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No malpractice claims found for California
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Dr. Schenkman's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Schenkman

2.4

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Dr. Schenkman's Performance
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About Me

Biography

Dr. Richard Schenkman, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry specialist in Bakersfield, CA and has been practicing for 35 years. He graduated from Uag, Facultad De Medicina in 1978 and specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry and pediatric psychiatry.

Specialties

  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Pediatric Psychiatry

Board Certifications

  • Child Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
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Education

1985
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
Fellowship Hospital
1983
University Southern California Medical Center
Residency Hospital
1982
Dartmouth Med School
Residency Hospital
1981
Dartmouth Med School
Internship Hospital
1979
University At Buffalo State University Of New York School Of Medicine
Medical School
1978
Uag, Facultad De Medicina
Medical School
1969
University Of Rochester
Undergraduate School

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Awards

  • Healthgrades Honor Roll
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