ScalaNW contributor list

Thank you to the multi-disciplinary team who contributed generously with their time and expertise on the development of our clinical protocols.

Penny Andress, RN, BSN

Nurse Clinical Project Manager

Klickitat Valley Health

Natalie Andrews, RN, BSN

Perinatal Nurse Care Manager

Cascade Medical Advantage

Nadejda Bespalova, MD

Perinatal and Addiction Psychiatry

University of Washington 

Jonathan Buchholz, MD

University of Washington Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, Director 

VA Puget Sound Addiction Psychiatry Consultation Service, Director 

Chris Buresh, MD, MPH, DTM&H

Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Assistant Program Director

University of Washington

Emergency Medicine Physician, Harborview Medical Center and Seattle Children’s

James Darnton, MD, FASAM

Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine Physician

University of Washington, Department of General Internal Medicine

Medical Director, Evergreen Treatment Services

Mark Duncan, MD

Addiction Psychiatry

University of Washington

Norah Essali, MD 

Addiction Psychiatry 

University of Washington 

Callan Fockele, MD, MS

Emergency and Addiction Medicine Physician

University of Washington

Charissa Fotinos, MD, MSc
State Medicaid Director
Washington Health Care Authority

Jessica Gray, MD

Family and Addiction Medicine

Medical Director, HOPE Clinic

Associate Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Massachusetts General Hospital Program in Substance Use and Addiction Services

Kira Gressman, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident Physician
University of Washington

John Hart, DO

Inpatient Pain and Addiction Services, Director

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

Tom Hutch, MD, FASAM
Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine
University of Washington, Department of Family Medicine
Medical Director, We Care Daily Clinics

Jocelyn R. James, MD

Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine Physician, Harborview Medical Center
Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington

Hendrée E. Jones, PhD, LP

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Senior Advisor, UNC Horizons

School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)

Tipu V. Khan, MD, FAAFP, DFASAM

Chief of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Medicine Fellowship Director

Core Faculty of Family Medicine Residency, Ventura County Medical Center

Jared Klein MD, MPH 

Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine 

Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine 

Eileen M. Newton DNP, ARNP-BC

Chief Medical Officer

Evergreen Recovery Centers

Michaela O’Driscoll, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident Physician
University of Washington

Maureen Oscadal, MPH, BSN, RN, CARN, AMB-BC

Nurse Care Manager, Office-Based Opioid Treatment

Harborview Medical Center

Lauren Owens, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington

Abigail Plawman, MD, FAAFP, FASAM

START Program Medical Director & Addiction Medicine Fellowship Director

MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital

LeiLani Reed, CPC, MA-P

Care Navigator 

Multicare Deaconess

Vania P Rudolf, MD, MPH, DFASAM

Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Services, Swedish Medical Center

President, Washington Society of Addiction Medicine

Immediate past Chair, National Women and Addiction Group (WAG), ASAM

David Sapienza, MD

Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine

Public Health – Seattle & King County

Claire Simon, MD

Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine 

Harborview Family Medicine Clinic

Mandy Sladky, MSN, RN, CARN

Clinical Projects Manager

Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington

Emily Stewart, MSW, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker, Lead Opioid Specialist 

Providence Swedish 

Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH

Medical Director 

Friends Research Institute

James S. Walsh, MD

Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine Obstetrics

Medical Director, Swedish Addiction Recovery Services

Richard Waters, MD 

Medical Director

Downtown Emergency Service Center

Wendy Williams-Gilbert PhD, RN

Rural Nurse Consultant/Nurse Care Manager

Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington

Liz Wolkin, MSN, RN, CEN, NPD-BC

Occupational Nurse Consultant

Washington Health Care Authority

Tricia Wright MD, MS, FACOG, DFASAM

Professor Clinical Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Jasmin Zavala, MD, MPH

Medical Director

Sea Mar Adolescent Medical Clinic