Dr. Salim Akhtar MD

Psychiatrist - El Paso, TX

Dr. Salim Akhtar specializes in psychiatry in El Paso, Texas. Details of Dr. Akhtar's 31 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Akhtar

Dr. Salim Akhtar
VA Medical Center El Paso
5001 N Piedras St
El Paso, TX 79930

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Salim Akhtar 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. Akhtar is affiliated with 1 hospital:

El Paso Psychiatric Center
4615 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX

License

Dr. Salim Akhtar has been confirmed to have a license in Arizona.

Education

Dr. Akhtar attended medical school at Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez Escuela de Medicina, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas 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.