Lorne Cross, MD

Lorne Cross, MD is an Addiction Medicine specialist with Acadia Healthcare in Oregon. He is the Medical Director of Willamette Valley Treatment Center, an Acadia Healthcare Addiction Medicine clinic in Salem, and he also works in other Acadia Healthcare clinics in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Cross specializes in the treatment of opiate addiction, with an emphasis in Medication-Assisted Treatment involving Suboxone and Methadone. He is also the Medical Director of a new Opioid Treatment Program at the Yamhill County Jail. This program focuses on treating opiate addiction, rather than punishing those who suffer from it, which can help to decrease the rate of overdose deaths, prevent relapse and help to lower recidivism in the jail population, which helps in putting inmates on the path to success upon release. As Lorne Cross, MD views the future of treatment opportunities for opiate addiction, he feels hopeful. He looks at the expansion of treatment into jails and prisons as a much-needed step in tackling the opioid crisis and stopping unnecessary overdose deaths. Treating addiction with a rehabilitative approach is one of the best ways to reach out to those who truly need it most. Since he was a child, Dr. Cross was fascinated by medicine and the natural sciences. Once he reached college, he knew that he wanted to attend medical school and pursue a degree in the medical sciences. Lorne Cross, MD earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Southwestern Adventist College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in the Scholastic Honors Program. He then went on to complete his Medical Degree and residency training at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California. His primary specialty is in Addiction Medicine, although he is also Board Certified in Anesthesiology.

Lorne Cross MD is an avid cyclist and bicycle racer. He also is interested in sports physiology and loves to travel.