Dr. John Ashford Jr MD

Psychiatrist - Palo Alto, CA

Dr. John Ashford Jr specializes in psychiatry in Palo Alto, California. Details of Dr. Ashford's 38 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of California, Los Angeles are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Ashford

Dr. John Ashford Jr
VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Palo Alto
3801 Miranda Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. John Ashford 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..

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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. Ashford is affiliated with 1 hospital:

VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Palo Alto
3801 Miranda Ave
Palo Alto, CA

License

Dr. John Ashford Jr has been confirmed to have a license in California.

Education

Dr. Ashford attended medical school at University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine and graduated in 1974 having 38 years experience.

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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.