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Dr. Nitin Shendarkar 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

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Dr. Shendarkar is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics
1120 15th St
Augusta, GA

License

Dr. Nitin Shendarkar has been confirmed to have a license in Georgia.

Education

Dr. Shendarkar attended medical school at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Dr B.R. Ambedkar Medical College and graduated in 1982 having 30 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.

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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. Nitin Shendarkar MD as:

• Nitin S Shendarkar
• N Shendarkar

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