Avtar Dhillon

Medical Director, Newport News Behavioral Health

Role
Medical Director at UHS
Location
Williamsburg, VA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Avtar Dhillon

Objective: Provide leadership and consultation to behavioral healthcare organizations, direct care to patients with a focus on integration of primary care, behavioral healthcare, addiction medicine and psychiatry.I am a determined, quality-oriented Physician focused on excellent clinical outcomes, appropriate utilization and effective documentation. I have reputation as an outstanding role model and catalyst for enhancing teamwork among service providers. Effective mentor for developing increased compliance, have served as member of P&T committees, Drug Utilization Board and provide peer review for various organizations. I am Board Certified In Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Pain Management, Psychosomatic Medicine,Forensic Psychiatry with additional Board Certifications in Addiction Medicine and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Experience

  1. Medical Director

    UHS

    Jan 2003 — Present

    Medical Director, Psychiatrist, Providing medical oversight of all services provided to Adolescents in a residential center, providing leadership to all physicians and mid level practitioners, representing the organization for all regulatory processes and serving as a member of the Management Team

Education

  • Government Medical College,Amritsar ,Punjab

    MD, Medicine

    1972 — 1977

  • Guru Nanak Dev University

    MD, Medicine

    1972 — 1977

Skills

  • Peer Reviews
  • Behavioral Health
  • Hospitals
  • Clinical Research
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Medical Research
  • Emr
  • Psychiatry
  • Internal Medicine
  • Prevention
  • Medical Education
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified
  • Pharmacy and Therapeutic Review
  • Physicians
  • Pain Management
  • Treatment
  • Drug Utilization Review
  • Public Health
  • Healthcare Management
  • Medicine
  • Healthcare
  • Working with Physicians
  • Clinical Trials

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