A Butler physician is Gateway Rehabilitation’s new director of physician services.
Dr. George Lloyd is a surgeon who has refocused on addiction counseling since 2000 and is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
About 18 years ago, he established Evidence Based Recovery Inc., a medical practice treating opioid and alcohol dependence in Butler.
Lloyd has been assistant medical director for The Turning Point Addiction Center and has been a consulting physician to ARC Manor and The Open Door Inc.
He currently is a medical review officer for the Visiting Nurses Association and a physician monitor with the PA Physicians Health Program.
Lloyd also is a Diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine, a member of the American Board of Surgery, National Board of Medical Examiners, and the Pennsylvania Board of Medical Examiners.
He also served on the Butler County Heroin Task Force, advocating the need for a drug court and assisting with developing programs in the Butler County Prison.
Lloyd received his undergraduate degree from Temple University and graduated from the medical school at the University of Pittsburgh.
