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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Altaf Merchant identified specializing in PsychiatryPsychiatry
A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biologic, psychologic, and social components of illness, and therefore is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychologic and interpersonal problems, and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living..

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Altaf Merchant accepts the following plans for CareFirst at 5500 Knoll North Dr:

• Personal Comp
• Preferred Provider Network (PPN)
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO/BluePreferred/Select Preferred)
• Traditional/Indemnity

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Merchant is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Laurel Regional Medical Center
7300 Van Dusen Rd
Laurel, MD

License

Dr. Altaf Merchant has been confirmed to have a license in Maryland.

Education

Dr. Merchant attended medical school at Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik Seth G.S. Medical College and graduated in 1974 having 38 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Altaf Merchant MD as:

• A Merchant

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