ACT is multidisciplinary. From our patient navigator to our nurse practitioner, our team's diverse members have unique skills tailored to our patients' needs. Learn about who we are below.

Dr. Marlene Martin

Director

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I support staff and clinicans, manage operations, engage partners, and lead the long term strategy, collaborative mission, and vision for ACT. I love working with our growth oriented team and community to improve services for our patients and staff experiences.

Alex Logan

Dr. Alex Logan

Associate Director

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I help create meaningful, high-yield experiences for ACT learners and improve the care of patients through systems-based changes and interprofessional work.

Maria Solorzano

Administrative Coordinator

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I manage administrative functions and am the central point of contact between students, faculty, and staff. My duties include scheduling, onboarding, and addressing administrative problems that arise. I also help with program development, operations, and workflow improvement.

It's a privilege to be part of our patients' care. We see the importance of providing substance use services to our patients. It's great to work an interprofessional team of nurses, patient navigators, fellows, and trainees to provide person-centered care, while advocating and reducing stigma towards people who use substances.

Dr. Marlene Martin, ACT Director

Patty Moreno.

Patty Moreno

Patient Navigator

I am committed to providing patients who use substances compassionate and culturally informed care. Guiding them through the complex healthcare system is a rewarding privilege. I enjoy connecting with my community and actively contributing to their recovery journey.

Sophie Zhai.

Sophie Zhai

Patient Navigator

I help people who use drugs achieve their treatment goals by bridging the gap between the hospital and community. I am excited to be part of a team that advocates for person-centered, low-barrier addiction care.

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Steve Rodriguez Gonzalez

Peer Support Specialist

Works with ACT team and meets with patients during hospitalization to be able to provide additional support.

Martha Castellanos

Licensed Vocational Nurse

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I speak to patients who may be in need of intervention. I listen for change talk and use my patients' own motivations for positive change wherever they may be in the process of addiction. I share knowledge and provide counseling and support.

Xenia Guandique

Licensed Vocational Nurse

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I see patients with unhealthy alcohol, tobacco, and drug use and assess them for addiction. I share my findings with my patients' primary team while focusing on my patients' goals around their addiction. For those without substance use disorders, I educate them about safer use. I work with other ACT members to deliver additional services to our patient.

Gabriela Guardado

Licensed Vocational Nurse

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I see hospitalized patients with unhealthy substance use. I work within a team of addiction medicine clinicians, navigators, nurses, and social workers dedicated to treating patients with substance use disorders while maintaining the patients' health and goals as priority. I also provide Harm Reduction teaching and motivational interviewing to maximize safety and awareness in the community all while reducing substance use stigma.

Johanna Sluser

Nurse Practitioner

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I help people explore their goals around substance use and provide them with information about treatment and harm reduction. In my role, I make recommendations about medications and treatment to help ensure our patients who use drugs and alcohol receive the best care possible while they are in the hospital.

Nurse Practitioner

Molly Sullivan

Therapist/Behavioral Health Clinician

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The Behavioral Health Clinician provides therapy and counseling, and focuses on care transitions including linkage to mental health, social needs, and community resources.

Addiction Care Team evaluatION (ACTION)

Dr. Oanh Nguyen

Principal Investigator

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I am a hospitalist, health services researcher, and implementation scientist leading the ACT program evaluation. I am excited to generate evidence to support best practices for hospital-based addiction care for our patients and our community.

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Dr. Leslie Suen

Principal Investigator

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I am an ACT attending and health services researcher evaluating ACT interventions at SFGH. My goal is to shed light on ACT's work and share that knowledge and expertise with others to improve our care for patients who use substances.

Sasha Skinner

Data Analyst

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As ACT's data analyst, I work on the evaluation side building reports, managing data, and providing statistics-related support for evaluation efforts. ACT's work with marginalized and underserved populations is integral to health as a basic human right.

Dr. Marlene Martin

Co-Investigator

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I am part of the evaluation team and contribute to assessing our service's impact.

Taylor Baisey

Data Analyst

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I support ACT’s research on addiction medicine programs, policies, and outcomes at ZSFG to catalyze tangible, equitable changes. My goal is to highlight patient experiences along their substance use journey to identify ways the hospital can better support patients with SUDs and ultimately inform systemic changes.