Faculty - William M. Greene, M.D.
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William M. Greene, M.D. Assistant Professor |
Dr. Greene graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor's degree in biology. He completed medical school at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and completed his residency in general psychiatry at the University of Florida. He went on to complete a fellowship in addiction medicine at University of Florida as well. In 2007, Dr. Greene joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Addiction Medicine. He currently serves as Attending Physician of our 23 bed drug and alcohol detoxification unit at Shands at Vista. Dr. Greene is board certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine, and also certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Greene's primary interest is in the evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders, on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. In addition, he has a keen interest in treating the various psychiatric disorders which commonly co-occur with addiction, such as mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Also, Dr. Greene is interested in the evaluation and treatment of impaired healthcare professionals through Professional Resource Network (PRN) and Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN). Read the latest news on the Addiction Medicine Division & the Florida Recovery Center - Cover story in the June '09 Gainesville Today magazine (gainesvilletoday)
Educational Interests and Accomplishments:
Dr. Greene's primary interest is in the evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders, on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. In addition, he has a keen interest in treating the various psychiatric disorders which commonly co-occur with addiction, such as mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Also, Dr. Greene is involved in the evaluation and treatment of impaired healthcare professionals through Professional Resource Network (PRN) and Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN).
Dr. Greene is quite active in resident and medical student education, giving lectures at various levels of training. He leads small groups of medical students in their Human Behavior and Essentials of Patient Care courses. Additionally, his clinical service is one of a select few in the country where medical students are required to rotate through an addiction medicine service. He is also responsible for training fellows in addiction medicine, and residents, on his service. During his residency, he served as Chief Resident, and also was honored with the John M. Kuldau research award.
DuPont RL, Greene WM, Lydiard RB. Sedatives and hypnotics: Clinical use and abuse. In: UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2007.
DuPont RL, Greene WM, Lydiard RB. Sedatives and hypnotics: Pharmacology and epidemiology. In: UpToDate, Rose, BD (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2007