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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Derrick Hamaoka 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..

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. Hamaoka is affiliated with 1 hospital:

National Naval Medical Center
8901 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD

License

Dr. Derrick Hamaoka has been confirmed to have a license in Virginia.

Education

Dr. Hamaoka attended medical school at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and graduated in 1999 having 13 years experience.

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. Derrick Hamaoka as:

• Derrick A Hamaoka
• D Hamaoka

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