Medical Director
Dr. Garic Grisbaum
MD, Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine
Dr. Garic Grisbaum, MD is the Medical Director of Luxoria Recovery and the physician responsible for the medical safety of every guest’s stay. Double board certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, with more than 30 years in medicine since earning his MD from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1995, he brings a rare combination to a rare model: 60 hours of one-on-one therapy in 20 days, in a private residence with only five beds, under the direction of a physician certified in both the mind and the medicine of addiction.
60 Hours
One-on-one therapy in 20 days
3-to-1
Five
80+ Years
The Physician Behind the Medicine
Three decades of treating what others avoid
If addiction is a medical condition, why is it so rarely treated with real medical depth: one physician, one guest, one plan at a time?
That question has followed Dr. Garic Grisbaum through more than 30 years of medicine. Since earning his MD from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1995, he has practiced at the exact intersection where most systems fall short: the place where psychiatry meets addiction. He did not choose one or the other. He earned board certification in both, in Psychiatry through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Across his career, Dr. Grisbaum has treated substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions in the settings where the need is heaviest: community addiction clinics in Louisiana, outpatient addiction medicine and psychiatric practice in the Deep South, and telepsychiatry that reaches guests wherever they are. At Luxoria Recovery, that depth of experience is finally paired with a model that matches it: five private beds, a 3-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio, and the time to practice medicine the way it was meant to be practiced.
Why This Work
A psychiatrist who chose the hardest cases
Plenty of physicians build careers around comfortable cases. Dr. Grisbaum built his around the guests most of medicine quietly gives up on: the person on their fourth try, the professional hiding a dependence behind a polished life, the family watching someone they love slip further away with every relapse.
His clinical record reflects it. Opioid dependence, alcohol dependence, stimulant use, sedative dependence, and the depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress that so often sit underneath them: this is the work he has done, day after day, for three decades. He has seen what happens when addiction is treated as a moral failure, and what becomes possible when it is treated as the medical condition it is, with precision, patience, and zero judgment.
The Luxoria Difference
The medicine behind 60 hours in 20 days
Two boards, one guest
Most treatment settings split the person in half: one provider for the addiction, another for the mind. Dr. Grisbaum holds national board certification in both Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, so each guest is evaluated and treated as one whole picture from the first day.
Evaluation before everything
Every stay begins with a full psychiatric and medical evaluation. Diagnosis drives the plan, not a template. What a guest actually needs, medically and psychologically, determines how the 60 hours of one-on-one work and any supporting medication are structured.
Safety at a 3-to-1 ratio
With only five private beds and a 3-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio, medical oversight is continuous, not scheduled. Medication responses, sleep, withdrawal history, and co-occurring symptoms are watched closely and adjusted quickly, because the setting makes it possible.
“Addiction is a medical condition. It deserves a physician’s full attention, not a fraction of it.”
Clinical Background and Approach
Experience measured in decades, verified in the record
Dr. Grisbaum earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1995 and has practiced for more than 30 years since. He holds two national board certifications: Psychiatry, through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and Addiction Medicine, through the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
His career has run through the settings where addiction medicine is practiced at its most demanding: public behavioral health clinics serving Louisiana communities, outpatient addiction and psychiatric care across the South, and telepsychiatry that extends specialist care beyond city limits. It is experience earned with guests from every walk of life, at every stage of substance use.
His clinical toolkit reflects that range: psychiatric evaluation, medication management, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, and structured screening and counseling for alcohol and substance use. He treats the conditions that travel with addiction, including major depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and bipolar disorder, as part of one integrated plan rather than a second referral.
Everything above is a matter of public record. Dr. Grisbaum is listed in the federal NPI Registry under NPI 1902217581, and his board certifications and background can be reviewed through independent physician directories. At Luxoria Recovery, we believe the guest deciding to trust us deserves to verify us.
Areas of Focus
Where his expertise runs deep
At Luxoria Recovery, addiction is always the primary focus, with co-occurring conditions addressed as integrated, secondary work. Across his career, Dr. Grisbaum’s clinical attention has spanned:
Co-occurring mental health conditions are treated as secondary to addiction recovery. Luxoria Recovery is a private residential center and is not a mental-health-primary facility.
Across the Stay
Medical direction from the first call to the last day
Dr. Grisbaum’s oversight begins before a guest ever arrives. When medical detox is needed, it is coordinated at a partner facility about 15 minutes away, or through a discreet, nurse-attended in-room option for guests who require maximum privacy, so no one starts the residential experience unsafely.
Through the 28 days and 27 nights that follow, he directs the medical side of the work: the admission evaluation, medication decisions, and continuous monitoring as each guest moves through 60 hours of one-on-one therapy. And because Luxoria holds itself to only five guests at a time, that oversight is personal. The Medical Director knows every guest in the house, not a chart number.
