treatment drug alcohol staff

David P. Myers, MD, CAP, FASAM
President and Medical Director

Dr. David P. Myers, M.D., C.A.P. is a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and founder of the Florida Society of Addiction Medicine , a chapter of ASAM. He has been active in the recovering community for over 20 years. Dr. Myers focused his professional interests on Chemical Dependency after a successful career as an Anesthesiologist. He is the Owner and President of HealthCare Connection and directs and monitors each program in the system. Evaluations are directly coordinated by Dr. Myers to assure that the medical model used at HCC addresses all aspects of the client's mental health and personal fitness.

Timothy J. Sweeney, JD, CCJAP
Staff Attorney/Risk Manager
Director, Recovering Attorneys' Program

Mr. Sweeney's position is unique within the organization. Owing to the high incidence of administrative and other legal problems that effect our clientele, Mr. Sweeney has tailored his function to one of advocacy for those clients who enter into the treatment process. As an officer of the court Mr. Sweeney is able to bring to the treatment team the concerns of the boards, monitoring agencies, and the courts, as well as interpreting therapeutic concerns back to those organizations. We know of no other treatment program which provides such a valuable service to their clients. In addition, Mr. Sweeney is the Founder and Director of HCC's Recovering Attorneys' Program and is a representative at the annual National Conference for Lawyers' Assistance Programs . For more information contact Tim at:

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John Harden, LCSW, CAP, MPH
Director, Professional Medical Programs
Transformed by his own personal Recovery in 1983, John Harden began working with other young people in treatment at age 19. Inspired by the mission of our founder, David Myers, M.D., Mr. Harden specializes in evaluating and treating addiction and dual diagnosis in Physicians and other healthcare practitioners in the State of Florida and nationally. He is an approved clinical evaluator, interventionist and local facilitator for the Florida Professionals Resource Network (PRN) and Florida Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN), as well as the Florida Department of Health. Additionally, Mr. Harden is the Executive Director of the Florida Society of Addiction Medicine, Clinical Site Director for the University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program at HealthCare Connection and the Medical Services Contracts Administrator for Dr. Myers Professional Association.

John was accepted into the prestigious Baylor-Parkside Counselor Training Program in 1987 and subsequently completed Texas certification and licensure in Addictions Counseling in 1988. Continuing to train and work at Baylor-Parkside from 1987 to 1992, John completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Texas at Dallas. John also trained in community education, program management and acquired subspecialty certifications in eating disorders and outpatient therapy with Baylor-Parkside. Returning to Tampa to enroll in a dual masters program in Clinical Social Work (MSW) and Public Health (MPH) at the University of South Florida, John completed both degrees with honors in 1996 while working in the private sector as a Psychiatric Social Worker.
For more information, call 1-800-444-4434 or email John at:

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Don Wood, LMT
Admissions Coordinator

Don Wood, Admissions Coordinator for both HealthCare Connection of Tampa, Inc. and David P. Myers MD-PA, spent nine years as a Certified Addiction Counselor prior to his current position with HCC. He rounded out his experience as a licensed Massage Therapist. Don's experience and understanding of the field of addiction, as well as the process of recovery, enable him to devote the necessary time, attention, and direction necessary for each client to achieve recovery. In those rare cases where HCC is not appropriate for a client, Don will work hard to find an appropriate referral.

Mary Ann Bodnar has been with HCC since 2004 and now serves as our Chief Executive Officer. Her multidisciplinary skills, grounded in previous service with the Hillsborough County Drug Court and as the program manager of a federally funded halfway house give her a unique insight into the needs of our clients. Trained as a Substance Abuse Professional and specializing in psychodrama and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Mary Ann has enhanced HCC's services to be able to meet the needs of women experiencing substance abuse issues.

Dr. Kunis joined the staff of HealthCare Connection in June, 2006, and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology. and by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. A member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and their Florida chapter, Dr. Kunis works closely with our patients, monitoring detox, ongoing treatment, and attending to their daily medical needs. He routinely communicates with clinical consultants who have input into the patients' care. Dr. Kunis is particulalry interested in the medical professionals in treatment at HCC, and is the facilitator of one of our two professional process groups. He has established a protocol to evaluate re-entry of anesthesiologists back to the specialty.