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About the Authors

ALI ALKORAISHI, M.D.

Ali Alkoraihsi, M.D. is the psychiatric consultant for the Santa Clara
Valley Health & Hospital System Department of Alcohol & Drug
Services. In this capacity, he provides treatment for system of care’s
dually diagnosed patients. He is also the Medical Director in
Behavioral Health Services for the Catholic Charities agency. Dr.
Alkoraishi is a psychiatric consultant on the use of the newest
medications for the treatment of mental illness and dual diagnosis and
has a specialty in pediatric psychiatry and the use of psychotropic
medications in children. Dr. Alkoraishi has been teaching, consulting
and practicing psychiatric medicine for twenty-five years.

DONALD R. AVOY, M.D.

Donald R. Avoy is a graduate of the University of Colorado and
Stanford Medical School where he also did postdoctoral training in
Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Hematology. Following that
training he was in private practice and also served as Medical Director
of the regional Red Cross Blood program in this area. He also spent
several years as Medical Director of Syntex Diagnostic Division
(SYVA). He has published many articles in scientific journals and is
also the author of "Descent" a novel about heroin addiction.

Since 1997, Dr. Avoy has been with the Santa Clara Valley Health &
Hospital System Department of Alcohol & Drug Services Addiction
Medicine Division.

ROBERT GARNER

Robert Garner is the Director of the Santa Clara Valley Health &
Hospital System, Department of Alcohol & Drug Services. For over
thirty years, he has been the driving force behind the development of
innovative and effective quality systems of care. As a recognized