Credentials and Recognition
Qualified, and verifiable
Dr. Grisbaum holds an MD and two national board certifications
More than letters after a name, these are commitments renewed across a career: a medical doctorate from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, board certification in Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and board certification in Addiction Medicine from the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Together they define the level of medical direction behind every Luxoria stay.
Verify independently: NPI Registry (CMS) · Healthgrades · WebMD
His Approach
The principles that run his medicine
Guests, never labels
Three decades in addiction medicine taught Dr. Grisbaum that no one is their diagnosis. Every person who walks through the door at Luxoria is treated as a guest first: with dignity, discretion, and a plan built around who they are, not what they have used.
Medicine that serves the work
Medication is a tool, never the destination. Under Dr. Grisbaum’s direction, prescribing is careful and evidence based, always in service of the 60 hours of one-on-one therapeutic work that carries the real transformation.
The final destination
His goal mirrors Luxoria’s: not another round of treatment, but the last one a guest ever needs. Medical stability, an accurate diagnosis, and a plan that holds after discharge are how the in-and-out cycle finally ends.
Our Treatment Philosophy at Luxoria Recovery
The Luxoria Design
- 60 Hours of One-on-One Therapy in 20 Days
- 3-to-1 Staff-to-Guest Ratio
- Five Private Beds
- 80+ Years of Combined Clinical Experience
- Five-Star Hospitality
- Chef Prepared Meals
- Boat outings, airboat rides, and the kind of quiet that you deserve
About Dr. Garic Grisbaum
Common Questions
Who is Dr. Garic Grisbaum?
Dr. Garic Grisbaum, MD is the Medical Director of Luxoria Recovery, a private luxury residential treatment center in Central Florida. He is a psychiatrist and addiction medicine physician with more than 30 years of experience, and he oversees the medical side of Luxoria’s intensive one-on-one model: 60 hours of individual therapy in 20 days with a 3-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio and only five private beds.
What are Dr. Garic Grisbaum's credentials?
Dr. Grisbaum earned his Doctor of Medicine from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1995. He is double board certified: in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. His National Provider Identifier is 1902217581, and his credentials can be verified through the NPI Registry and Healthgrades.
What does a double board certification in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine mean?
It means Dr. Grisbaum has completed the training, examinations, and ongoing certification requirements of two separate national medical boards. Psychiatry covers the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions. Addiction Medicine covers the medical treatment of substance use disorders. Holding both allows him to treat addiction and the conditions that travel with it, such as depression, anxiety, and trauma, as one integrated picture rather than two separate problems.
What does the Medical Director do at Luxoria Recovery?
As Medical Director, Dr. Grisbaum is responsible for the medical safety and clinical integrity of every guest’s stay. That includes the psychiatric evaluation at admission, medication management throughout the 28-day residential experience, coordination of private detox when it is needed before arrival, and ongoing medical oversight of the intensive one-on-one therapeutic work led by Dr. Jeff Allen and the clinical team.
Does Dr. Grisbaum oversee detox at Luxoria Recovery?
Detox is not performed on site at Luxoria Recovery. When a guest needs medical detox, it is arranged at a partner facility about 15 minutes away, and a discreet, nurse-attended in-room option can be arranged for maximum privacy. Dr. Grisbaum’s role is to help evaluate what level of medical support a guest needs before the residential stay begins, so the transition into treatment is safe and seamless.
What conditions does Dr. Grisbaum treat?
Across three decades, Dr. Grisbaum’s clinical work has centered on substance use: opioids, alcohol, stimulants, sedatives, and combinations of them, along with the mental health conditions that so often accompany addiction, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and bipolar disorder. At Luxoria Recovery, addiction is always the primary focus, with co-occurring conditions addressed as integrated, secondary work.
Does Luxoria Recovery provide medication management?
Yes. Medication decisions during a guest’s stay are made under Dr. Grisbaum’s medical direction, guided by a full psychiatric evaluation and the guest’s individual history. His approach favors careful, evidence-based prescribing that supports the therapeutic work rather than substituting for it, and every regimen is reviewed as the guest progresses through the 28-day experience.
How does Dr. Grisbaum work with Dr. Jeff Allen and the clinical team?
Dr. Jeff Allen leads the therapeutic model: 60 hours of one-on-one therapy in 20 days, delivered by a team of therapists working alongside him. Dr. Grisbaum leads the medicine: evaluation, diagnosis, medication, and medical safety. With a 3-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio and only five private beds, the two work in constant communication, so each guest’s medical care and therapeutic work move as one plan.
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