OHSAM Leadership
President
Krisanna L. Deppen, MD, FASAM
Dr. Krisanna Deppen is board certified physician in both Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. After graduating from Northeast Ohio Medical University, she completed her family medicine residency at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She completed an Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle Washington where her passion for caring for pregnant women with substance use disorders began. She currently works at OhioHealth-Grant Medical Center as the program director of their Addiction Medicine Fellowship. She recently completed her masters in Population Health Management at Jefferson University and looks forward to using this knowledge to expand care to our vulnerable populations.
President-Elect
Carolyn Chan, MD, MHS-MED
Carolyn Chan, MD MHS-MEd is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati; and Internal Medicineand the Program Director of the UC Addiction Medicine Fellowship. She co-hosts the Curbsiders Addiction Medicine podcast. Dr. Chan’s academic interests include addiction education, harm reduction, and developing innovative models of care to expand access to treatment.
Immediate Past-President
Krisanna L. Deppen, MD, FASAM
Dr. Krisanna Deppen is board certified physician in both Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. After graduating from Northeast Ohio Medical University, she completed her family medicine residency at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She completed an Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle Washington where her passion for caring for pregnant women with substance use disorders began. She currently works at OhioHealth-Grant Medical Center as the program director of their Addiction Medicine Fellowship. She recently completed her masters in Population Health Management at Jefferson University and looks forward to using this knowledge to expand care to our vulnerable populations.
Treasurer
Ronald Suprenant, MD, MBA, FAAFP, DFASAM
Dr. Suprenant is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. He is a distinguished fellow of ASAM. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. He is an active advocate through the Ohio Society of Addiction Medicine and through ASAM for patients with substance use disorders and the professionals who care for them. He has taught a variety of courses for ASAM and provides educational talks to interested groups as requested. He has practiced in both outpatient and residential addiction treatment programs. He currently maintains a private Addiction Medicine practice with offices in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas.
Advocacy Committee Chair
Carolyn Chan, MD, MHS-MED
Carolyn Chan, MD MHS-MEd is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati; and Internal Medicineand the Program Director of the UC Addiction Medicine Fellowship. She co-hosts the Curbsiders Addiction Medicine podcast. Dr. Chan’s academic interests include addiction education, harm reduction, and developing innovative models of care to expand access to treatment.
