Dr. Howard Wetsman is an addiction medicine physician and psychiatrist living in New Orleans. Previously he was the chief medical officer of Townsend Treatment Center in Louisiana and a member of the board of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Today he is Co-Founder of GenEd Systems, a consortium of physicians and scientists working to create a universal healthcare system, built by educated users of the system from the ground up. He is also a member of the medical review board for Pathema GX Lab.  Dr. Wetsman is the author of three books: "Questions and Answers on Addiction," "Healing Stories," and "A Beginner's Second Text of Psychotherapy." He earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.