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Dr. Steven Hirsch

Psychiatrist

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Steven Hirsch 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..

Education

Dr. Hirsch attended medical school at State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and graduated in 1962 having 50 years experience. Additional residency training in Psychiatry was conducted at SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY. Additional residency training in Psychiatry was conducted at Yale University.

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. Steven Hirsch as:

  • Steven J Hirsch
  • S Hirsch
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