Avenues Recovery Center At Louisiana

Dr. Roy is the Founder and Medical Director of Addiction Recovery Resources, Inc. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and the recipient of the 2006 Excellence in Treatment Award from the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the recipient of the 2008 Annual Psychiatric Leadership Award presented by the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association, and was recognized as a 2008 Healthcare Hero by New Orleans City Business Magazine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tulane Medical School. Dr. Roy is a member of Governor Bobby Jindal’s Drug Policy Board and is appointed to the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners. In April of 1997 he was appointed a Fellow of The American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM). He is the Founder and Medical Director of the Dual Diagnosis Unit at River Oaks Hospital in New Orleans, LA. He also treats patients at East Jefferson General Hospital. Dr. Roy’s primary focus is Addiction Recovery Resources, Inc., a facility that provides a full spectrum of addiction treatment services including ambulatory detoxification, intensive outpatient treatment, residential treatment, professional’s intensive chemical dependency evaluations, continuing care and individual/family psychotherapy.

Dr. Somjen has been associated with ARR, Inc. since July, 2006. She serves as Medical Director of the Intensive Outpatient Group Therapy Program. Dr. Somjen practices addiction medicine and has over 15 years treating patients with addiction. She is certified by the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) as an addiction medicine specialist. Dr. Somjen obtained her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Community Counseling at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Dr. Somjen has previously practiced as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She completed a residency in Family Medicine in Upstate New York and a Fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Somjen is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine.Dr. Somjen also cares for patients long term in her private practice, performs consultations at East Jefferson General Hospital, and admits to River Oaks Hospital Dual Diagnosis Unit for detoxification and addiction treatment.