Cornel Stanciu

Biography:

Dr. Stanciu is an Assistant Professor at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Director of Addiction Services at New Hampshire Hospital. In 2017, he was named the Ruth Fox, ASAM, scholar and Governors Institute on Substance Abuse scholar. In this past year Dr. Stanciu was appointed by New Hampshire’s governor to the New Hampshire Board of Medicine, Medical Review Subcommittee as well as by the New Hampshire DHHS’s commissioner to the New Hampshire Therapeutic Cannabis Medical Oversight Board. He also earned the prestigious ASAM as well as APA Fellow credentials.

Throughout his career, Dr. Stanciu played an active role in academia having published a multitude of papers on themes related to addictive disorders, particularly Kratom. He is on the editorial boards of three journals and has received multiple awards for excellence in research and clinical care.  His research was presented at numerous conferences, through live webinars, and cited in literature.

Dr. Stanciu is actively involved with several organizations such as APA, ASAM, and AAAP and has contributed to their newsletters, currently serving as the Early Career Editor for the latter.

Furthermore, Dr. Stanciu’ s devotion to the field and commitment to downstream knowledge dissemination is exemplified through his most recently published book titled “Deciphering the Addicted Brain: A Guide to understanding and Helping a Loved One Towards Recovery”.