Dr. Amber Faith Lerma M.D., Psychiatrist
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Dr. Amber Faith Lerma M.D.

Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

5/5(8)
2970 Camino Diablo 3rd floor Walnut Creek CA, 94597
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5/5

About

Dr. Amber Lerma practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Lerma 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. Lerma seeks to improve each patients quality of life.

Education and Training

University of California, San Francisco M.D. 2008

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)

Provider Details

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Dr. Amber Faith Lerma M.D.'s Practice location

Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates

2970 Camino Diablo 3rd floor -
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
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New patients: 925-360-5264

8 ORINDA WAY -
ORINDA, CA 94563
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Amber Lerma

1493 Cambridge Street Macht Building, Room 206 -
Cambridge, MA 02139
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Dr. Amber Faith Lerma M.D.'s reviews

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Patient Experience with Dr. Lerma


5.0

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Dr. Amber Faith Lerma M.D. has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 8 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Adolescent Psychiatrist 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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