Dr. Minerva Villafane-garcia MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
500 University Dr. Hershey Medical Cent Hershey PA, 17033About
Dr. Minerva Villafane-garcia practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Hershey, PA. Dr. Villafane-garcia evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Villafane-garcia seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Univ of Pr Sch of Med
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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