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opioid dependency in 1969, and later helped to develop the first
proprietary medically assisted (methadone) treatment in the United
States. Dr. Kahn has administered and co-administered opioid
treatment programs (OTP) throughout the country. In 2002, Dr. Kahn
sold his nationwide clinic system, then treating approximately 7,000
patients daily. He has served as a consultant to several States, as well
as, the U.S., Polish, Bulgarian, and Hungarian Governments.
Dr. Kahn co-developed a toxicological and clinical laboratory,
continuing to provide the majority of toxicological screening for
Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTP) within the State of California as
well as many outside of the state.
JUDITH MARTIN, M.D.
Judith Martin, M.D. is the Medical Director for the 14th Street Clinic.
She is also the Chair of the California Society of Addiction Medicine
(CSAM) Committee for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence. Dr
Martin is also the past President of CSAM.
SUMA SINGH, M.D.
Dr. Suma Singh completed primary medical training at Boston
University Medical School, and subspecialty training in
Anesthesiology at Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical
School. During a Pain Management Fellowship at Stanford University
Medical Center, she was introduced to Addiction Medicine while
learning how to treat Chronic Pain in Addicted Patients at the Stanford
Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Upon completion of her
Fellowship, she began full-time clinical research in development of
chronic pain medications with reduced abuse liability.
Dr. Singh began working with patients in Methadone Maintenance
almost 10 years ago, while still engaged in full-time clinical research.
Over the years, balance of patient care & clinical research shifted such
that she currently works full-time as Medical Director for Department
of Alcohol and Drug Services for Santa Clara Valley Health and
Hospital System and provides teaching to VMC HHS physicians-in-