Dr. Nelson Handal MD

Psychiatrist - Dothan, AL

Dr. Nelson Handal specializes in psychiatry and child psychiatry in Dothan, Alabama. Details of Dr. Handal's 31 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Universidad Mayor de San Andres are available on your free doctor report.

Times Dr. Handal has been compared:

Compare Now 97

Primary Location for Dr. Handal

Dr. Nelson Handal
101 Medical Dr
Dothan, AL 36303

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Nelson Handal 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. and Child PsychiatryChild Psychiatry
A psychiatrist with additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders of childhood and adolescence..

More information available on your free report

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. Handal is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital
1736 E Main St
Dothan, AL

License

Dr. Nelson Handal has been confirmed to have a license in Alabama.

Education

Dr. Handal attended medical school at Universidad Mayor de San Andres Facultad de Medicina and graduated in 1981 having 31 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at University Hospital SUNY Health Science Center.

Get more education details on your free report

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.