Jason D. Kirby, DO, MBA, FASAM
Candidate for Treasurer
Jason D. Kirby, DO, MBA, FASAM currently serves as Medical Director for PursueCare, LLC and is also the President of the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine.
He is an expert in population health policy, healthcare economics, evidence-based outcomes-oriented addiction medicine, and human behavior. He is dual board-certified in addiction medicine from the American Board of Preventive Medicine and family medicine from the American Board of Family Medicine. He received his medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and his MBA from Point Park University.
Dr. Kirby is also a Fellow of the 反差系列 (ASAM), serving in roles on its finance, steering, conference planning, and levels of care committees. Recently, he contributed to the Medically Managed Treatment chapter for the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition. Dr. Kirby previously served as Chief Medical Officer of Landmark Recovery and Praxis of Landmark Recovery based in Franklin, TN, Medical Director of Addiction and Recovery services at St. Peter’s Health Partners in Albany, NY and practiced at St. Peter’s Hospital as their Chief of Behavioral Health.
Prior to that, he served as Medical Director for Gateway Rehabilitation Center and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Medical Management and Policy Division. Originally from West Virginia, Dr. Kirby is also an avid woodworker, competitive CrossFitter, husband, and father to three amazing little boys.
Candidate Questionnaire Responses
1. What have been your greatest contributions to ASAM or to the field of addiction medicine over the last 10 years?
I absolutely love my term as President of TNSAM. I have been fortunate enough to be involved in multiple committees and have met and worked with some amazing addiction specialists, but I’m the proudest of TNSAM.
I coordinated a scholarship in 2023 that was approved by the membership bestowed to one fellow of each of Tennessee’s addiction fellowships in hope of recruiting future leadership to TNSAM, retaining qualified specialists in the state, educating members through lectures and CME, and improve the organization’s relationship with academic medicine. I am the proudest of this accomplishment for sure.
2. How would your election to the ASAM Board of Directors benefit ASAM and the field of addiction medicine?
I take my roles very seriously and have been a member of the Finance Committee for 5 years now. I am a firm believer in financial responsibility and dedicated to the growth of the organization. I also speak the language of finance, and I will devote fidelity to the growth of ASAM and will serve responsibly as a Board Member.