Medical Professionals - Marla Kushner, DO

Medical Professionals

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Marla Kushner, DO, FACOFP, DFASAM, FAOAAM, FSAHM

Dr. Marla Kushner graduated from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Family Medicine residency at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan and completed an Adolescent / Young Adult Medicine Fellowship at Chicago Osteopathic Hospital and Rush Presbyterian-St Luke's Hospital in Chicago.

After her fellowship Dr. Kushner began working with adolescent substance abuse facilities in the Chicago area and received certification in Addiction Medicine from the American Society of Addiction Medicine. She is a distinguished fellow of ASAM and a Diplomate in the American Board of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Kushner received her fellowship in the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians in March 2013 and is currently the Medical Director for New Hope Recovery Center in Chicago, The ART program at Insight Behavioral Health in Chicago, and two high school-based health centers in Chicago. She is on the board of directors for the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine.

Dr. Marla Kushner is actively involved in training medical students and residents carrying on her father’s legacy to ensure that new doctors have the same commitment and focus on family medicine and understand the specific issues facing patients with substance use disorders.

Dr. Kushner has been in private practice in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago for over 20 years. She also lives in Chicago and is a actively involved in the community including volunteering as the team doctor for a local Chicago Public School as well as supporting a range of health care related and community focused organizations.