Dr. Bruce Pfeffer MD

Psychiatrist - Potomac, MD

Dr. Bruce Pfeffer specializes in psychiatry and child psychiatry in Potomac, Maryland. Details of Dr. Pfeffer's 42 years experience as an MD, his 2 hospital affiliations and education at New York University are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Pfeffer

Dr. Bruce Pfeffer
10000 Falls Rd
Suite 208
Potomac, MD 20854

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Bruce Pfeffer 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. and Child PsychiatryChild Psychiatry
A psychiatrist with additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders of childhood and adolescence.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Pfeffer is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
3600 Joseph Siewick Dr
Fairfax, VA

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License

Dr. Bruce Pfeffer has been confirmed to have a license in Maryland.

Education

Dr. Pfeffer attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine and graduated in 1970 having 42 years experience. Additional Child Psychiatry training was conducted at Georgetown University Hospital. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

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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.