Dr. James LaSter MD

Psychiatrist - Virginia Beach, VA

Dr. James LaSter specializes in psychiatry in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Details of Dr. LaSter's 43 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Northwestern University are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. LaSter

Dr. James LaSter
3143 Magic Hollow Blvd
Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. James LaSter 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. LaSter is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Sentara Leigh Hospital
830 Kempsville Rd
Norfolk, VA

License

Dr. James LaSter has been confirmed to have a license in Virginia.

Education

Dr. LaSter attended medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and graduated in 1969 having 43 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Community Mental Health Services.

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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.