Dr. Hy (Henry) V. Phan M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
10717 CAMINO DR, SUITE 207 SAN DIEGO CA, 92126About
- Weekdays, county-supported community clinic treating patients with serious mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders using mainly medication(s). Douglas Young Center (Adult) in Mira Mesa of San Diego, CA.
-Weekends, private practice, self-pay, treating patients with anxiety and/or adjustment difficulties using only individual psychotherapy (specializing in psychodynamic psychotherapy, studied under Michael Selzer, MD, protege and colleague of Otto Kernberg, MD) or couples therapy or family therapy or a combination of these. Web page: "www.anxietyrelieftherapy.com" (AnxietyReliefTherapy: A.R.T), in Clairemont of San Diego, CA.
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Education and Training
St. George's University - School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Adult Psychiatry
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local Public Speaking- Teaching Residents -
Awards
- Echols Scholar Membership (College, University of Virginia)
- Chief Resident (Psychiatry residency, SUNY - Downstate)
Treatments
- Adult psychiatry (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders...)
Fellowships
- Psychiatry- Yale University School of Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- American Psychiatric Association
What do you attribute your success to?
An appreciation for a Higher Being and the belief that each of us has a gift or given talent and that it takes time, energy and commitment to discover and develop that gift with the help of many kind and generous individuals along the way.
Areas of research
Mechanism(s) of delusional thinking
Teaching and speaking
- Spoke at a symposium on helping homeless patients at a conference organized by the Institute of Psychiatric Services, 2004
- Trained psychiatry residents on an in-patient psychiatric ward, 2007-2013
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, Soccer, Guitar, Writing Poetry
Favorite professional publications
- Psychiatric News, Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of psychopharmacology, AJP
Areas of research
Mechanism(s) of delusional thinking
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