Ferdinand Beleno Banez, MD, a Psychiatrist with BronxCare Health System

Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Ferdinand Beleno Banez, who serves patients in New York.

With a focus on inpatient addiction treatment, Dr. Banez is an attending psychiatrist within the Department of Psychiatry at BronxCare Health System.

BronxCare is the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health and teaching hospital system serving the South and Central Bronx, with 859 beds and more than 4,500 employees. Its two main hospital divisions, comprehensive psychiatric and chemical dependency programs, long-term care facility, and extensive outpatient network are delivering the highest quality and accessible services to the community. BronxCare is now among the largest providers of outpatient services in New York City, with close to one million visits annually. Its ER is also responding to 141,000 visits, one of the busiest in New York.

Back in 1987, Dr. Banez earned his medical degree from Manila Central University College of Medicine in the Philippines. Upon relocating to the United States, he went on to serve his residency in psychiatry and his fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York.

With over three decades of experience in his field, the doctor is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high-quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists.

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.

In addition to English, Dr. Banez is fluent in Tagalog.

Learn More about Dr. Ferdinand Beleno Banez:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3091950-Ferdinand-Banez-Addiction-Psychiatrist or through BronxCare Health System, https://www.bronxcare.org/physicians/find-a-physician/detail/ferdinand-banez/

 

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