Dr. Edward Isaac Gelber M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1499 Chain Bridge Road 201 McLean VA, 22101Practice Philosophy
Traditional Medicine
About
Dr. Edward Gelber is a psychiatrist practicing in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Gelber is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Gelber diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Gelber 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. Gelber treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 2002
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Structure and function of the third intracellular loop of the 5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptor: the third intracellular loop is alpha-helical and binds purified arrestins.
- A highly conserved aspartic acid (Asp-155) anchors the terminal amine moiety of tryptamines and is involved in membrane targeting of the 5-HT(2A) serotonin receptor but does not participate in activation via a "salt-bridge disruption" mechanism.
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