Dr. Daniel Ketema, MD

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Ketema, who serves patients in Wichita, Kansas.

Dr. Ketema, a board-certified psychiatrist, earned his medical degree from the China Medical University in Shenyang, China. After relocating to the United States, he completed his residency in psychiatry at Austin State Hospital in Texas.

In practice since 1997, he is currently affiliated with Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level 2 facility which serves over 30,000 Veterans living in 59 counties of the state of Kansas.

The Medical Center is a primary and secondary care facility. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, secondary care, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, cardiology, neurology, oncology, dentistry, visual impairment, and low vision rehabilitation, spinal cord dysfunction, TBI, polytrauma, pain management, PTSD, homeless, MHICM, prosthetic laboratory/orthotics, and extended care services.

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.

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