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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Kirk Lum 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. Kirk Lum accepts the following plans for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care at 89 Access Rd:

• GIC Independence Plan (as of July 2009)
• HMO or POS or NH Healthy Kids
• HPHC Independence Plan
• HPHC Independence Plan (as of July 2008)

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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. Lum is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Caritas Norwood Hospital
800 Washington St
Norwood, MA

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Education

Dr. Lum attended medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine and graduated in 1993 having 19 years experience. Additional Child Psychiatry training was conducted at Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance.

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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.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Kirk Lum MD as:

• Kirk C Lum
• K Lum

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