Peter Banys, M.D., M.Sc.

Director, Substance Abuse Programs
VA Medical Center (116-E)
4150 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 94121 
Phone: 415-221-4810 Ext. 2356
E-mail:peter.banys@med.va.gov

 

Peter Banys, MD, MSc, is the Director of Substance Abuse Programs at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.  He directs the VA/UCSF Substance Abuse Fellowship for Physicians.  He has been involved with our program since its inception, and frequently speaks to trainees on medical issues related to drug abuse (Koch & Banys, 2001).  He is one of the state leaders in the implementation of Proposition 36 (treatment rather than incarceration).  He is a past president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine and a member of the Executive Board of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.  We use him as a resource as faculty and trainees develop research on co-occurring disorders, treatment policy, and psychopharmacology.  He is active in the NIDA-sponsored clinical research centers and since 2006, has been active in assisting Vietnam with the rollout of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT).