His about-face on opioids helped a Tucson family physician earn national honor
By Stephanie Innes | Arizona Daily Star
A willingness to acknowledge and fix the mistakes he and other doctors made prescribing opioids helped earn Tucson’s Dr. Christian Moher a national honor.
Moher, 50, will be the first family physician to be recognized as “Doctor of the Year” by the National Council for Behavioral Health. The award, which has historically gone to a psychiatrist, recognizes a doctor “who has gone above and beyond the call of duty, empowering their patients to define their own goals and providing the encouragement and support to help them achieve their dreams.”
Moher, the chief medical officer at Community Partners Integrated Healthcare, a division of Tucson-based Community Partners Inc., was recognized for, among other things, being a national leader in changing the way he prescribes opioids and treats patients with chronic pain.
