Sheila Blume, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Sayville, NY
Dr. Blume is a consultant psychiatrist and teacher specializing in addictions, especially as they affect women, and in pathological gambling. A fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Psychiatric Association, she is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Dr. Blume chairs the Committee on Treatment Services for Addicted Patients of the American Psychiatric Association. She received the ASAM award of the American Society of Addiction Medicine in 1999 for her contributions to addiction medicine, the Marty Mann Founder's Award from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence for her advocacy for women alcoholics in 1999 and a New York state Governor's Lifetime Service Award for contributions to the field of addictions in 2000. She served as Commissioner for Alcoholism for the State if New York from 1979 - 1983, and retired from her position as Medical Director of Addiction Services at South Oaks Hospital in 1998.
She has written many scientific papers and many of the chapters on women's issues in the standard textbooks of addiction. She has consulted to several foreign countries, including Israel and Iceland regarding their addiction problems.
Dr. Blume was graduated cum laude from the Harvard Medical School in 1958.
Note: This biosketch is published as it was submitted by Dr. Blume. The material was edited for style.
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