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Lawrence Probes, MD, Psychiatry, Traverse City, MI

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Psychiatry Traverse City, MI

Staff Psychiatrist for Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services at the Traverse City Clinic. Staff psychiatrist for the Medicine Lodge of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians in Peshawbestown, Michigan.

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  • Office

    700 Hammond Rd E Ste 200
    Traverse City, MI 49686
    Phone+1 231-947-2255
    Fax+1 231-947-5982

Summary

  • After graduating from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas in 1978 Dr. Probes came to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he completed his psychiatry residency through both Pine Rest Christian Hospital and Michigan State University. Following residency training Dr. Probes worked for two years as a staff psychiatrist at Pine Rest, then he set up his own private practice. Since 2009 Dr. Probes has served as a staff psychiatrist at the Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Traverse City Clinic. He also works for the Medicine Lodge Behavioral Health Services of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians in Peshawbestown.

    While Dr. Probes has dedicated most of his career to private office practice, he has consulted part time with many organizations and types of health care settings including general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, Community Mental Health Clinics, jails and prisons, geriatric services, a brain injury clinic and many others. He speaks several foreign languages, including Russian and Spanish.

    Dr. Probes performs psychiatric evaluations and treatment with psychotropic medications such as antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antianxiety medications and antipsychotic medications.

    Dr. Probes diagnoses and treats depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

    Links:
    http://www.pinerest.org/pr-clinician/94
    http://www.facebook.com/lawrence.probes.md
    http://doctorprobes.wordpress.com
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/LawrenceProbes
    http://twitter.com/doctorprobes
    http://www.pinerest.org/traversecity
    http://www.gtbindians.org/behavioralhealth.asp
    http://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Lawrence_Probes.html

Education & Training

  • Michigan State University
    Michigan State UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1982
  • Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
    Pine Rest Christian Mental Health ServicesResidency, Psychiatry, 1979 - 1980
  • Trinity Health Grand Rapids
    Trinity Health Grand RapidsInternship, Transitional Year, 1978 - 1979
  • University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
    University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1979 - 2026
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2007 - 2012
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2007 - 2011
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2007 - 2011
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2007 - 2011
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2007 - 2011

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ten Year Service Award West Central Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1998
  • Chairman's Award American Red Cross of West Central Michigan, 1998
  • Golden P Award Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program, 1994
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Tiredness and Chronic Pain Management  
    Lawrence M. Probes, MD, Practical Pain Management, 7/1/2005
  • Opioid Blood Levels in Chronic Pain Management  
    Lawrence M. Probes, MD, Practical Pain Management, 4/1/2005
  • Trends in Soviet and Post Soviet Psychiatry  
    Lawrence M. Probes, MD; Vladimir Kouznetsov, MD PhD; Vladimir Verbitski, MD PhD; Vadim Molodyi, MD, The PSR Quarterly, Vol 2, No. 2, 6/1992
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Books/Book Chapters

Other

  • Mexican Folk Healing In South Texas 
    Lawrence M. Probes, Self-Published
    Galveston, Texas - 1978

Research History

  • Senior Medical Student Research ProjectUnpublished Field Study, "Mexican Folk Healing In South Texas," Spring, 19781977 - 1978

Other Languages

  • Arabic, German, Russian, Spanish