Summary -

Clinical Associate Professor Mark Montebello is the Clinical Director and Senior Staff Specialist in Addiction Medicine and Psychiatry, at Drug and Alcohol Services, Northern Sydney Local Health District. He is the Accredited Medical Practitioner for the Royal North Shore Hospital Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Treatment Unit, a Honorary Senior Lecturer at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, and a Clinical Associate Professor, Specialty of Addiction Medicine, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney.

More information at https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-3974

Key publications 2017 to 2020 -

1. Corbett RJ, Blakemore SK, Martin EG, Monds LA, Montebello ME. A call for concern: Frailty in middle-aged adults with alcohol use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Review (2023). DOI: 10.1111/dar.13734
2. Black E, Bruno R, Mammen K, Mills L, Siefried KJ, Deacon RM, Shakeshaft A, Dunlop AJ, Ezard N, Montebello M, Childs S, Reid D, Holmes J, Lintzeris N. Substance use, socio-demographic characteristics, and self-rated health of people seeking alcohol and other drug treatment in New South Wales: baseline findings from a cohort study. MJA (2023). http://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52039
3. Grover C, Monds L, Montebello M. A survey of Australian psychiatrists' and psychiatry trainees' knowledge of and attitudes towards psychedelics in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Australasian Psychiatry (2023). 10.1177/10398562231155125
4. Black E, Mammen K, Deacon RM, Ezard N, Mills L, Dunlop AJ, Montebello M, Reid D, Childs S, Bruno R, Shakeshaft A, Siefried KJ, Farrell M, Holmes J, Lintzeris N. Health and social characteristics of clients reporting amphetamine type substance use at entry to public alcohol and other drug services in New South Wales, Australia, 2016–2019. Drug Alcohol Review (2023). DOI: 10.1111/dar.13588
5. Valerio H, Conway A, Alavi M, Treloar C, Silk D, Murray C, Henderson C, Amin J, Read P, Degenhardt L, Christmass M, Montebello M, Dore G, Grebely J. Awareness of hepatitis C virus infection status among people who inject drugs in a setting of universal direct-acting antiviral therapy: The ETHOS Engage study. International Journal of Drug Policy (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103876
6. Mills L, Dunlop A, Montebello M, Copeland J, Bruno R, Jefferies M, McGregor I, Lintzeris N. Correlates of treatment engagement and client outcomes: Results of a randomised controlled trial of nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis use disorder. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00493-z
7. Conway A, Valerio H, Alavi M, Silk D, Treloar C, Hajarizadeh B, Marshall AD, Martinello M, Milat A, Dunlop A, Murray C, Prain B, Henderson C, Amin J, Read P, Marks P, Degenhardt L, Hayllar J, Reid D, Gorton C, Lam T, Christmass M, Wade A, Montebello M, Dore GJ, Grebely J. A testing campaign intervention consisting of peer-facilitated engagement, point-of-care HCV RNA testing, and linkage to nursing support to enhance hepatitis C treatment uptake among people who inject drugs: the ETHOS Engage Study. Viruses (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/v14071555
8. Valerio H, Alavi M, Conway A, Silk D, Treloar C, Martinello M, Milat A, Dunlop A, Murray C, Henderson C, Amin J, Read P, Marks P, Degenhardt L, Stevens A, Prain B, Hayllar J, Reid D, Montebello M, Wade A, Christmass M, Cock V, Dore GJ, Grebely J. Declining prevalence of current HCV infection and increased treatment uptake among people who inject drugs: The ETHOS Engage study. International Journal of Drug Policy (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103706
9. Montebello M, Jefferies M, Mills L, Bruno R, Copeland J, McGregor I, Rivas C, Jackson MA, Silsbury C, Dunlop A, Lintzeris N. Mood, sleep, and pain comorbidity outcomes in cannabis dependent patients: Findings from a nabiximols versus placebo randomised controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109388
10. Farrell M, Shahbazi J, Byrne M, Grebely J, Lintzeris N, Chambers M, Larance B, Ali R, Nielsen S, Dunlop A, Dore GJ, McDonough M, Montebello M, Nicholas T, Weiss R, Rodgers C, Cook J, Degenhardt L. Outcomes of a single-arm implementation trial of extended-release subcutaneous buprenorphine depot injections in people with opioid dependence. Int J Drug Policy (2022).https://doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103492
11. Jackson MA, Brown AL, Johnston J, Clancy R, McGregor I, Bruno R, Lintzeris N, Montebello M, Luksza J, Bowman J, Phung N, Allsop D, Dunlop AJ. The use and effects of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists by NSW cannabis treatment clients. Journal of Cannabis Research Vol 3, 33 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-021-00091-z
12. Kwon I, Blazey A, Montebello M. The successful treatment of Kamini dependence with depot buprenorphine (Buvidal) – a case report. Australasian Psychiatry May 20 (2021). DOI: 10.1177/10398562211014214
13. Kwon I, Montebello M, Bittoun R. Tobacco dependence management in a smoke-free inpatient drug and alcohol unit. Australasian Psychiatry Dec 10 (2020) 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856220975287
14. Grebely J, Read P, Cunningham E, Weltman M, Matthews G, Dunlop A, Montebello M, Martinello M, Gilliver R, Marks P, Applegate T, Dore G. Elbasvir and grazoprevir for hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection in people with recent injecting drug use (DARLO-C): an open-label, single-arm, phase 4, multicentre trial. Health Sci Rep (2020) 3:e151. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.151
15. Lintzeris N, Mills L, Dunlop A, Copeland J, McGregor I, Bruno R, Kirby A, Montebello M, Hall M, Jefferies M, Kevin R, Bhardwaj A. Cannabis use in patients 3 months after ceasing nabiximols for the treatment of cannabis dependence: Results from a placebo-controlled randomised trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 215 (2020) 18220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108220
16. Mills L, Lintzeris N, Bruno R, Montebello M, Dunlop A, Deacon R, Copeland J, Jefferies M, Rivas C, Mammen K. Validation of the Australian Treatment Outcomes Profile for use in clients with cannabis dependence. Drug and Alcohol Review (2020). DOI: 10.1111/dar.13050

Broad Research Areas:

Drug Related Harm / Addiction, Psychiatry, Medical Education

Qualifications:
MB BS (UWA), FRANZCP, FAChAM

Specific Research Keywords:
Addiction psychiatry, addiction medicine, cannabis, amphetamines, smoking cessation