Barry Kenneth Nelson, Psychiatrist
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Barry Kenneth Nelson

Psychiatrist | Psychiatry

809 North Bethlehem Pike Spring House Pennsylvania, 19477

About

Barry Kenneth Nelson, MD, has a private practice in Spring House, Pennsylvania.  He also acts as Medical Advisor for the Pennsylvania Council on Compulsive Gambling, and is on staff at Rosemont Counseling Associates. Specializing in addiction psychiatry, Dr. Nelson is well known for his expertise in psychopharmacology and diagnostic assessment, treating depression and anxiety as well as attention deficit, obsessive -compulsive spectrum disorders. He treats adolescents and adults at his practice.

Education and Training

Temple University

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Addiction Psychiatry

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 49 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Addiction Psychiatry

Awards

  • Patients Choice Award, 2011   
  • PA Council on Compulsive Gambling Man of the Year Award, 2008   

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association

What do you attribute your success to?

  • A Sense of Mission and a Sense of Purpose, Helping People

Hobbies / Sports

  • Family Time, Practicing Clarinet

Favorite professional publications

  • Journal of the American Psychiatric Association, Clinical Journal of Psychiatry

Barry Kenneth Nelson's Practice location

809 North Bethlehem Pike -
Spring House, Pennsylvania 19477
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New patients: 215-723-0652

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