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Barry Kenneth Nelson
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
809 North Bethlehem Pike Spring House Pennsylvania, 19477About
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
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Areas of expertise and specialization
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
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Barry Kenneth Nelson M.D.809 North Bethlehem Pike Spring House PA 19477
- Dr. Jack Alan Gomberg M.D.748 N. Bethlehem Pike Spring House PA 19477
- Dr. Pragna P. Patel M.D.1012 N. Bethlehem Pike Spring House PA 19477
- Dr. Lynne Jennifer Nugent MD1018 Bethlehem Pk Spring House PA 19477
- Dr. Fredericka C Tate MD1018 North Bethlehem Pike Spring House PA 19477
Nearest Hospitals
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100 MEDICAL CAMPUS DRIVE LANSDALE PA 19446EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER MONTGOMERYl
559 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE EAST NORRITON PA 19403