Alexis Ritvo

Alexis Ritvo MD MPH serves as the Chair and Co-chair of the Education Committee for the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry since March 2020. Currently, Alexis is the Medical Director for The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices and holds multiple roles at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, including Program Director and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Additionally, Alexis is an Associate Medical Director and Faculty Supervisor at CU Medicine Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. Throughout a distinguished career, Alexis has contributed to various initiatives, including serving as Co-Chair for the Benzodiazepine Action Work Group with the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse. Alexis obtained an MD from Emory University School of Medicine, an MPH from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, and a BA in Anthropology from Harvard University.