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Office
8301 Florence Ave
Ste 304
Downey, CA 90240Phone+1 562-904-8905Fax+1 562-904-8904
Summary
- Dr. V. Charuvastra, MD is a board certified psychiatrist in Downey, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. He is affiliated with PIH Health Downey Hospital and Mission Community Hospital.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 1969 - 1972
- Norwalk HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1969 - 1969
- University of Sydney Faculty of MedicineClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License Active through 2021
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 218 citationsPain intolerance in opioid-maintained former opiate addicts: effect of long-acting maintenance agentPeggy Compton, V. C. Charuvastra, Walter Ling
Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2001-07-01 - 125 citationsPain responses in methadone-maintained opioid abusers.Peggy Compton, V. Charles Charuvastra, Kay Kintaudi, Walter Ling
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2000-10-01 - 134 citationsMethadyl Acetate and Methadone as Maintenance Treatments for Heroin Addicts: A Veterans Administration Cooperative StudyWalter Ling, V. Charles Charuvastra, Samuel C. Kaim, C. James Klett
Archives of General Psychiatry. 1976-06-01