Dr. Edgar I. Hernandez, MD, FAPA
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1600 W 38th St Suite 322 Austin TX, 78731About
Dr. Edgar Hernandez is a psychiatrist practicing in Austin, TX. Dr. Hernandez is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Hernandez diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Hernandez may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Hernandez treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Department of Surgery General Surgery 2007
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX Doctor of Medicine (MD) 2006
St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX Biology 2002
Board Certification
Certificate of Training
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 2024 MagVenture
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 2024 Brainsway
Electroconvulsive Therapy 2017 International Society of ECT and Neurostimulation
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 2012 Neuronetics
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Regional Medical Director for Texas and Georgia Mindful Health Solutions 2024 - Present
- Chief Psychiatrist Talkiatry, Washington, DC 2022 - 2023
- Clinical Lead for Public Relations Talkiatry, Washington, DC 2023 - 2023
- Assistant Chief of Psychiatry Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, DC 2016 - 2018
- Assistant Chief of Psychiatry Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, DC 2021 - 2022
- Physician Site Lead Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, DC 2019 - 2022
- Interventional Psychiatry Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, DC 2015 - 2022
- Adult Psychiatry Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, DC 2015 - 2022
Awards
- Top Doctors 2021 2021 Washingtonian Magazine
- Top Doctors 2020 2020 Washingtonian Magazine
- Top Doctors 2018 2018 Washingtonian Magazine
- Achievement Award 2005 Hispanic American Medical Association of Houston
Professional Memberships
- Austin Psychiatric Society
- American Psychiatric Association
- International Society of Sports Psychiatry
- American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists, and Practitioners
- Clinical TMS Society
- International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation
Fellowships
- New York University Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, New York, NY Neurosurgery 2008
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