New addiction center medical director announced
Frank Lisnow, executive director of The Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR) at the University of Colorado Hospital, recently announced the appointment of Jonathan I. Ritvo, MD, as the center’s new medical director.
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| The Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR) at the University of Colorado Hospital. |
Ritvo is the training director for the addiction psychiatry residency program at University of Colorado Hospital and serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry as head of the Education Section. He also has served as chair of the Committee on Training and Education in Addiction Psychiatry for the American Psychiatric Association, and has published numerous articles and publications. Ritvo recently was named as one of Denver’s Top Doctors in 5280 Denver’s Mile High Magazine.
CeDAR is located at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO and is the Rocky Mountain region’s newest 50- bed residential evaluation and treatment facility for adults afflicted with substance dependence and alcoholism. CeDAR is unique in that it has collaborated with the Betty Ford Center for training and program development. It follows the 12-Step disease model of treatment and provides a holistic approach addressing the biological, psycho-social and spiritual aspects of the disease in helping patients learn to take better care of themselves.
The program also includes treatment of co-occurring problems, aftercare, a family program and extended care. All of this is achieved in a picturesque area of the Anschutz Medical Campus, which provides patients with a serene, comforting setting with ready access to ancillary services at one of the most advanced medical facilities in the country.
For more information, please call 720-848-3000 or 877-999-0538 (toll-free) or visit the Web site at www.CeDARColorado.org.
