Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Cornel Stanciu

Biography

Cornel Stanciu, M.D. is the 2017 Ruth Fox, American Association of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), scholar and 2017 Governors Institute on Substance Abuse scholar. He will be starting an addiction psychiatry fellowship at Dartmouth College in July 2017. Throughout his career, Dr Stanciu played an active and significant role in academia having published a multitude of papers on themes related to substance abuse and addiction. He is on the editorial boards of three journals and has received multiple national and international awards for excellence in research and clinical care. His research was presented at numerous conferences. Dr. Stanciu is actively involved with several organizations such as American Psychiatric Association (APA), North Carolina Psychiatric Association (NCPA), American Association of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and ASAM and has contributed to their newsletters. Dr. Stanciu received his honors Bachelors of Science, with specialization in Immunology, from University of Toronto. He then received his MD from SABA University School of Medicine where he played a prominent role as the teacher’s assistant. He completed internship, and now residency, at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine where he was actively involved in numerous academic research projects as well as community outreach programs disseminating knowledge to local providers.

Research Interest

Drug abuse, Addiction