Medical Director, Substance Use and Addiction Services Program Development, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. James is board certified in General, Child & Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Additionally, Dr. James is Certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his Law and Medical Degrees at Southern Illinois University. Dr. James is a member of both the Ohio and Illinois Bar. He is a Veteran of the United States Army, having completed his Internship and Residency in General Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine.
Dr. James is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) organization. Currently, he is an alternate on the ASAM Board of Directors. Dr. James served as Chair of ASAM’s the Practice Management and Regulatory Affairs Committee, which is responsible for responding to regulations and policies that impact addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery created by federal regulatory agencies, public and private payers, and purchasers of health care goods and services. From 2014 through 2019, Dr. James was a founding member, Vice Chair, and Chair of the Payor Relations Committee.
Dr. James is currently the Medical Director for Substance Use and Addiction Services Program Development, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He oversees the development, implantation, and expansion of services, programs, and training clinics for the treatment of disorders of addiction and juvenile forensics. He facilitates interdepartmental care for adolescents identified in the emergency department, inpatient units, and primary care clinics as requiring specialty psychiatric care for the treatment of substance use disorders.
Not as Easy as 1, 2, 3: Creating an Adolescent Withdrawal Pathway
Friday, April 5, 2024
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
