Dr. Peter Forster MD

Psychiatrist - San Francisco, CA

Dr. Peter Forster specializes in psychiatry in San Francisco, California. Details of Dr. Forster's 27 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at University of California, San Diego are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Forster

Dr. Peter Forster
211 Gough St
Suite 211
San Francisco, CA 94102

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Peter Forster 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. Forster is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Jewish Home
302 Silver Ave
San Francisco, CA

Education

Dr. Forster attended medical school at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and graduated in 1985 having 27 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.