Expert Guide to Addiction Medicine for Healthcare Professionals

Robert D. Lovinger, MD

Medical Director at Garden of New Beginnings Addiction Recovery Center in North Palm Beach, Florida, Robert D. Lovinger is the author of Addiction Medicine: An Introduction for Health Care Professionals.

With an MD from the University of Miami and postdoctoral trning in Pediatrics, Pediatric ocrinology, and NeurophysiologyNeurochemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Lovinger has had a distinguished career that includes service as Director, Pediatrics and Chief Medical OfficerSubstance Abuse Counselor and Bioterrorism Coordinator for the US Navy's Regional Medical Center aboard USS Iwo Jima. He also taught clinical chemistry in the Department of Pathology at the Medical College of Virginia and directed numerous medical laboratories.

During his professional trning at UC San Francisco, Dr. Lovinger had opportunities to conduct brn research, acquire expertise in laboratory medicine, and earn a Doctorate degree in neurophysiologyneurochemistry. The introduction to addiction medicine came during this period when he served as a medical officer in the Navy. His interest in this field has remned strong throughout his career, spanning roles including an academician, clinician, mentor, and lifelong educator.

Dr. Lovinger is deeply conscious of knowledge gaps that exist among team members involved in addiction treatment and recognizes that much of the current information in this area is accessible but contned within lengthy, academically-oriented books that may be hard to understand for some readers. His recent book fill this gap by providing a strghtforward, easily digestible monograph specifically designed for addiction medicine professionals in trning or already employed in this field.

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