John Moritz
Internist
1700 S tamiami Tr Sarasota FL, 34239About
John Moritz, DO, FACP, FASAM
Dr. John Moritz is a board certified internal medicine physician. He is also board certified as a subspecialist in addiction medicine. His scope of practice includes the medical management of hospitalized patients with acute medical illnesses and co-occuring psychiatric and/or addiction related diagnoses. As such he is passionate about elevating the level of care and bringing compassion to this stigmatized and underserved population. Indeed, despite all of the medical and scientific advances in the fields of addiction medicine, molecular biology and neuroscience, there remains a huge knowlege gap between evolving science and actual community practice. It is Dr. Moritz' mission to close this gap in our community. This effort is ongoing and multipronged. It includes educating colleagues, policy makers, the local criminal justice system and insurance companies while also working with community leaders and reaching out to local care providers to establish a much needed addiction referral infrastructure to better serve his patients.
Dr. Moritz is a life long resident of southwest FL. He and his wife Ginger have three children, Carolyn, Brandon and Abby and a chihuahua named Otis. When not working Dr. Moritz and his family love spending time on our local waters exploring and fishing.
Education and Training
Nova Southeaster University DO 1989
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine Florida State University college of Medicine 2008 - Present
Professional Memberships
- American College of Physicians
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
- American Medical Association
- American Osteopathic Association
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- SeaLah Expedition, Inc
Areas of research
Neuroinflammation
Peripheral markers for neuroinflammation
neuroinflammation and addiction
MAT
First-Episode Psychosis in the patient with Co-Occuring Substance Use Disorder
Reward Neuropathways
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