Dr. David Leicken Jr MD

Psychiatrist - Phoenix, AZ

Dr. David Leicken Jr specializes in psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine in Phoenix, Arizona. Details of Dr. Leicken's 19 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at State University of New York Downstate are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Leicken

Dr. David Leicken Jr
Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center
650 E Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. David Leicken Jr 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 Psychosomatic Medicine.

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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. Leicken is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center
650 E Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ

License

Dr. David Leicken Jr has been confirmed to have a license in Arizona.

Education

Dr. Leicken attended medical school at State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine and graduated in 1993 having 19 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Long Island Jewish 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.