Dr. Christopher Sorensen, MD, Physiatrist (Physical Medicine)
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Dr. Christopher Sorensen, MD

Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

4966 El Camino Real, STE 224, Los Altos, CA 94022 Los Altos CA, 94022
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About

He studied medicine at The Ohio State University and took a special interest in cultural impact on mental health and international medicine, working for part of his final year in an HIV clinic in South Africa. He completed his residency with the Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix Arizona, where he started new rotations with the Mayo Clinic, private hospital inpatient units and a psychoanalytic outpatient practice. Since residency he has primarily worked in outpatient clinics in Arizona and New Zealand, as well as moonlighting as an inpatient consultant psychiatrist.

Dr. Sorensen believes in practicing patient-centered medicine. He has tried to accumulate as much experience in treating a wide variety of mental health conditions in various settings as possible, and uses that expertise to work together with his patients in developing a plan to best address their personal needs and priorities. He’s especially interested in incorporating the patient’s personal history, cultural and religious beliefs into their treatment plan when appropriate. Rather than dictate one treatment plan, he will discuss the relative merits of different therapeutic options and he and the patient will pick which one has the best chance of success and meeting the patient’s goals.

Education and Training

Maricopa Integrated Health Psychiatry Residency 2014

Ohio State University College Doctor of Medicine 2010

Brigham Young University BS in Neuroscience, BA in English 2006

Board Certification

Psychosomatic Medicine (Psychiatry and Neurology)

Provider Details

Male English

Areas of expertise and specialization

Integrating cultural and religious beliefs into treatment plan.Creates patient-centered clinical management plan for mental disordersCommands active patient engagementWeighs multiple therapeutic options for patients

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Psychiatrist Los Altos Mental Health Clinic 4 - Present
  • Psychiatrist San Jose Mental Health Clinic, CA 3 - Present

Awards

  • Residency Program 9 Top PRITE Score 
  • Rural Health Scholar’s Program 13 Rural Mental Health 
  • Travel Award 14 Schizophrenia Conference 
  • Honor Society 15 Landacre Honor Society 
  • Full Undergraduate Scholarship 15 Roessler Scholarship 
  • Dean’s List 18 Neuroscience Dean’s List 
  • Dean’s List 17 Neuroscience Dean’s List 
  • Graduate Authors 16 Inscape 
  • Writer of the Month 17 Schooled Magazine 

Dr. Christopher Sorensen, MD's Practice location

4966 El Camino Real, STE 224, Los Altos, CA 94022 -
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