Shona Ray-Griffith, M.D., is the program director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UAMS. As the program director, Dr. Ray-Griffith is responsible for the oversight and organization of all educational activities as well as the selection of fellows and the monitoring of their progress. Dr. Ray-Griffith received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2009. She is board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM). She also serves as the Ambulatory Director of the Women’s Mental Health Program and specializes in perinatal psychiatry.
Michael Mancino, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and serves as the Program Director of the Center for Addiction Services and Treatment at UAMS. He is board certified in Psychiatry by the ABPN and in Addiction Medicine by ABPM. He supervises the fellows during the Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder rotation.
Abigail Richison, M.D., is the assistant program director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship and an assistant professor within the UAMS Department of Psychiatry. She is board certified in Psychiatry. She joined the program after successfully completing an Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship from Vanderbilt School of Medicine in 2022. She serves as the primary supervising physician of the Co-Occurring Disorder Inpatient rotation.
Jonathan Goree, M.D., is an associate professor in the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology and is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He is the director of UAMS’ Interventional Pain Management Services and supervises the fellows during the Pain Medicine rotation.
Michael Cucciare, Ph.D., is an associate professor within the Department of Psychiatry. He is a clinical psychologist whose research interests include implementation of evidence-based mental health practices in medical settings, particularly substance abuse treatment settings
Payton Lea, M.D., is an assistant professor within the Department of Psychiatry. He is board certified in Psychiatry. He serves as the primary supervising physician of the Transplant Evaluation rotation.
Amy Grooms, M.D., is an assistant professor within the Department of Psychiatry. She is board certified in Psychiatry. She is the primary supervising physician of the Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consultation rotation
Justin Treas, M.D., is a Staff Psychiatrist at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and recent graduate of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship. He is board eligible in Internal Medicine and in Addiction Medicine. He serves as the primary supervising physician of the Continuity Clinic, Outpatient Addiction Medicine, and Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program rotations.
Doug Provaznik, M.D., is a staff psychiatrist at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. He is board certified in Psychiatry. He serves as the primary supervising physician of the VA Consultation Liaison/Emergency Psychiatry rotation.