1304 Ella Street , Suite B
San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
93401
Facility Affiliations
Dr. Richard Altesman's Credentials
Accepting New Patients
No, this doctor is not accepting new patients
Biography
Richard Altesman, M.D. is a nationally renowned Biological Psychiatrist, specializing in clinical psychopharmacology and neuropsychiatry, affective and mood disorders, anxiety, dual diagnosis and substance use disorders. Dr. Altesman completed medical school at the State University of New York and went on to psychiatric residency training at Harvard Medical School McLean Hospital where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Altesman has held leadership, research and clinical appointments at Harvard Medical School as Chief of Clinical Psychopharmacology, McLean Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington D.C, the New York Medical College and New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Altesman has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the Exemplary Psychiatrist National Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and the Outstanding Teacher Award at Harvard Medical School McLean Hospital. He has also served as an officer of the Mental Health Association. Dr Altesman is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the Americans Psychiatric Association. Serving the medical community in a number of capacities, Dr. Altesman has been a long-term Representative to the American Psychiatric Association's national Assembly and is also currently on the Executive Council of the Northern California Psychiatric Society.
Languages
- English
Education
- Harvard Medical School
- SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Science
Areas of Expertise
- Psychopharmacology
- Neuropsychology
Problems on my end in the Dr hearing me . He went out of his way to connect with me. He works with me and is concerned with how I am doing.
Submitted May 18, 2023