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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Ruth Kantor 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.. She obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Kantor is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Rd
Livingston, NJ

License

Dr. Ruth Kantor has been confirmed to have a license in New Jersey.

Education

Dr. Kantor attended medical school at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Newark New Jersey Medical School and graduated in 1986 having 26 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at UMDNJ, University Hospital.

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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. Ruth Kantor MD as:

• Ruth B Kantor
• R Kantor

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