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Mark Carlson, MD


Dr. Mark Carlson has served as a Medical Staff Physician and Medical Director for CoxHealth Center for Addictions in Springfield, Missouri, since 1992.  Dr. Carlson is board certified as an Addictionologist by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Carlson is also board certified in Preventive Medicine by the American Board of Preventative Medicine. He has extensive experience in the field of addiction medicine. He has also been involved in medical research and occupational medicine, and he previously served as a Medical Officer for the US Centers for Disease Control.  Dr. Carlson is passionate about the field of addiction medicine and enjoys teaching and learning. 

Dr. Carlson graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska with his Doctor of Medicine degree, in 1971. He also received his Master of Public Health degree from the University of California-Berkeley in 1976.

Dr. Carlson discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.