Ann B. Beeder, M.D. is the Jeanette and Jeffrey Lasdon Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She is the Chief of Public...
New York (NY) - - Phone: (646) 962-2463
Dr. Lwin graduated from the University of Medicine in 2008. She works in Brooklyn, NY and 3 other locations and specializes in Internal Medicine. Dr. Lwin is affiliated with The Brooklyn Hospital...
New York (NY) - - Phone: (347) 307-0732
Dr. Jonathan Avery is the Vice Chair for Addiction Psychiatry, the Stephen P. Tobin and Dr. Arnold M. Cooper Associate Professor in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and the Program Director for the...
New York (NY) - - Phone: (212) 746-3738
Tiffany holds a Master of Science in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from New York University. She has experience working in both outpatient and inpatient settings with various psychiatric...
New York (NY) - - Phone: (917) 923-0569
Dr. Stephanie Chiao attended University of California at Berkeley, where she graduated magna cum laude with highest honors. Following her undergraduate studies, she received her medical degree from...
New York (NY) - - Phone: (332) 733-0281
Alcoholism detox center and drug inpatient rehabilitation addiction treatment program that offers drug rehab and alcohol abuse and medical detoxification programs that treats patients nationwide in...
New York (NY) - - Phone: (800) 310-6558
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