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Mel Pohl, MD

Chief Medical Officer
The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center
San Diego, California

Mel Pohl, MD, DFASAM is Chief Medical Officer at The Pointe Malibu Recovery Center in Malibu, California. He is certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM), and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Dr. Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the U of Nevada School of Medicine

He is author of several books including A Day Without Pain. He is co-author of Pain Recovery: How to Find Balance and Reduce Suffering from Chronic Pain; Pain Recovery for Families: How to Find Balance When Someone Else’s Chronic Pain Becomes Your Problem Too and The Pain Antidote - Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers, and Reclaim Your Life from DaCapo Press,

Dr. Pohl is a sought-after public speaker and filmed a special for PBS called “The Pain Antidote” in August 2015.

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