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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Tjiauw-ling Tan 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.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Psychiatry.

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Tan is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Milton S Hershey Medical Center
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA

Education

Dr. Tan attended medical school at Universitas Indonesia Fakultas Kedokteran and graduated in 1961 having 51 years experience. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at Penn State University Hospital, Milton S Hershey Medical Center. Additional Psychiatry training was conducted at University of California Los Angeles Medical Center.

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