Dr. Linda Schaffer MD

Psychiatrist - Sacramento, CA

Dr. Linda Schaffer specializes in psychiatry in Sacramento, California. Details of Dr. Schaffer's 37 years experience as an MD, her hospital affiliation and education at University of California, San Francisco are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Schaffer

Dr. Linda Schaffer
1455 34th St
Sacramento, CA 95816

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Linda Schaffer 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. Schaffer is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Sutter General Hospital
2801 L St
Sacramento, CA

License

Dr. Linda Schaffer has been confirmed to have a license in California.

Education

Dr. Schaffer attended medical school at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and graduated in 1975 having 37 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.