About Us
TRIAD Treatment Center's Staff are
pleased to be able to serve our clients and are dedicated to making your
experience at TRIAD one that is at once caring, comfortable, courteous,
and professional. All medical professionals are duly licensed by the
State of California, and are in good standing. We are pleased to
introduce you to each of our staff:
Stephen
J Groth, MD
Admistrative
Director / Medical Director
Dr Stephen Groth is our Executive Director (“The Boss”), as well as our
Medical Director. He both runs our clinic and oversees all client care.
He joined TRIAD in June, 2006 to help organize the TRIAD Treatment
Center in order to bring the NTR™ System to Southern California, and
soon added additional cutting-edge treatment modalities such as Prometa™
and Suboxone™. Dr. Groth is a graduate of the University of Minnesota
Medical School (MD ’76), as well as Harvard College (AB ’73). He is
board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and for over 14 years was
Director of Emergency Services at Anaheim Memorial Medical Center in
Anaheim, CA. He is an ASAM member and will soon be certified in
Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Groth brings to TRIAD a perspective of recovery, as he is now
entering his fourth year of recovery from addiction to opiates, alcohol,
benzodiazepines, and “other things”. In his “spare time”, Dr Groth is
Publisher, Editor, and CEO of “California Together”, a recovery-oriented
newspaper that serves the broad recovery communities of Southern
California:
www.californiatogether.com.
His concern for making sure that TRIAD’s clients are offered a
comprehensive approach to recovery from addiction is what sets our
clinic apart from other similar clinics. NTR™, Prometa™, or Suboxone™ in
most cases will be only the beginning of recovery from addictions; rehab
and psychosocial therapy (AA, NA, etc.) are also critical to ongoing
sobriety and recovery. These important elements are introduced and
encouraged. Liaison and coordination with drug and alcohol treatment
facilities to coordinate continuing care is provided and emphasized, as
well.
Elisabeth
Humason, PA
Physician Assistant
Elisabeth Humason, MPA, PA-C has provided hands-on patient care at Triad
Treatment Center since March. 2006. Her passion for helping those who
desire to change their lives for the better brought her to TRIAD.
She obtained her Master of Physician Assistant in 2005 from Samuel
Merritt College in Oakland, California, and prior to that she graduated
in 2003 with honors and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
from the University of California, Irvine.
She did most of her year of clinical training in Southern California
clinics and hospitals, including the local Kaiser Permanente system.
Elisabeth also works part-time at a non-profit family practice clinic in
Santa Ana that serves the needy of Orange County.
As a long time resident of Orange County, she enjoys her free time with
family and friends, playing volleyball, or spending an evening at
Disneyland or the beach with her husband, Brent.
Elisabeth and her fellow PA, Wen Shaw, perform the actual administration
of the NTR™ and Prometa™ Treatments, and therefore spend much time at
the bedside with our clients. You will get to know Elisabeth's quiet,
cheery smile very well!!
Karen
Sandore, RN
Physician Assistant
Karen joined us as a Staff RN in May, 2008 after having worked for many
years as a Labor & Delivery nurse in the Chicago, Illinois area, where
she and her husband, Richard, an OB-Gyn physician, raised a family that
is now grown up and out of the nest. Karen and Richard decided to move
to California 4 years ago to pursue new interests- and loved it!
Needless to say, just one winter in California after years of dealing
with the Midwest winters, and Karen is now a confirmed
“neo-Californian.”
In her spare time, Karen enjoys her hobbies which include volunteering
with other women struggling with addiction, riding her bike, and walking
their 3 dogs. Her other passion is roaming through farmers’ markets and
finding various one-of-a-kind treasures.
Karen herself is in recovery, and therefore brings to TRIAD and our
clients that most unique and helpful personal perspective - being in
recovery. She can relate!! If you ask her why she joined us, she will
cheerfully point out, “In order to keep it; you’ve got to give it away!”
She will lend you her sympathetic ear, give you words of wisdom and
encouragement, and generally will provide you with that special support
that only someone who as “been there” can provide. And, she’s an
excellent nurse! You will very much enjoy your time with Karen, and
you’ll especially love her happy smile and pleasant demeanor. She’s
great!!
Barbara
Huffer, RN
RN and Office Manager
Barbara is our Registered Nurse (RN) and office manager. She comes to
TRIAD with a wealth of nursing experience, both in bedside patient care,
as well as in senior nursing management in several major Southern
California hospitals. Her passion is in helping others- and it shows. In
her spare time, Barb is deeply involved with her church, and enjoys
taking care of her many grandchildren.
Lianna
J. Dreyfus, MA, MFT
Director,
TRIAD Behavioral Services
Lianna joined us in August of 2007 as Director of TRIAD Behavioral
Services to establish a full service behavioral services team. She is a
graduate of the University of Colorado (M.A. ’95), and has her MFT from
Redding University, 2002. She herself is in recovery and has been a
member of AA for 19 years.
Lianna has nearly 20 years experience working in non-traditional
treatment settings, and has worked with issues such as domestic
violence, childhood trauma, community violence, poverty, race issues,
challenges in multicultural families and interfaith households. She
works with PTSD survivors, rape and incest. She enjoys working with
young people, and especially those afflicted with methamphetamine and
other “hard-core” addictions.
She is highly invested in education and lifelong-learning and is
well-versed in refocusing those who have left their educational path.
Her focus is on patient responsibility, attention to family, and peace
in the home.
In her spare time, Ms. Dreyfus has a private practice in which she
blends essential oils for yoga and meditation. She has studied healing
and spirituality in many cultures of the world, and has been both an
anthropologist and student of the Native Maya in the Yucatan. She is a
cultural storyteller and a practitioner of the healing arts.
Lianna is bi-lingual in both English and Spanish