Melinda Lawrence, MD
- Program Director, Anesthesiology Pain Medicine, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Medical Director, Pain Medicine, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Medical Director, Pain Medicine, UH Ahuja Medical Center
- Associate Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- Specialty: Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology)
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Location:UH Ahuja Medical Center
3999 Richmond Rd
Beachwood, OH 44122
- Call: 216-844-3771
Biography: Melinda Lawrence, MD
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Anesthesiology - American Board of Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine - American Board of Anesthesiology
Education
Fellowship | Pain Medicine
Pain Medicine - Uh Case Medical Center (2012 - 2013)
Residency | Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology - Uh Case Medical Center (2009 - 2012)
Internship | Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology - Uh Case Medical Center (2008 - 2009)
Medical Education
University Of Missouri-Kansas City School Of Medicine (2008)
About
Melinda Lawrence, MD, is the current program director for the Pain Medicine Fellowship at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She completed her residency training in Anesthesiology and her fellowship training in pain medicine at UH Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Lawrence is active in medical education, has interest in research, and holds service roles in national pain societies. She is an associate professor in pain medicine, was selected to be a board examiner for the national licensing exam for her specialty, and is the pain medicine physician for the Cleveland Browns. Dr. Lawrence evaluates and treats all chronic pain conditions with an emphasis in interventional pain management and neuromodulation.
Industry Relationships
University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.
UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.
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As of December 31, 2016, Melinda Lawrence did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.