Lunch on Key Topics
37th AAAP Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

Lunch on Key Topics is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11:45 pm - 1:30 pm.


  • Kevin Gray, MD: Cannabis
  • Jeffrey DeVido, MD: Public systems of care (ie, Medicaid)
  • Stephen Ross, MD: Psychedelics Update
  • Frances Levin, MD: ADHD and Co-occurring SUD
  • Larissa Mooney, MD: Stimulant Use Disorder
  • Richard Rosenthal, MD: AUD; co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, addiction and suicide
  • Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD: Pain Management and Addiction
  • Amy Yule, MD and Jennifer Creedon, MD: Child and Adolescents/SUD
  • Adina Bowe, MD: Best Practices in Treatment to Ethnically Minoritized Communities
  • Elie Aoun, MD and Derek Blevins, MD: Addiction in LGBTQ Communities
  • Rebecca Payne, MD, Laura Moss, MD, Michael Gendel, MD and Edwin Kim, MD: Healthcare Professional Programs
  • Inbal Gafni, MD: SUDs and Pregnant/Parenting Women
  • Maher Karam Hage, MD: Tobacco Use Disorder
  • John Mariani, MD: Bipolar and Co-occurring SUD
  • Tim Fong, MD: Behavorial Addiction
  • Shelby Powers, MD: Non-Academic Careers in Addiction Psychiatry
  • Joseph Liberto, MD and Jonathan Buchholz, MD: Veteran's Issues
  • Ismene Petrakis, MD: The American Journal on Addictions (AJA)
  • Joao De Aquino, MD and Edward Nunes, MD: Research Mentorship Program
Research Mentorship Program