Dr. Paul Ragan MD

Psychiatrist - Nashville, TN

Dr. Paul Ragan specializes in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry in Nashville, Tennessee. Details of Dr. Ragan's 31 years experience as an MD, his 2 hospital affiliations and education at University of Arizona are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Ragan

Dr. Paul Ragan
Vanderbilt Clinic
1301 Medical Center Dr
Nashville, TN 37232

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Paul Ragan 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 Addiction PsychiatryAddiction Psychiatry
A psychiatrist who focuses on the evaluation and treatment of individuals with alcohol, drug, or other substance-related disorders and of individuals with the dual diagnosis of substance-related and other psychiatric disorders.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Ragan is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

VA Medical Center - Nashville
1310 24th Ave S
Nashville, TN

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Education

Dr. Ragan attended medical school at University of Arizona College of Medicine and graduated in 1981 having 31 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.