Dawn V. Obrecht, M.D.

Fellow of American Society of Addiction Medicine

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Dawn Victoria Obrecht, M.D., F.A.S.A.M.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland
Married, 2 children

EDUCATION

Bryn Mawr High School, Maryland; graduated 1966
East Carolina University, B.A. Chemistry, 1970
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, M.D., 1974
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; General Surgery
Internship, 1974-1975
Denver General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, Emergency Medicine Residency, 1975-1977
Board Credentialed in Addiction Medicine, 1987; Re-Credentialed 1997
Numerous workshops and regular Continuing Education with emphasis on Addictions and Family Practice

MEDICAL PRACTICE

Emergency Medicine, Lutheran Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, 1976-1977
Emergency Medicine, Porter Memorial Hospital, Littleton, Colorado, 1977-1979
Family Practice and Emergency Medicine, Evergreen, Colorado, 1978-1985
Family Practice with specialty in Addiction Medicine (Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Eating Disorders, Codependency, etc.), Lakewood, Colorado, 1985-2004
Medical Consultant to numerous outpatient addiction treatment facilities, 1986-2007
Medical Consultant to Individual Therapists, Physicians, and Attorneys, 1978-2008
Preceptor for medical students, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, level 1, 2, 3, and 4, 1994-2003
Professor, Problem-Based Learning and Communications Course, medical students, years 1 and 2, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1996-2008
Private Practice, Addiction Medicine and Wellness Consulting, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 2006-2008
Family Practice coverage for ill and vacationing physicians, 2007, 2008 May, 2008

HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1977-2008
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, 1976-2007
West Pines Hospital – Medical Director, Chemical Dependency Unit 1988-1989
St. Lukes/Presbyterian AMI Medical Center, 1989-1996
Porter Memorial Hospital, Littleton, Colorado, 1978-1989
St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, Colorado, 1976-1986
Yampa Valley Medical Center, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Staff physician, 2006- 2008

APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTED POSITIONS

Board Member Colorado Physicians Health Program 1987-1990
Colorado State Chairperson, American Society of Addictive Medicine (ASAM) 1987-1989
State Captain, Ruth Fox Foundation, ASAM 1990
Lead Reviewer, Credentialing Committee, ASAM, 1991-1999; Chairperson, Credentialing Committee, ASAM, 1999
Elected to Fellowship in The American Society of Addiction Medicine, January, 1997 (F.A.S.A.M.)
Colorado Medical Society Committee on Physician Health, 1992-1993
Clear Creek Valley Medical Society Alternate Delegate to Colorado Medical Society, 1992, 1994, 1996-2003
Clear Creek Valley Medical Society Member of Grievance Committee, 1993-1996
Secretary-Treasurer, Clear Creek Valley Medical Society, 1998-1999
President-elect, Clear Creek Valley Medical Society, 1999-2000
President, Clear Creek Valley Medical Society, 2000-2001
Lutheran Medical Center Committee on Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, 1997-1998
Lutheran Medical Center Committee on Medical Education, 1998-1999, 2002
Chairperson of Medical Education Committee, Exempla Lutheran Hospital 2002
Colorado Medical Society Board Member Council, Ethical and Judicial Affairs, 2002-2005
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Admission Committee Medical School, 2003-2007
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Admission Committee, Ethics Subcommittee, 2005-2007
Yampa Valley Medical Center, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Staff physician, 2006- 2008
Yampa Valley Medical Center, Ethics Committee, 2006-2008
Named in Denver's "5280" Magazine as one of Colorado's "Top Docs" in 1998 and 2000, after votes by other Colorado Doctors

MEDICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Addictive Medicine, 1984-2008
Wilderness Medical Society, 1987-2004
Colorado Medical Society, 1991-2008
Clear Creek Valley Medical Society, 1991-2005
Routt County Medical Society, 2005-2008

RELATED ENGAGEMENTS

Frequent speaker to students, teachers, and medical staffs, and community organizations
Writer for The Local, a Steamboat Springs paper

OUTSIDE INTERESTS

Family
Competitive Masters Triathlete, Finisher Ironman races on 3 continents; World Championships, Hawaii Ironman, 2004
Member USA Triathlon team, Perth, Australia, 2000
Endurance Trail Runner
Hiking and hunting the Colorado outdoors; successfully summited all 54 Colorado Mountains over 14,000 ft.
Volunteer Medical Missions to Asia, Latin America and in the U.S, including to Indonesia after the 2004 Tsunami and to Louisiana after 2005 Hurricane Katrina

Details of Specific Consultations available on request
References available on request