Dr. Edgar Gerstein M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
8 Presidential Dr E Plainview NY, 11803About
Dr. Edgar Gerstein is a psychiatrist practicing in Plainview, NY. Dr. Gerstein is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Gerstein diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Gerstein 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. Gerstein treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Arhangel'Skij Med Inst, Arhangel'sk, Russia MD
Second Moscow Ni Pirogov State Medical Institute 1970
Kazakh-Russian Medical University 1970
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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