Dr. Eleanor Lavretsky, MD

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Eleanor Lavretsky, who serves patients in California.

Dr. Lavretsky is an established psychiatrist with over six decades of experience in her field. She helps with the psychological well-being of men and women at Westwood Medical Consultants in Beverly Hills, California.

In her current capacity, she is also affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States, with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses, and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff.

A 1960 graduate of Astrakhan State Medical University in Russia, Dr. Lavretsky relocated to the United States to further her training. She completed her internship and residency in psychiatry at the Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center in 1992 and 1995, respectively. 

A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, she is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists.

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.

Fluent in both English and Russian, Dr. Lavretsky has been the recipient of several awards and honors, including Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2015), Patients’ Choice Award (2015, 2018), and On-Time Doctor Award (2015, 2018).

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