

Dr. Pietro M. Poletti, MD
Psychologist
9115 Bridgeport Way SW Suite 2 Lakewood WA, 98499About
Pietro M. Poletti, MD, is a top psychiatrist who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at his private practice in Lakewood and Mt. Vernon, WA. He is serving residents in Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish, and Skagit Counties, WA. He can also be found on staff at Skagit Valley Hospital, PeaceHealth United General Medical Center, and PeaceHealth United General Medical Center. With sixty years of experience as a psychiatrist, he specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Services provided include medication review, psychiatry consultation, disability evaluation, anger management, psychiatric follow-up, psychiatry medication review, sex therapy and psychotherapy.
Education and Training
University of Milano- Bicocca, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Medical Degree 1957
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- American Psychiatric Association
Internships
- Alexian Bros Hospital1959
Professional Society Memberships
- American Psychiatric Association
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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Pietro M. Poletti, who serves patients in Washington.
Dr. Poletti is an experienced psychiatrist with over six decades of experience. He has two offices in Lakewood and Mt. Vernon, Washington, serving residents in Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish, and Skagit Counties.
Knowledgeable in his field, he offers the following services / treats the following conditions: medication review, psychiatry consultation, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, psychiatric follow-up, bipolar disorder, depression, psychotherapy, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, worry, personality disorder, psychiatry medication review, post-traumatic stress disorder counseling, sleep disorder, eating disorder, hyperactive disorder, alcoholism, disability evaluation, anger management, dissociative disorder, sex therapy, sleep problems, and migraine.
Educated in Italy, Dr. Poletti graduated with his medical degree from the University of Milano- Bicocca, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1957. He then relocated to the United States, performing his internship at Alexian Bros Hospital in 1959 and his residency in psychiatry at Central State Hospital in 1963.
A member of the American Psychiatric Association, he is affiliated with Skagit Valley Hospital and PeaceHealth United General Medical Center.
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.
On a more personal note, Dr. Poletti speaks multiple languages, including English, French, and Italian.
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11315 BRIDGEPORT WAY S W LAKEWOOD WA 98499ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTERl
1717 SOUTH J STREET TACOMA WA 98405MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALl
317 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR W BOX 5299 TACOMA WA 98415SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITALl
1415 KINCAID STREET MOUNT VERNON WA 98274ISLAND HOSPITALl
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2000 HOSPITAL DRIVE SEDRO WOOLLEY WA 98284