Dr. Rosenthal is Professor and Inaugural Director of Addiction Psychiatry at Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. In that role, he oversees the delivery of addiction services for the Stony Brook Health system and is responsible for addiction-related clinical training for medical students, residents and practitioners. Over his career, he has been active in research, education, program development, treatment and public policy related to addiction. Since 2003, he has been the Head of Public Policy at the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.Dr. Rosenthal earned his master’s degree in physiology and pharmacology at Duke University, where he was the recipient of a National Institutes of Health Neurosciences Training Grant Award. He then earned his medical degree at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center and completed his residency in psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident. After residency, he founded and directed the Addiction Psychiatry program at Beth Israel Medical Center, NY. More recently, he was chair of psychiatry 2001-2014 at the former St. Luke’s Roosevelt Medical Center, NY.Dr. Rosenthal is a member of numerous professional societies and served as President of both the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the American Association for Technology in Psychiatry. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. He has published articles in many professional journals as well as numerous book chapters and books. He is also an Editor of the American Society of Addiction Medicine Principles of Addiction Medicine. In 2008, Dr. Rosenthal was the recipient of the Founders’ Award from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and has been selected for Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors since 2008.