Meet our esteemed leadership team, made up of cannabinoid specialists, cannabis nurses, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and educators dedicated to cannabinoid medicine.
Executive Committee
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Jordan Tishler, MDPresident, Policy Department Co-ChairDr. Tishler is a cannabinoid specialist. He is the Founder and President of the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists. |
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Board of Directors
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Adam Abodeely, MD MBA FACS FASCRSDr. Adam Abodeely MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS is a double Board-Certified Surgeon specializing in gastrointestinal diseases and cancer, and a cannabinoid specialist. |
Elizabeth Dost, RNElizabeth G. Dost, RN, is a senior health care executive with more than 25 years-experience in the Boston market and a cannabis nurse. |
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Bryant GodfreyBryant Godfrey is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Foley Hoag and is Co-Chair of the firm’s FDA Practice Group. |
John MalancaThrough a family hardship in 2011, John and his wife Corinne founded United Patients Group (UPG), a trusted resource and leader in medical cannabis information and education.
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Julia Arnsten, MD, MPHDr. Julia Arnsten is Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine and a Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Epidemiology & Population Health, as well as a cannabinoid specialist. |
Mark BoltonPolicy Department Co-ChairMark Bolton serves as Head of Global Public Policy for Jazz Pharmaceuticals. In that capacity, Mark oversees all international, federal, and state public policy for Jazz. |
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Sandra Carrillo, MDInternational Department ChairDr. Sandra Carrillo is a cannabinoid specialist. She is President of the Colombian Medical Association of Cannabis Medicine (ASOMEDCCAM). |
Suraj Tandon, MD, FRCPCDr. Tandon has worked as a researcher and co-investigator assessing physical and mental health disparities amongst South Asian immigrants. Dr. Tandon is also a cannabinoid specialist. |
Advisory Board
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Carrie ArmourCarrie Armour has over fifteen years of experience representing physicians, patients and the cannabis industry as a government affairs attorney and advocacy consultant. |
David Meiri, PhDDavid (Dedi) Meiri, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and a member of the Technion Integrated Cancer Center (TICC). |
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Deondra Asike, MDDeondra Asike, MD is double board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, and is a cannabinoid specialist. She is a Clinical Associate in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins since 2015. |
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Department Heads
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Eugene Vortsman, DOEducation Department ChairDr. Eugene Vortsman brings a comprehensive understanding of substance use disorders and |
Makenna Campbell, M.S., M.EdStudent Department Co-ChairMakenna Campbell is Co-Chair of the Student Department and the host of the Student Education Speaker Series and other Association events and symposiums. |
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Sara Narum, M.S.Student Department Co-ChairSara Narum graduated with high honors from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy with an MS in Medical Cannabis Science & Therapeutics (2023) and began volunteering with ACS shortly thereafter. |
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