Itza Morales, MSB, CASAC

Itza Morales is co-director of operations and opioid treatment sponsor at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Strong Recovery. She oversees the opioid treatment program, Sobriedad Fuerte (a treatment team for the Latino patient population), the intake and referral team, and the substance use disorder in primary care (SUD-PC) program, among other initiatives. As a project lead with UR Medicine Center of Excellence, Morales is working to reduce stigma and expand access to medications for opioid use disorder in underserved rural communities. With experience that includes research, direct patient care, and administrative roles, she is passionate about expanding services for individuals with SUD and for Latino and African American patient populations in particular.