Author: Michael Cowl Gordon

Michael Cowl Gordon was born in Minneapolis in 1943 and grew up in Chicago. He obtained his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago with an MD degree in 1967. After several years of research and training he opened his family medicine practice in Madison, Wisconsin. He transitioned into addiction medicine, moved to the metro Atlanta area, and completed 50 years of practice in addiction medicine, retiring in 2023. Dr. Gordon is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and received lifetime certification from the American Board of Addiction Medicine in 2009. He is the author of an award-winning novel, Autobiography of a Georgia Cat. His book, The Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery was published in 2023. He lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife, Judy, and their three cats.