Dr. Akhtar Hossain, MD, Psychiatrist
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Dr. Akhtar Hossain, MD

Addiction Medicine Specialist | Addiction Medicine

5/5(1)
153 North Auten Ave Somerville NJ, 08876
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Dr. Akhtar Hossain is an Addiction Medicine Physician in Somerville, NJ. Dr. Hossain evaluates patients using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Addiction Medicine Physicians provide medical care in addition to consultation for each patient and their families.

Education and Training

Patrice Lumumba People's Friendship University MD

Patrice Lumumba People's Friendship University 1989

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish, Bengali, Russian

Areas of expertise and specialization

Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Addiction medicine, Alcoholism, Suboxone treatment for Opioid use disorder, Dementia, Autism, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD

Professional Memberships

  • American Psychiatric Association  
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  

Internships

  • People's Friendship University, Moscow, Russia

Fellowships

  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Akhtar Hossain, MD's Practice location

153 North Auten Ave -
Somerville, NJ 08876
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New patients: 908-231-7700

153 NORTH AUTEN AVENUE -
SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876
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New patients: 908-231-7700
Fax: 908-231-7722

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Dr. Akhtar Hossain, MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 1 patient. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Addiction Medicine Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.
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153 N Auten Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876, USA
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Turn left onto N Auten Ave
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Slight right onto US-22 E
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Merge onto I-287 S via the ramp on the left to I-95/Perth Amboy
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Take exit 10 to merge onto Easton Ave toward S Bound Brook/New Brunswick/NJ-527Pass by Boston Market (on the right in 2.8 mi)
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254 EASTON AVE NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 8901

Head north on North Auten Avenue 267 ft
Turn right onto Union Avenue (NJ 28) 1.6 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1602 ft
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