Dr. Joel Lerman MD

Psychiatrist - Allentown, PA

Dr. Joel Lerman specializes in psychiatry in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Details of Dr. Lerman's 27 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Temple University are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Lerman

Dr. Joel Lerman
1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd
Suite 3800
Allentown, PA 18103

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Joel Lerman 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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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Joel Lerman accepts the following plans for Capital Blue Cross at 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd:

Comprehensive
POS
PPO
PPO Choice

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Lerman is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Lehigh Valley Hospital
2024 Lehigh St
Allentown, PA

Education

Dr. Lerman attended medical school at Temple University School of Medicine and graduated in 1985 having 27 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Temple University 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.