Joseph Dorn MD, DMD, MBA
Experienced and Compassionate DoctorTallahassee, FL
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Dr. Dorn holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University and Doctorates in Medicine and Dentistry from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
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Dr. Dorn has lead the way for the state’s Compassionate Care doctor network to flourish and provide patients with a natural alternative to traditional pain medications.
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Dr. Dorn helped to establish a free event series with an aim to educate the public on the science and legality of alternative treatments.
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Joseph Dorn MD, DMD, MBA
Experienced and Compassionate Doctor in Tallahassee, FLExperienced Physician
Dr. Dorn holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University and Doctorates in Medicine and Dentistry from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Compassionate Care
Dr. Dorn has lead the way for the state’s Compassionate Care doctor network to flourish and provide patients with a natural alternative to traditional pain medications.
Education & Outreach
Dr. Dorn helped to establish a free event series with an aim to educate the public on the science and legality of alternative treatments.
Contact
Dr. Joseph Dorn is currently accepting new patients
Tallahassee, FL
Dr. Joseph Dorn
“I have 20 years of medical practice in general medicine, having spent the last 12 years as a hospice/palliative medicine physician. Providing care for terminally ill patients using prescription narcotics and other addicting traditional medications, which were often less effective with many side effects, caused me to consider alternative treatments. The use of such products is based on credible medical studies that have been conducted on thousands of patients throughout the world during the last few decades.”
Dr. Dorn has been a resident of Florida since 1994 and has been active in numerous medical missions to Central America for the last 20 years. He was the founding physician with MMTC of Florida.
Medical Experience
- Physician, Medical Marijuana Specialist – Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida (2016 – 2021)
- Medical Director – Surterra Therapeutics (2016)
- Assistant Medical Director – Big Bend Hospice (May 2012 – June 2016)
- Physician – Dorn Medical Associates, P.A. (September 2010 – May 2012)
- Medical Director – Covenant Hospice (August 2005 – September 2010)
- Medical Director – Hospice of Citrus County (July 2004 – August 2005)
- Medical Director – Citrus Primary Care (August 1994 – July 2002)
Education
- Doctorate in Medicine and Dentistry from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston
- Bachelor in Science from Clemson University
Dr. Dorn in the Press
Medical marijuana seminar introduces new clinic in SCC
Observer News / Yvette C. Hammett / Mar. 20, 2018
“[Among my patients] the average age was 53 years old,” Dorn said. “They were suffering from a number of conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. Some are HIV patients and a number of them are cancer patients. Most of them have been on opioids either recently or sometime in the past and are looking for a safer alternative and a more effective alternative.”
New Lakeland clinic devoted to medical marijuana treatment
The Ledger / Gary White / Oct. 6, 2017
Dorn said he worked as a hospice physician for 12 years before joining Medical Marijuana Treatment Clinics of Florida. He said many of his hospice patients used marijuana on their own to relieve pain and other symptoms of terminal illnesses. The average age of patients at the company’s clinics is 53, Dorn said, and his oldest patient is 101.
Medical marijuana clinics multiply in Florida
Orlando Sentinel / Susan Jacobson / Aug. 5, 2017
“This is probably the most meaningful thing I’ve done in medicine because it helps people,” said Dorn, 64, who personally treats 2,000 medical-cannabis patients at clinics in The Villages, Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
Medical marijuana clinic opens in Ponte Vedra Beach
Ponte Vedra Recorder / Jon Blauvelt / Feb. 2, 2017
“My approach is general improvement in the quality of life,” said Dorn. “It’s making people feel better. It’s not addictive, and it can’t kill anybody. It’s a different alternative.”
Medical marijuana amendment confuses patients: What to know as Amendment 2 goes into effect Tuesday
News 4 Jax / Scott Johnson, Joe Reedy / Jan. 2, 2017
Patients must be under the care of a licensed physician who has completed the required eight-hour course and examination for at least three months. Dorn, who is one of three approved physicians in Tallahassee, said he is nearly booked with appointments for the upcoming week.
Tallahassee doctor to open new local medical marijuana center
Tallahassee Democrat / Jeffrey Schweers / Nov. 23, 2016
“I saw a need where few physicians were interested in being qualified doctors to order this,” Dorn said. “I couldn’t perform that function while being medical director. I decided to go back to direct patient care, that’s my strong point.”
Tallahassee Opens Florida’s First Marijuana Dispensary
ABC 27 / Stephen Jiwanmall / Jul. 21, 2016
“They’re not going to be for everyone, but I do feel like, in order to adequately treat some patients, that we need to kind of think outside the box,” Dorn said.
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Compassionate Care with MMTC
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“I have 20 years of medical practice in general medicine, having spent the last 12 years as a hospice/palliative medicine physician. Providing care for terminally ill patients using prescription narcotics and other addicting traditional medications, which were often less effective with many side effects, caused me to consider alternative treatments. The use of such products is based on credible medical studies that have been conducted on thousands of patients throughout the world during the last few decades.”
Dr. Dorn acts as Chief Medical Officer at MMTC, Florida’s most trusted provider group. See details about the clinics, guides to the legal Compassionate Care system, free community education events, and much more at MMTCFL.com.
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