BIO-DATA
Punyamurtula S. Kishore is the founder of Preventive Medicine Associates, Addiction Medicine Associates, and National Library of Addictions.
Kishore has been a practicing public health scientist for over 30 years. He began his medical career as a primary care / family practice physician and then moved into a position as the Medical Director of the Washingtonian Center for Addictions, the first organization in the U.S. to recognize addiction as a disease.
Their philosophy was an early precursor to the AA or 12-step program movement. Kishore has been a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine since 1986 and has helped treat more than 200,000 addicts.
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1983
Invited Speaker
“Medical Services in a Correctional Setting”
Bridgewater Experience
Second Annual Pan Pacific Conference on Drugs and Alcohol
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1985
“Addiction Treatment in Less Developed Countries”
Andhra University
India
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1999
Invited Lecturer
to
Medical Students
“Introduction to Addiction Medicine”
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
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2000
Expert Panelist
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
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2001
Invited Speaker
MIT
Cambridge, MA
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2006
Invited Speaker
“National Healthcare for the Homeless Conference”
Portland, OR
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December 2007
Medical Grand Rounds
“Addiction Treatment in a Community Setting”
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
Vineyard Haven, MA
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October 2008
Medical Grand Rounds
“Addiction Medicine: A Public Health Challenge”
University of Massachusetts – Worcester
Worcester, MA
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April 2009
Community Health Education
“Overcoming the Stigma of Addiction: A Disease That Touches Us All”
Merrimack Valley Hospital
Haverhill, MA
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October 2009
“Massachusetts Home Detoxification Model”
4th Annual Vermont Conference on Addictive Disorders
Fairlee, VT
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November 2009
Medical Grand Rounds
“Addiction 101 for Primary Care Physicians”
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA
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January 2010
“Addiction Consultation and Evaluation Services in a Community Hospital”
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
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February 2010
Medical Grand Rounds
“Recognition and Treatment of Hazardous Drinking”
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA
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April 2010
Primary Author – Poster Presenter
“Massachusetts Home Detoxification Model – An Integration of Public Health and Primary Care”
NIDA Blending Conference
Albuquerque, NM
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May 2010
Secondary Author – Poster Presenter
National Conference for Nurse Practitioners
Chicago, Illinois
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June 2010
Primary Author – Speaker
National Association of Drug Court Professionals Conference
Boston, MA
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September 2010
Speaker
National Conference of Addictive Disorders
Washington, D.C.
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October 2010
Primary Author – Poster Presenter
AATOD National Conference
Chicago, Illinois
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October 2010
Primary Author – Poster Presenter
“Massachusetts Home Detoxification Model – An Integration of Public Health and Primary Care”
AATOD National Conference
Chicago, Illinois
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October 2010
Presenter
“Addiction Treatment in a Primary Care Setting: The Massachusetts Model”
12th Annual ISAM Meeting
Milan, Italy
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October 2010
Presenter
“Prisoner Reintegration Through
Primary Care Practice: The Holyoke Model”
National Conference on Correctional Health Care
Las Vegas, NV
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November 2010
Speaker
“Blending of the Therapeutic Community Approach & the Medical Home Model”
Therapeutic Treatment Communities of America Conference
Washington, D.C.
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March 2011
Speaker
Emerging Issues in Chronic Diseases and Health Behaviors
Centers for Disease Control
Atlanta, GA
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September 10, 2011
Speaker
“Contrast between the emerging Massachusetts Model and the established Minnesota Model”
The 24th Annual Cape Code Symposium on Addictive Disorders
Hyannis, MA
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Read More:
National Models of Addiction Treatment
Leadership through Service : Kishore Honored
Service to the Commonwealth Citizens
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Punyamurtula S. Kishore, M.D., M.P.H. 