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The Minnesota-based Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation on Thursday named Dr. Joseph Lee as its new president and chief executive, the first physician and person of color to lead the addiction treatment giant.
Lee, a psychiatrist who specializes in child and adolescent addiction, has been medical director of youth services for Hazelden Betty Ford since 2010. In this role he oversees a range of programs, including outpatient and residential care, and family services. Lee also works directly with families as a clinician.
He begins his new position June 28, succeeding Mark Mishek, who announced his retirement last fall. Dr. Lee is a generational talent who will be a pioneering leader for Hazelden Betty Ford and the field of addiction treatment for years to come, Lester Munson, chairman of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation s board of trustees, said in a statement.
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