Speakers - 2026

Biography

Boarded in Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Forensic Psychiatry and Holistic & Integrative Medicine, Arwen Podesta MD works in Louisiana, with an office in New Orleans. She authored a book on addiction, HOOKED (available on Amazon, see her website, www.podestawellness.com). She was recently awarded the honor of distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatry Association as well as the American Society of Addiction Medicine and is the immediate past President of the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association. She is a national speaker, she teaches, consults and is an advocate for integrative best practices for those with addiction and psychiatric needs.

Research interests:

• Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) for mental health and addiction treatment
• New molecules for Alcohol Use Disorder
• Digital therapeutics for major depressive disorder and other mental health and addiction disorder
• Genetics of addiction