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Daniel Fast, MD, Psychiatry, Palm Springs, CA

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Psychiatry Palm Springs, CA

Addiction, Geriatric Psychiatry

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  • Office

    215 E Tahquitz Cyn Way
    Ste 6
    Palm Springs, CA 92262
    Phone+1 760-799-4199
    Fax+1 310-246-1306

Summary

  • Daniel Fast, MD, is a Psychiatry specialist based in Palm Springs, CA, with sub-specialties in Addiction and Geriatric Psychiatry. Trained at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and the University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center, Dr. Fast also holds a B.S. in Biology from Cornell University, where he earned a spot on the Dean's list. Since 1979, he has run his own practice, Daniel E Fast MD, working primarily in psychotherapy, classical psychoanalysis, and mood disorders. He has also made contributions to medical literature with publications like "Case Presentation" and "Sexual Fantasies as a Defense against Fusion and Loss". He is a Full Professor at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine.

Education & Training

  • University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
    University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Psychiatry, 1976 - 1979
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine
    University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1976
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.S., Biology, 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Dean's List Cornell University, 1971

Publications & Presentations

Lectures

  • "Case Presentation" 
    1/1/2010
  • "Sexual Fantasies as a Defense against Fusion and Loss" 
    1/1/2008
  • "Inpatient Factors in AIDS" 
    1/1/1989

Other

  • "Mammalian Social Systems with Particular Reference to Two Species of Bats" 
    Daniel E. Fast, MD, Honors Thesis: Cornell University

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