{{Short description|American psychiatrist}} {{Multiple issues| {{COI|date=November 2021}} {{Like resume|date=November 2021}} }} {{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = Stuart Gitlow | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = <!--(filename only, i.e. without "File:" prefix)--> | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- if different from "name" --> | birth_date = <!--{{birth date |YYYY|MM|DD}}--> | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = <!--{{death date and age |YYYY|MM|DD |YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date)--> | death_place = | death_cause = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability --> | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}--> | other_names = | siglum = | pronounce = | citizenship = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | fields = | workplaces = University of Florida, Dartmouth, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School | patrons = | education = | alma_mater = University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health<br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>University of Rhode Island<br>Mount Sinai School of Medicine | thesis_title = <!--(or | thesis1_title = and | thesis2_title = )--> | thesis_url = <!--(or | thesis1_url = and | thesis2_url = )--> | thesis_year = <!--(or | thesis1_year = and | thesis2_year = )--> | doctoral_advisor = <!--(or | doctoral_advisors = )--> | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = <!--(or | spouses = )--> | partner = <!--(or | partners = )--> | children = | parents = | father = | mother = | relatives = | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | website = <!--{{URL|www.example.com}}--> | footnotes = }} '''Stuart Gitlow''' (born November 29, 1962) is an American psychiatrist who is a past president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.<ref name="asam.org">{{Cite web |url=https://www.asam.org/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors/biography-stuart-gitlow |title=Biography - Dr Stuart Gitlow |access-date=2019-01-12 |archive-date=2019-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113182325/https://www.asam.org/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors/biography-stuart-gitlow |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Biography== Gitlow was born on November 29, 1962. Following completion of his bachelor of science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he earned an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rhode Island.{{cn|date=August 2024}} His psychiatric and public health training were at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Harvard University for his forensic fellowship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asam.org/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors/biography-stuart-gitlow |title=Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA, DFAPA |date= |accessdate=2014-07-30 |publisher=American Society of Addiction Medicine |location= |archive-date=2014-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110333/http://www.asam.org/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors/biography-stuart-gitlow |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Gitlow was a medical expert to the Social Security Department's Office of Hearings Operations,{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine,<ref name="asam.org"/> American Society of Addiction Medicine delegate to the American Medical Association,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emaxhealth.com/7/13362.html |title=Excessive Video Gaming May Not Be An Addiction |publisher=Emaxhealth.com |date=2007-06-26 |accessdate=2011-02-01 |archive-date=2011-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921141203/http://www.emaxhealth.com/7/13362.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Chair of the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health.<ref>{{cite web |title=AMA Elects Past ASAM President to the AMA Council of Science and Public Health |url=https://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/pressreleases/michael-miller-elected-to-ama-council-of-science-and-public-health_2014-06-16_.pdf |access-date=2019-01-12 |archive-date=2014-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701072157/http://asam.org/docs/default-source/pressreleases/michael-miller-elected-to-ama-council-of-science-and-public-health_2014-06-16_.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Gitlow has received more than US $65,000 in funding since 2013. This includes more than US $16,000 in consulting payments from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Physician Profile - Open Payments Data - CMS {{!}} CMS Open Payments Data|url=https://openpaymentsdata-origin.cms.gov/physician/572896|access-date=2020-08-14|website=OpenPaymentsData.CMS.gov|language=en}}</ref> He has also received more than $43,000 in fees for consulting with multiple pharmaceutical firms including Kaleo, Inc, Reckitt Benckiser, and Orexo.<ref name=":0" />
==Politics== Gitlow has twice unsuccessfully sought election to the Rhode Island General Assembly as representative for Woonsocket, Rhode Island district 49.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://woonsocket.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/stuart-gitlow-makes-second-run-in-dist-49-primary |title=Woonsocket Patch article, Sept. 5, 2012 |access-date=2014-05-02 |archive-date=2014-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502231654/http://woonsocket.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/stuart-gitlow-makes-second-run-in-dist-49-primary |url-status=live }}</ref>
On March 17, 2018, Gitlow's private residence and separate medical office were raided by the FBI as part of an ongoing investigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.woonsocketcall.com/news/city-doctor-s-home-office-raided-by-fbi/article_1e4270a0-2bb5-11e8-be84-b7f0c2501d63.html|title=City doctor's home, office raided by FBI|date=19 March 2018|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320000449/http://www.woonsocketcall.com/news/city-doctor-s-home-office-raided-by-fbi/article_1e4270a0-2bb5-11e8-be84-b7f0c2501d63.html|url-status=live}}</ref> No charges or allegations followed.
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