October 27th 2022
I am pleased to announce the opening of our Brandon psychiatry office. Throughout the pandemic, we saw a very high rate of relapse and exacerbations of depression, anxiety, and essentially all psychiatric symptoms. Thankfully, we were able to continue our operations through use of telemedicine (audio/video communication for medical visits). Nearly all major health insurers provided coverage of the use of telemedicine, and some even waived co-pays/co-insurance payments.
We chose to open our second location in Brandon, where there is a shortage of psychiatric practitioners. In fact, the state of Florida is lacking in psychiatrists and this problem is growing year by year.
Our practice model, which includes acceptance of all major health insurance plans, has thrived through two key factors: the passion of our staff and health care providers, and the use of technology to streamline the vast majority of day to day operations. The latter allows us to spend less time on charting, more time with our patients, and facilitates direct communication between patient and provider between visits.
Our expansion includes the addition of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which is a medical device used to treat depression. It has been a major breakthrough in psychiatry. We have added an expert nurse practitioner, Jean Arroyo, to our roster in both of our offices. I will be seeing patients in our Brandon location, We also added Physician assistant Selly Cruzado .
