A. Kenison Roy, III

MD, FASAM

Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Resources, Inc.
Residential Treatment Program

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.