Dr. Samir Patel MD

Psychiatrist - Medford, MA

Dr. Samir Patel specializes in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry in Medford, Massachusetts. Details of Dr. Patel's 21 years experience as an MD, his hospital affiliation and education at Stony Brook University are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Patel

Dr. Samir Patel
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
170 Governors Ave
Medford, MA 02155

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Samir Patel 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 Geriatric PsychiatryGeriatric Psychiatry
A psychiatrist with expertise in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly. The geriatric psychiatrist seeks to improve the psychiatric care of the elderly both in health and in disease.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Patel is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Lawrence Memorial Hospital
170 Governors Ave
Medford, MA

Education

Dr. Patel attended medical school at Stony Brook University School of Medicine and graduated in 1991 having 21 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Boston University Medical Center, 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.