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Dr. Michael Ira Turk M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
315 Yorktown Plz Elkins Park PA, 19027About
Dr. Michael Turk is a psychiatrist practicing in Elkins Park, PA. Dr. Turk is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Turk diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Turk may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Turk treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
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Practice At 315 Yorktown Plz
315 Yorktown Plz -Elkins Park, PA 19027Get Direction
Practice At 101 Greenwood Ave Suite 410
101 Greenwood Ave Suite 410 -Jenkintown, PA 19046Get Direction
STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801Get Direction
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Jerrold Charles Bonn M.D.7900 Old York Rd Elkins Park PA 19027
- Dr. Jack Eugene Gitterman MD8103 Pennhill Road Elkins Park PA 19027
- Dr. Kenneth Melvin Kron MD7401 Old York Rd Elkins Park PA 19027
- Dr. Eliza Nyla Wilfred M. D.931 Charter Cir Elkins Park PA 19027
- Dr. Yale Robert Bobrin D.O.201 Ironwood Circle Elkins Park PA 19027
- Dr. Harold Kolansky MD109b 7900 Old York Road Elkins Park PA 19027
Nearest Hospitals
ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITALl
1200 OLD YORK ROAD ABINGTON PA 19001ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITALl
1200 OLD YORK ROAD ABINGTON PA 19001GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITALl
400 HIGHLAND AVENUE LEWISTOWN PA 17044MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTERl
1800 EAST PARK AVE STATE COLLEGE PA 16803