Our Leadership
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If you have a question or want more information about the Minnesota Chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, please fill out the form below.
Ashwin George, President Jeremiah Fairbanks, President-Elect Cole Pueringer, Treasurer Tayler Bockstruck, Secretary David Peter, Past President To learn more about ASAM, visit their website: asam.org |
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If you have a question about an upcoming quarterly event or monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Jeni or Pam.
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Executive Committee Member Bios
David Peter, MD, MPH, is an addiction medicine and family physician working at the VA as well as at the University of Minnesota (UMN). At UMN he is the assistant program director for the addiction medicine fellowship and associate faculty, also working with the Medical Discovery Team on Addiction (MDTA) as a clinical research liaison. At the VA he is the Primary Care Pain Champion for the site, helping veterans who have been on chronic opioids taper down or transition to safer alternatives. He also has a substance use disorder clinic within the primary care setting. He is board certified in addiction medicine and family medicine.
Ashwin George, MD, offers his medical expertise and compassionate demeanor to patients at Valley Medical and Wellness, which has offices in Burnsville, Minneapolis, and Woodbury, Minnesota. Triple-board-certified in internal medicine, palliative care, and addiction medicine, Dr. George is committed to helping patients overcome addiction so they can live full, quality lives.
As a Board-Certified Addiction Medicine specialist, Dr. George provides treatment for opioid dependence, heroin addiction, alcohol, benzodiazepines, and methamphetamine dependence. He also offers careful, considerate, and effective addiction counseling services. He is one of the few physicians certified in SUBOXONE® treatment for narcotic addiction in Minnesota. Dr. George has more than seven years of experience working as a hospitalist, managing cancer pain for palliative care patients.
As a Board-Certified Addiction Medicine specialist, Dr. George provides treatment for opioid dependence, heroin addiction, alcohol, benzodiazepines, and methamphetamine dependence. He also offers careful, considerate, and effective addiction counseling services. He is one of the few physicians certified in SUBOXONE® treatment for narcotic addiction in Minnesota. Dr. George has more than seven years of experience working as a hospitalist, managing cancer pain for palliative care patients.
Jeremiah Fairbanks, DO is an addiction medicine and family medicine physician through Allina Health. He completed his family medicine residency and addiction medicine fellowship through the university of Minnesota and is board certified in both. Through Allina he serves on the opioid committee in addition to treating substance use disorders both through the outpatient addiction medicine clinic and through his primary care clinic. He serves on the planning committee for ASAM. He is very passionate about community based resources and currently serves on the board for a local peer recovery group and is typically working on community based projects in the Twin Cities.
Dr. Robert “Cole” Pueringer is a Medical Toxicologist, Addiction Medicine Specialist, and Hospitalist. He joined Essentia Health in September 2022. He is the Medical Director of the Substance Use and Addiction Care Program at Essentia Health. He completed his medical training in the Twin Cities, including Medical School at the University of Minnesota, Internal Medicine Residency, and Chief Resident year at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), Medical Toxicology Fellowship at HealthPartners/HCMC, and Addiction Medicine Fellowship at the University of Minnesota. He received his CTropMed certification for Tropical Medicine & Travelers’ Health at the University of Minnesota. His academic interests include medical education, Global Health, and the overlap of Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine. He is particularly passionate about addiction/substance use disorder - a disease that has affected most aspects of his own life – and hopes to contribute significantly to substance use treatment, education, de-stigmatization, and harm reduction in Minnesota.
Robert “Tayler” Bockstruck, MD is an inpatient addiction medicine physician at Allina Health, consulting on management of substance use disorders and acute withdrawal at Mercy/Unity Hospital and Abbott Northwestern Hospital. He completed his combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency training through the University of Arizona Phoenix College of Medicine and his Addiction Medicine fellowship through the University of Minnesota. He is board certified in Addiction Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics. Throughout his training and now as faculty, he has been engaged with various quality improvement initiatives and with medical education of students, residents, and fellows.