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Melody Law, MD
Addiction Medicine Specialist | Addiction Medicine
15230 Lakeshore Dr Suite 102 Clearlake CA, 95422About
Melody Law, MD, works in the Behavioral Health component of Adventist Health in Clearlake, California. Dr. Law specializes in addition medicine, providing treatment for substance abuse and mental health simultaneously. Often, a patient will need detoxification from what they are addicted to, and Dr. Law provides these types of services in a safe and dignified space. She is also affiliated with Loma Linda University and is certified in Public Health as well as addiction medicine. In addition to her work in Clearlake, Dr. Law has also spent many years working at some of the foremost addiction centers in California, including the Betty Ford Center.
Education and Training
Ross University School of Medicine Medical Degree 0
Board Certification
American College of Preventive Medicine
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Fellowships
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
Melody Law, MD's Practice location
Clear Lake Healthcare - Adventist Health
15230 Lakeshore Dr Suite 102 -Clearlake, CA 95422Get Direction
Practice At Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University 11234 Anderson Street -Loma Linda, CA 92354Get Direction
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Get to know Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr. Melody Law, who serves patients in Clearlake, California.
A trusted addiction medicine specialist, Dr. Law has practiced addiction medicine as an independent contractor in California, working at some of the most well-known addiction treatment centers in the state, including the Betty Ford Clinic. From 2008 to 2012, she also served as a visiting professor of Health Sciences at DeVry University. In 2013, she became an addictionologist at Providence Regional Medical Center, before joining Adventist Health Clear Lake in 2014.
Adventist Health Clear Lake is proud of its team’s commitment to provide exceptional care for its community and for each family that trusts them for care when they need it most. It has been recognized with four stars by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), based on safety, effective care and patient experience
Academically, Dr. Law received her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica in 2006 after receiving undergraduate degrees in genetics and comparative pathology. After completing her residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center and serving as Chief Resident in Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine, she went on to earn her Master of Public Health degree and completed a fellowship in addiction medicine at the same educational venue.
Passionate about her profession, the doctor is board-certified in addiction medicine by the American College of Preventive Medicine, which is an American physicians’ organization focused on practice, research, publication, and teaching of evidence-based preventive medicine.
Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, evaluation, treatment, and recovery of persons with addiction, of those with substance-related and addictive disorders, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances including alcohol, nicotine, prescription medicine and other illicit and licit drugs. An addiction medicine specialist provides prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment services for patients with unhealthy substance use or substance-related health conditions.
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