsible for building websites and online communities of numerous health information companies, including drkoop.com.