Dr. Petros Levounis is a professor in and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in chemistry and biophysics before receiving his medical education at Stanford University and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He also earned a master’s degree in sociology from Stanford University. Levounis trained in psychiatry at Columbia University, where he received the National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Resident Award, and completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at New York University. From 2002 to 2013, he served as director of the Addiction Institute of New York. Levounis has authored, co-authored or edited 13 books, including “Sober Siblings: How to Help Your Alcoholic Brother or Sister and Not Lose Yourself,” “Substance Dependence and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders,” “The Behavioral Addictions,” “Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice,” “Becoming Mindful” and “Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder.”