Sheila Specker, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Info
MD, University of Minnesota
Residency, Family Practice, University of Wisconsin
Residency, Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
Fellowship, Substance Abuse, University of Minnesota
Summary
Dr. Specker is an Associate Professor and addiction psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry. She is Program Director for the Addiction Medicine Fellowship which trains physicians of all specialties in addiction and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Her research interests include screening and brief intervention for adolescents at risk for substance use disorder and also is co-investigator on the use of neuroimaging approaches to identify circuit abnormalities in addiction. Pharmacotherapies for the treatment of cocaine use disorder has also been a focus of research.
Research
Research Summary/Interests
- Substance abuse and related compulsive behaviors with co-morbid conditions, especially in women
- Medication development for substances of abuse
- Health Care Professionals with substance user psychiatric disorders
Clinical
Specialties
- Eating disorders
- Substance use disorders
- Addictive disorders
Board Certifications
Dr. Specker is board certified in both family practice and psychiatry and is certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine as a physician specialist in substance abuse and by the American Board of Psychiatry in addiction psychiatry.