Working Together For Your Recovery
I take the time you need for comprehensive care.
Welcome to Jim Gagné, M.D.’s practice
I’m board certified in internal medicine, addiction medicine, and pain medicine. I’m a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. I specialize in treating patients with chronic pain and addiction. I see patients privately 1-1/2 days a week in two locations: Tuesdays in Glendale near Glendale Adventist Medical Center and alternate Fridays in Pasadena on Lake Avenue. I’m also a physician consultant at two addiction treatment facilities: the Canyon at Peace Park in Malibu CA and Harmony Place in Woodland Hills
My office address is:
1530 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Suite 204
Glendale CA 91207
Phone: (818) 790-4300, fax: (818) 790-4301
6 January 2018: Major site update!
It’s taken two years, but I’ve finally finished updating my site to the latest technology. You’ll find more opportunities to submit a comment, and I got some of the book and audio recommendations moved to where you can find them. Oh, by the way, despite my repeated checking, it’s possible there are some broken links. Please just let me know.
Expertise
Learn more about my private practice in addiction medicine.
Patients with chronic pain get no respect.
I’m not a psychiatrist but have always been interested in helping people with emotional healing.
Though I’ve closed my internal medicine practice, you’ll find some useful health tips here: caring for a cold, all about hypertension, preventing heart disease, and more.
However we express it, the potential for spiritual experience lies within each of us. It can be more than a helpful adjunct to healing, at times essential. Click for more…
I’ve long wanted to be able to take note of interesting medical news and updates. Here’s my blog.
Awards
Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
In recognition of my training and experience in addiction medicine, I was named a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM) in 2015.
Pasadena Magazine's Top Doctors, 2013
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America's Top Physicians, 2013
In 2013, I was also selected as one of America’s Top Physicians.
Recent posts
Two new reviews of acupuncture’s effectiveness in pain, addiction
Previous research was unclear whether acupuncture helps chronic pain. Two new analyses have reviewed new studies demonstrating that acupuncture does indeed relieve chronic pain in many. It may also help with opiate addiction. I've prescribed acupuncture for decades and find that roughly [...]
A terrific vox.com article on treating pain without drugs
Vox.com has frequently published terrific articles on medical care. This post is no exception: 100 Million Americans Have Chronic Pain. Very Few Use One of the Best Tools to Treat it. The article describes the proven effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and [...]
Prostate cancer screening is complicated, mostly still unwise
Prostate cancer screening is complicated, mostly still unwise The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) just updated its 2012 recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Previously the USPSTF recommended against routine screening because of the high risk of false positive results [...]
A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain
In August 2017 vox.com published the best article I've ever seen on current science for treating chronic low back pain. If you're not familiar with what's new, it will stun you. The article reviews in great detail each type of treatment. Bottom line: [...]
A new study showed opioids are no better than Tylenol for some chronic pain
A new study shows opioids are no better than Tylenol for some chronic pain. A recent article in vox.com discusses a new study done on 240 patients in the Veterans Administration who had chronic pain. They compared using potent opioid pain [...]
Experts correct Secretary Tom Price on addiction treatment
On May 9, 2017, then-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price gave a speech on opioid addiction to a group in West Virginia. He decried the use of Medication Assisted Treatment with methadone maintenance or ongoing Suboxone as "just substituting one opioid for another." But [...]