RichardEdwardGestringMD

Addiction

Owner/Operator of Empower Psych Centers LLC.

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Office
555 N New Ballas Rd
Ste 220
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Phone+1 314-200-2628

Fax+1 314-200-2628

Dr. Richard Gestring is a psychiatrist in Creve Coeur, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. He went to Truman State University for his Undergraduate degree and then received his Medical Degree from American University of Antigua, College of Medicine followed by Residency at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine. He specializes in addiction and is experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mood disorders, bipolar disorders , and associated deliriums.

ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2014
American University of Antigua College of MedicineClass of 2009
Truman State UniversityBachelors, Biology, 2000 - 2005

PubMed

43 citations
Intoxication delirium following use of synthetic cathinone derivatives.
Thomas M. Penders, Richard E. Gestring, Dmitry A. Vilensky
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2012-10-10
57 citations
Hallucinatory delirium following use of MDPV: "Bath Salts".
Thomas M. Penders, Richard E. Gestring
General Hospital Psychiatry. 2011-09-01
55 citations
Excited delirium following use of synthetic cathinones (bath salts).
Thomas M. Penders, Richard E. Gestring, Dmitry A. Vilensky
General Hospital Psychiatry. 2012-11-01