Dr. Thomas D. Gazda M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
7575 E Earll Dr Scottsdale AZ, 85251About
Thomas D. Gazda, MD, FAPA, is an established psychiatrist and Medical Director of the Sundance Center, now Promises Scottsdale, of Elements Behavioral Health in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Sundance Center is a healing oasis in the heart of the Arizona desert that was founded with the belief that a rehab center is more effective if clients are part of a warm, supportive community. Furthermore, Dr. Gazda is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Midwestern University Medical School in Phoenix, Arizona, Psychiatric Consultant with The Neighborhood Christian Clinic, Inpatient Psychiatrist with West Yavapai Guidance Clinic/Windhaven Hospital in Prescott Valley, Arizona, Psychiatric Consultant for Family Service Agency in Phoenix, Arizona, Staff Psychiatrist in the Dual Diagnosis Program at Scottsdale Treatment Institute, Private Practice Psychiatrist in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Consultant, Clinical Investigator and/or lecturer for more than 20 major pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Gazda received his medical degree in 1979 at The University of Illinois College of Medicine and then completed the family practice and psychiatry residency programs at the University of Vermont Robert Larner College of Medicine. He studied psychoanalysis through the Canadian Society of Psychoanalysis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and trained in group relations with the Tavistock Clinic in the United Kingdom. Dr. Gazda is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. He is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association and specializes in addition medicine, research psychiatry, bipolar disorders, inpatient care, holistic integrative care, and community mental health. Dr. Gazda obtained a bachelor degree of science in biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1975. Dr. Gazda is broadly trained to treat patients from a biopsychosocial perspective with qualifications in family practice, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, neuroscience research as a principal investigator and consultation liaison.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Practical considerations for carbamazepine use in bipolar disorder.
- Safety of carbamazepine extended-release capsules used in combination with other
- Efficacy and Safety of Once- versus Twice-Daily Carbamazepine Extended-Release Capsules for the Treatment of Manic Symptoms in Patients with Bipolar I Disorder.
Internships
- University of Vermont
Fellowships
- Canadian Psychiatric Association
Professional Society Memberships
- American Psychoanalytic Association
Articles and Publications
- Published
What do you attribute your success to?
- His curiosity.
Hobbies / Sports
- Running Marathons, Traveling to Europe
Favorite professional publications
- The American Journal of Psychology
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