Dr. Jennifer D. Pender, MD, MPH
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
1035 Cheraw St Bennettsville SC, 29512About
Dr. Jennifer Pender practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Columbia, SC. Dr. Pender 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. Pender seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 2003
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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