Dr. Seig's Specialty
What Is a Specialty or Area of Special Expertise?
A specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Read MoreA specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best methods of treatment.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
A doctor may have more than one specialty, along with one or more subspecialties. For instance, a doctor could specialize in internal medicine and have a subspecialty in infectious disease. A subspecialty is a concentration within a specialty.
Your primary care doctor (who is often a specialist in family medicine or internal medicine) can help you choose the right type of specialist. In fact, some health insurance plans require a referral from your primary care doctor before you visit a specialist.
Dr. Seig's License & Board Certification
Why is Board Certification Important?
Board certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
Read MoreBoard certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
A doctor who is board certified has taken an important step beyond getting a required state medical license to practice. Some doctors choose not to apply for board certification. A doctor who is not board certified may be an excellent doctor who is fully licensed to practice medicine in his or her state.
If you are considering a doctor who is not board certified, consider asking the doctor why he or she is not certified. This information might provide you important background information to help you decide whether or not to see that doctor.
Common Conditions Treated by Psychiatrists
- Adult Adhd
- Alcohol Abuse
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Smoking Cessation
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
Dr. Seig's Education & Training
Medical Schools:
Internship Hospital:
Residency Hospital:
What Is a Residency?
Residency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods. Read MoreResidency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
Residency training takes place in accredited hospitals or other healthcare facilities under the supervision of experienced doctors. Residency training lasts from three to seven years, and the exact duration varies from specialty to specialty. Residency is required for specialty board certification.
Dr. Seig's Background Check
Malpractice
Sanctions
Sanctions history found
Nature of Complaint:
The physician engaged in professional misconduct with three patients.
The physician with regard to the first patient authorized early refills of habit-forming medications depite the patient's history of substance abuse including the use of illicit drugs.
The physician with regard to the second patient also authorized early refills of habit-forming narcotics despite the patient's history of substance abuse including the use of illicit drugs. The physician after she surrendered her DEA registration continued to treat the patient with psychotropic medications and the patient overdosed on antidepressants prescribed by the physician. The physician then referred the patient to a local mental health center.
The physician with regard to the third patient prescribed Percocet without information to support the diagnosis and doubled the patient's dosage of Percocet within one week. The physician then doubled the patient's dosage of Percocet in the following six months adding daily doses of Vicodin and refilled prescriptions by telephone without office visits. The physician after she surrendered her DEA registration treated the patient with a combination of two antipsychotic medications, mood stabilizers, antidepressants and anticonvulsants.
Action Taken-Stipulation & Final Agency Order
Inquiry Panel A of the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners has placed the physician's license to practice medicine in the State of Colorado on Probation for a period of five years subject to the following terms and conditions:
- The physician within 120 days shall complete an assessment by the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians.
- The physician shall successfully complete any recommended education program including any post-education evaluation recommended by the CPEP.
- The physician's practice shall be monitored by a board approved practice monitor.
- The physician shall ensure that her practice monitor submits complete and timely quarterly reports to the board.
- The physician shall obey all laws.