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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Kristin Hestdalen 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.. She obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Dr. Hestdalen is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
1600 Medical Pkwy
Carson City, NV

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Education

Dr. Hestdalen attended medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and graduated in 1995 having 17 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Oregon Health Sciences 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.

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Patients may also know Dr. Kristin Hestdalen MD as:

• Kristin A Hestdalen
• K Hestdalen

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