Richard Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM

Founding Faculty

Medical Director (2019-2025)

Role 

Dr. Ries is an addiction psychiatrist and practicing board certified psychiatrist with a focus on the grey area of addiction and suicide and former CSPAR medical director.

Background

Dr. Ries developed Preventing Addiction Related Suicide (PARS) and its training partner PARSWeb, a suicide prevention module developed in and for community substance use intensive outpatient programs. Before retiring, Dr. Ries provided inpatient, outpatient, and tele-consultation at UW Medicine and consults internationally on addiction and suicide.

Publications

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