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About me
After receiving his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Reisfield completed an anesthesiology residency at the University of Florida and a pain medicine fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University. Dr. Reisfield subsequently served as a hospice medical director and a pain and palliative medicine division chief at the University of Florida in Jacksonville. As a part of his transition to the University of Florida in Gainesville, Dr. Reisfield completed an addiction medicine fellowship in the department of psychiatry.
Dr. Reisfield is board certified in anesthesiology, addiction medicine, and pain medicine. He is a clinician-researcher and has authored more than 75 articles and book chapters. He currently serves as a forensic expert in the UF Forensic Psychiatry Division. Dr. Reisfield鈥檚 forensic expertise includes pain management, substance use disorders, diminished capacity due to intoxication and other impairment issues.
My research
Top areas of exploration
- Analgesics, Opioid , 31 publications
- Opioid-Related Disorders , 19 publications
- Pain , 16 publications
- Substance-Related Disorders , 12 publications
Research activity
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Stories and news
Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains
February 28, 2023
The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine鈥�
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