Campbell/Spillane Substance Use Research - Interview with Peter Mansky

Abstract

Peter Mansky, MD, was a psychiatrist that moved to Las Vegas from Albany, New York in 2004 to help lead a nonprofit foundation focused on the health of physicians. Plenty of clinicians battling addiction found Dr. Peter Mansky to be relatable because he spent his adulthood battling chronic pain without so much as a complaint. And if he could do it, his patients—mostly doctors with drug and alcohol use disorders—could battle their demons. When the foundation lost its state funding, Dr. Mansky took on the caseload and built his own private practice, the Nevada Professionals Assistance Program. He simultaneously launched a side business, which offered general adult psychiatric services to help pay for the Nevada Professionals Assistance Program’s overhead costs. During his career, Dr. Mansky also served on the Clark County Medical Society board, taught at Touro University Nevada and was a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Mansky died August 4, 2018 at the age of 75. Sources: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/las-vegas-addiction-specialist-dr-peter-mansky-dies-at-75/ Accessed 12 Mar 2023. https://businesspress.vegas/c-level/industry-tribute/industry-tribute-local-psychiatrist-dr-peter-mansky-dies/ Accessed 12 Mar 2023.