About Dr. Siegel

A CONFIDENTIAL & DISCREET ADDICTION MEDICINE PRACTICE

Dr. Siegel has spent most of his medical career treating patients with addiction issues. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and then completed his residency at SUNY Stony Brook and fellowships at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He holds American Board of Medical Specialties board certification in Addiction Medicine. Before entering private practice in 2007, Dr. Siegel held appointments at two medical schools, where his research involved the effects of opioids on the body’s hormonal systems.

Dr. Siegel offers discreet, private, and one-on-one treatment in person and via video and phone with long appointments and flexible hours that include weekends and evenings. His treatment philosophy is one of flexibility and choice. Dr. Siegel’s approach is that there are different ways to attain recovery and to maintain abstinence. He focuses on doing “what works”, and on customizing treatment to each individual patient’s unique needs and circumstances.

HELP FOR WITHDRAWING FROM SUBSTANCES

Dr. Siegel offers medication assisted treatment and outpatient detoxification for people with drug and alcohol addictions. Medical detoxification is medically supervised withdrawal. In medical detox, a drug that is the same or similar to the one being abused is started at a high dose, then gradually tapered down to zero. Dr. Siegel is an expert in the slow, gradual taper of substances to minimize and manage any distress from the withdrawal process.

ADDICTION PSYCHOTHERAPY

Dr. Siegel also treats the psychological part of addiction. He does not only prescribe medications. Dr. Siegel provides addiction psychotherapy using the most effective methods of treatment. He provides psychological treatment that is collaborative and non-confrontational while at the same time seeking to understand resolve the underlying forces that are driving the addiction. Dr. Siegel guides patients to find their own internal motivation for change and resolve ambivalence about drug and alcohol use. He also teaches ways to cope with cravings, as well as change maladaptive thought processes and behaviors that lead to drug and alcohol use.