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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Xiaoping Shao 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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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Xiaoping Shao accepts the following plans for CareFirst at 604 Solarex Ct:

• Personal Comp
• Preferred Provider Network (PPN)
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO/BluePreferred/Select Preferred)
• Traditional/Indemnity

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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. Shao is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
9901 Medical Ctr Dr
Rockville, MD

License

Dr. Xiaoping Shao has been confirmed to have a license in Maryland.

Education

Dr. Shao attended medical school at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and graduated in 1983 having 29 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.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Xiaoping Shao MD as:

• X Shao

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