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Quick Facts
About Dr. Murat Z Akalin MD
Dr. Murat Z Akalin, MD is a doctor primarily located in Mammoth Lakes, CA, with other offices in Mammoth Lakes, CA and San Luis Obispo, CA(and 2 other locations). They have 20 years of experience. Their
Locations
Dr. Murat Z Akalin has 4 locations
Sierra Park Family Medicine 85 Sierra Park Rd Bld B Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
Amy Kathryn Elmore Strachan Md 895 Aerovista Pl Ste 106 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Mammoth Hospital 85 Sierra Park Rd Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Specialties
Dr. Murat Z Akalin has the following 1 SPECIALTIES
Psychiatry
A psychiatrist is a doctor with specific training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. He or she can not only provide the counseling necessary to both diagnose and treat a patient, but can also prescribe medication when needed. In some cases, a psychiatrist will only provide the medication and the counseling will be provided by another healthcare specialist, like a certified counselor or psychologist. Like other doctors, psychiatrists employ diagnostic tools like CT scans and MRI in order to observe the structure and function of a patient's brain. Once a diagnosis is made, these specialists may use behavior or cognitive therapy in order to address the patient's condition, or a multitude of other types of therapy, in conjunction with or in place of medication.
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Murat Z Akalin has the following 12 expertise
- Depressive Disorder
- Check-up
- Contraception
- Depression
- Weight Loss
- Family Planning
- Insomnia
- Schizophrenia
- Influenza
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Immunization
- Sleep Disorders
Awards
1 Award
Patients' Choice Award (2014)
Patients' Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients.
Education
20 Years Experience
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduated in 2001
Dr. Murat Z Akalin Accepts the Following Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- BCBS Blue Card
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
- Blue Shield California
- BS CA Platinum 90 PPO
- Blue Shield CA Bronze 60 PPO SHOP
- Blue Shield CA Bronze Full PPO 4500
- Blue Shield CA PPO
- Blue Shield CA Silver 70 PPO
More about Dr. Murat Z Akalin
Murat Akalin,MD,MPH, earned his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, his Masters in Public Health from Columbia University, and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Akalin has an MD in psychiatry and family medicine. A family doctor, with special training in psychiatry, Dr. Akalin will be in the clinic providing psychiatric care two days per week and family medicine two days per week. He will also be taking call and doing inpatient care along with the other family doctors. Dr. Akalin enjoys working with patients with substance abuse problems, chronic mental illness, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Although Dr. Akalin is not a child psychiatrist, he has experience working with children. Dr. Akalin is also comfortable working in Spanish.
