Dr. Richard I Altesman, MD
Dr. Richard I Altesman, MD is a psychiatrist in San Luis Obispo, CA and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine in 1976. He is not accepting new patients.
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1304 Ella St San Luis Obispo, CA 93401Make an Appointment
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I combine a caring, humanistic approach with advanced knowledge of psychopharmacology. I was at the forefront of this field (Founding Director of the Psychopharmacology Service at Harvard, and on the faculty at Cornell,) and use the most...read morebiography
Richard Altesman, M.D. is a nationally renowned Biological Psychiatrist, specializing in clinical psychopharmacology and neuropsychiatry, affective and mood disorders, anxiety, dual diagnosis and substance use disorders.Dr....read more
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Internship HospitalHarvard Medical School, Mclean Hospital
Residency Hospital, 1979Harvard Medical School (massachusetts General Hospital / Mclean Hospital)
Fellowship Hospital, 1979State University Of New York Downstate Health Sciences University College Of Medicine
Medical School, 1976State University Of New York (suny), Buffalo, Ny
Undergraduate School, 1972
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