Dr. Tamer Wassef, MD is an addiction psychiatry specialist in Jersey City, NJ and has been practicing for 4 years. He graduated from Cairo University Hospitals and specializes in addiction psychiatry and adult psychiatry.
Tamer Wassef MD, Psychiatry. Jersey City
550 Newark Ave Ste 207
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Oxford Health Plans
- UnitedHealthCare
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Dr. Wassef's Experience
Dr. Wassef's experience matches your search based on the following criteria:
- Based on total number of patients treated over the last 12 months
- Specializes in Addiction Psychiatry
- Board certified in Addiction Psychiatry
- No malpractice claims found
- No sanctions found
- No board actions found
Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Wassef "Dr. Wassef is specialized in addiction psychiatry, skilled board-certified psychiatrist, particularly interested in the mind-body connection and utilizing a creative and cooperative pathway to wellness. While providing an expert opinion, Dr. Wassef very much is interested in working together with you. So, in a caring fashion, a careful assessment of your symptoms is conducted, including a full medical history, to then devise a treatment plan."
2 Specialties
- Addiction Psychiatry
- Adult Psychiatry
1 Board Certifications
- Addiction PsychiatryAccredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
47 Conditions Treated
- Addiction
- ADHD and-or ADD
- Adjustment Disorder
- Alcohol-Induced Mental Disorders
- Alcoholism (Alcohol Dependence)
- Anorexia
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bulimia
- Cocaine Addiction
- Combination Drug Dependence
- Confusion
- Delusional Disorder
- Depressive Disorders
- Developmental and Learning Disorders
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Drug-Induced Mental Disorders
- Dysthymia and Cyclothymia (Mood Disorders)
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbances of Childhood and Adolescence
- Homicidal Ideation
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Marijuana Addiction
- Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
- Nondependent Antidepressant Abuse
- Nondependent Cocaine Abuse
- Nondependent Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Nondependent Marijuana Abuse
- Nondependent Opioid Abuse
- Nondependent Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Abuse
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Opioid Dependence
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychiatric Diseases
- Psychosis
- Psychosis Due to Mental Illness
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Tobacco Use Disorder
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6 Procedures
- Family Psychotherapy
- Group Psychotherapy
- Other Psychiatric Medication Therapy (Inpatient Only)
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychotherapy and Psychophysiological Therapy (incl. Biofeedback)
- Suboxone® Treatment
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for New Jersey.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
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Education
- Cairo University HospitalsMedical School | Graduated
- Meharry Medical CollegeResidency Hospital | Completed 2012
- Perelman School of Medicine University of PennsylvaniaFellowship Hospital | Completed 2014
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Arabic, Egyptian
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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