Dr. Leigh Vinocur
CCMI Advisory Group Member
Dr. Leigh Vinocur is a board-certified emergency physician with one of the first master’s degrees in the country in medical cannabis science and therapeutics from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She is the founder and Chief Medical officer of Ananda Medical Practice and Consulting. As a medical cannabis physician expert and consultant, she is focused on medical cannabis science education and management for both patients and the industry. She is an expert/board member of the Doctors for DrugPolicy Reform and Americans for Safe Access as well as a member of Society of CannabisClinicians. She provides patients, businesses, and organizations with the most up-to-date evidence-based strategies and educational programs on medical cannabis science and therapeutics. Dr. Vinocur was appointed by the Governor of Maryland to the newly formed Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council in 2023, where she chairs the Subcommittee on Medical Cannabis Science Training for Healthcare Providers.
She is a media-savvy, experienced national medical contributor who can translate technical and scientific information into consumer-friendly terms. Her adjunct medical broadcasting career dovetails into her passion for educating both physicians and the public on medical cannabis. She is a regular contributor to the Hearst publication Green State, where she has an “Ask Dr. Leigh” column answering their reader's medical questions. She co-hosted a cannabis education podcast for clinicians onRadioMD, called Cannabis Grand Rounds. Additionally, she makes regular appearances on national media outlets, such as NewsNation Now, the Today Show, Cable NewsNetwork (CNN), Headline News (HLN), the Fox News Channel (FNC), and the syndicated Dr. Oz Show.
She is also a national spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians(ACEP). She has also won numerous awards for her contributions in healthcare from organizations including but not limited to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
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