About Dr. 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, most notably cannabis-derived products. Now I have dedicated my medical practice to evaluations and ordering of medical marijuana products for patients suffering from qualifying conditions per Florida laws. 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.”
A native of South Carolina, 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. He has been a resident of Florida since 1994 and has been active in numerous medical missions to Central America for the last 20 years.
Since the passing of Florida’s Compassionate Care Act (Amendment 2) which legalized the use of medical marijuana as an alternative to traditional pain medications, Dr. Dorn has lead the way for the Florida Medical Marijuana doctor network to flourish and provide patients with natural, compassionate care.”
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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.
