Dr. Cynthia L Benfanti MD
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
6815 100th St E Puyallup WA, 98373About
Dr. Cynthia Benfanti practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Puyallup, WA. Dr. Benfanti evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Benfanti seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 1990
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1990
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine 1990
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