Dr. Fred Griffin MD

Psychiatrist - Birmingham, AL

Dr. Fred Griffin specializes in psychiatry in Birmingham, Alabama. Details of Dr. Griffin's 38 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of Texas are available on your free doctor report.

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Dr. Fred Griffin
University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th St S
Birmingham, AL 35249

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Fred Griffin 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.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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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. Griffin is affiliated with 1 hospital:

University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th St S
Birmingham, AL

License

Dr. Fred Griffin has been confirmed to have a license in Alabama.

Education

Dr. Griffin attended medical school at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and graduated in 1974 having 38 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Timberlawn Psychological 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.