Dolores Fernandez Hernandez, Psychiatrist
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Dolores Fernandez Hernandez

Psychiatrist | Psychiatry

2460 Pine Avenue Long Beach California, 90806

About

Dolores M. Fernandez-Hernandez, MD, has been a practicing psychiatrist for more than half a century. A member of the American Medical Association, she is widely acclaimed for her extensive expertise in adult and pediatric psychiatry. Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. These include various affective, behavioral, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities.

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 65 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

PediatricsPsychiatry

Awards

  • American Medical Association, 2008   

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Father was a doctor, and she grew up around the practice of medicine. Siblings also were in healthcare.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Reading Biographies, Traveling, Music, Active Church Member

Favorite professional publications

  • American Psychiatric Association Journal

Dolores Fernandez Hernandez's Practice location

2460 Pine Avenue -
Long Beach, California 90806
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COLLEGE MEDICAL CENTERl

2776 PACIFIC AVENUE LONG BEACH CA 90806

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