Craig S. Piper, MD, Addiction & Primary Care Physician with University Hospital

Get to know Addiction & Primary Care Medicine Physician Dr. Craig S. Piper, who serves patients in Newark, New Jersey.

Dr. Piper is affiliated with University Hospital (Newark, New Jersey), an academic medical center with 519 licensed beds, and an active medical staff of more than 525. University Hospital is a regional resource for advanced care in a wide range of medical specialties, as well as home to northern New Jersey’s Level I Trauma Center and to specialty programs such as the Center for Liver Diseases and the Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Dr. Piper received his medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. Thereafter, he went on to complete his residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) University Hospital.

Addiction medicine is a medical specialty that deals with the treatment of addiction. The specialty often crosses over into other areas, since various aspects of addiction fall within the fields of public health, psychology, social work, mental health counseling, psychiatry, and internal medicine, among others. Addiction medicine physicians, like Dr. Piper, focus on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of people who are suffering from one or more disorders related to addiction.

Primary care includes health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of health care settings (e.g., office, inpatient, critical care, long-term care, home care, day care, etc.). As a primary care physician, Dr. Piper has vast expertise in his field and provides continuous care of varied medical conditions.

Learn More about Dr. Craig S. Piper:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1195111-Craig-Piper-psychiatrist-Newark-NJ-07102

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