AvrimBrettFishkindMD

Psychiatry • Houston, TX

Community, Integrative Psychiatry

Chief Medical Officer

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Office
1611 Missouri St
Houston, TX 77006
Phone+1 713-252-2484

Summary

Dr. Avrim Fishkind is a psychiatrist in Houston, TX. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. He specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry and community.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1995
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
DE State Medical License 2022 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2024
VT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2010 - 2020
DC State Medical License 1998 - 2000
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

239 citations
Verbal De-escalation of the Agitated Patient: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA De-escalation Workgroup
Janet S. Richmond, Jon S. Berlin, Avrim B. Fishkind, Garland H. Holloman, Scott L. Zeller
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012-01-01
7 citations
Houston's medical disaster response to Hurricane Katrina: part 2: transitioning from emergency evacuee care to community health care.
Douglas R. Hamilton, Thomas F. Gavagan, Kieran Smart, Nancy F. Weller, Lori A. Upton
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009-04-01
12 citations
Houston's medical disaster response to Hurricane Katrina: part 1: the initial medical response from Trauma Service Area Q.
Douglas R. Hamilton, Thomas F. Gavagan, Kieran Smart, Lori A. Upton, Douglas A. Havron
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009-04-01

Press Mentions

American Psychiatric Association 2021 Kicks OffApril 30th, 2021
COVID-19: Telemedicine Boosting Access but Is Not a PanaceaApril 27th, 2020
How iPads Changed One Police Force’s Response to the Mentally IllMarch 6th, 2018