Addiction Medicine Second Opinion

Dr. Severson has fourteen years experience in numerous settings including inpatient psychiatry, medical and emergency psychiatry, addiction and general adult psychiatry. She had performed medication trials in schizophrenia and feels comfortable with chronic mental illness. Her primary focus currently is Geriatric Psychiatry in several settings, mainly in hospital and skilled nursing facilities. This includes traumatic brain injury, medical delirium and several forms of dementia. Alzheimers and related dementias are her specialty, especially in regards to medications used to treat behavioral issues.

Dr. Katz got his BA at Herbert H. Lehman College and went on to get his MD at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. He has many years of experience including Ospry Ridge Rehabilitation Center as the Director of Rehabilitation Services. Dr. Katz was also in the United States Air Force as a Medical Officer & Flight Surgeon....

Dr. Seewald received her medical school training at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in the United Kingdom. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine and then a fellowship in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care in New York City. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Pain Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care, she has been providing substance abuse treatment and primary care for over 20 years. She is a certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Review Officer and is registered with the Drug Enforcement Agency to prescribe buprenorphine. Dr. Seewald has extensive experience with the use of methadone and buprenorphine for pain management and the treatment of opioid dependence. She is considered an expert in the use of these medications for both opioid maintenance treatment and detoxification from opioid medications and heroin.