Dr. Adam Newman, MD FCFP(AM) CCSAM
After spending two years in Sioux Lookout as a general practitioner, Dr. Adam Newman practiced full scope family medicine in Kingston for 20 years before obtaining Certification from the Canadian Association of Addiction Medicine in 2013. Since then his practice has been focused on Addiction Medicine and Harm Reduction exclusively, including perinatal addictions and substance use. He is the most responsible physician for Opioid Dependent infants rooming-in with their mothers at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), where he also provides addiction medicine consultation for adult inpatients. He currently sits on the board of Portage Ontario, which has been advocating for the establishment of a government-funded Mother Child treatment centre for Ontario. He is married with two adult children and has been in active recovery from Opioid Use Disorder since 2010. Watch Dr. Newman’s Ted Talk.