The 20 Best Schizoaffective Disorder Doctors Near Me in Baltimore, MD

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 413 doctor with experience in Schizoaffective Disorder near Baltimore, MD. Of these, 338 are Experienced, 65 are Advanced and 10 are Distinguished.

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    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, Osler 320, Osler 320, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bernadette Cullen is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cullen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Major Depression.

    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    Johns Hopkins University

    600 N Wolf St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Frederick Nucifora is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include adult psychiatry. Dr. Nucifora earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, where he also performed a fellowship in psychiatry. His research interests include the molecular and biological etiology of psychiatric illnesses, including schizophrenia and Huntington’s disease. Dr. Nucifora is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Nucifora is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics
    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics

    Johns Hopkins University

    5300 Alpha Commons Dr, Fl 1, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Milap Nowrangi, M.D., MS, is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Nowrangi specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of age-related cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. He also is interested in the treatment or management of behavioral and cognitive sequelae of neurological diseases, including those caused by traumatic brain injury, stroke, epilepsy or toxic exposures. Dr. Nowrangi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID). Dr. Nowrangi is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

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    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    1800 Orleans Street, Osler 320, Osler 320, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Allison S. Brandt is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Brandt received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, and her M.D. from Johns Hopkins. She completed her psychiatry residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, where she was chief resident. Her clinical expertise is in community mental health and the treatment of schizophrenia. Her research focus is on improving access to clozapine for people with treatment resistant schizophrenia. Dr. Brandt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Schizophrenia, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Dr. Brandt is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Endocrinology
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Endocrinology

    Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center

    601 North Caroline Street, Floor 2, Floor 2, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Hindi

    Dr. Rita Kalyani is a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She graduated with an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and completed her medical degree, residency, and fellowship at Johns Hopkins. She also obtained a Masters in Health Science degree in Clinical Investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a NIH-funded clinician scientist, Dr. Kalyani has authored over 175 peer-reviewed publications and built a research program focused on understanding the factors leading to development of diabetes complications, particularly in high-risk populations. She has conducted epidemiological and patient-oriented research that has led to fundamental discoveries regarding the development of skeletal muscle loss, physical disability, and frailty in diabetes. She has also spearheaded studies investigating sex differences in cardiovascular disease and diabetes which have influenced primary prevention guidelines. Dr. Kalyani launched the Diabetes Management Service for Johns Hopkins’ Total Pancreatectomy Islet Auto Transplant Program in 2011. She is the co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes POC-IT Guide for healthcare professionals. She is also the founder and past Editor-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Patient Website to Diabetes. Dr. Kalyani has been the Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association since 2025. She previously served as President of Medicine & Science on the ADA's National Board of Directors. She continues to have a clinical practice as an adult endocrinologist. Dr. Kalyani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Pancreatectomy, and Islet Cell Transplantation.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 131, Meyer 131, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (0.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    "O. Joseph (""Joe"") Bienvenu, M.D., Ph.D. is the Judy Yin Shih, PhD Professor in Anxiety Disorders at Johns Hopkins. He completed his psychiatric training at Johns Hopkins in 1996, having served as chief resident in his final year. Dr. Bienvenu joined the faculty full-time in 1999 after completing a research fellowship in psychiatric epidemiology and a doctorate through the Johns Hopkins Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation. His current area of particular research interest is psychiatric morbidity in critical illness survivors, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder and related conditions. Dr. Bienvenu directs the academic program for resident education in anxiety disorders, which includes the John and Mary McGlasson Anxiety Disorders Clinic, as well as the psychiatric Residents' Outpatient Continuity Clinic, and the inpatient Consultation-Liaison services at Johns Hopkins Hospital.". Dr. Bienvenu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Delirium, and Major Depression. Dr. Bienvenu is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Irving Reti, MBBS is a research psychiatrist at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr Reti heralds from Sydney, Australia where he completed medical school at the University of Sydney before coming to Johns Hopkins for psychiatry residency. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship in neuroscience, he established his own laboratory which is focused on the field of brain stimulation. He is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and is Director of The Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He founded The Brain Stimulation Program at Johns Hopkins in 2008 which has an active preclinical and clinical research program as well as offering specialty consultation and treatment with brain stimulation treatment modalities including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Clinical research focuses on TMS and its application in diverse populations including patients with traumatic brain injury. Dr Reti also directs a laboratory investigating aspects of synaptic plasticity related to brain stimulation and motivated behavior. He is interested in learning more about how ECT works and is conducting studies implicating the immediate early gene Narp in mediating the antidepressant behavioral effects of electroconvulsive seizures in mice. His other major focus is developing alternate treatments to maintenance ECT, such as deep brain stimulation, for autistic patients he has treated with severe self-injury who remain dependent on ECT to suppress this behavior. Dr. Reti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Deep Brain Stimulation, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Reti is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics

    Johns Hopkins University

    1800 Orleans St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Igbo
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Onyike is a specialist in neuropsychiatry. He focuses on the diagnosis and care of neurodegenerative diseases that develop in midlife or earlier. These include frontotemporal dementias, young-onset Alzheimer diseases, prion diseases, leukodystrophy and other atypical conditions that cause cognitive and behavioral impairments and dementia. He is also engaged in research focused on the epidemiology and treatment of frontotemporal dementias, Alzheimer disease, Lewy body disease, spinocerebellar ataxias, and other neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Onyike has advised national and international research agencies, and philanthropic organizations, including the NIH, FDA, MRC-UK, and others. He is chair-elect of the Medical Advisory Council of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards of the FTD Disorders Registry, the Tau Consortium, and the International Society for Neurodegenerative Diseases. He serves on the Alzheimer’s Association Best Clinical Practices Guidelines Work Group, and has participated in NIA/NINDS Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias workshop committees. He is a founding member of the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias, and a member of the Executive Committee. Dr. Onyike is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Vascular Dementia.

    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    Johns Hopkins University

    600 N Wolf St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennifer Meuchel is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Meuchel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Major Depression. Dr. Meuchel is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    Johns Hopkins University

    600 N Wolf St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Ebert is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ebert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. His clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Major Depression. Dr. Ebert is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics

    Johns Hopkins University

    600 N Wolf St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patrick Triplett is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Triplett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. His clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Triplett is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics

    Johns Hopkins University

    600 N Wolf St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Susan Lehmann is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Lehmann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), and Schizoaffective Disorder. Dr. Lehmann is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Distinguished in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Distinguished in Schizoaffective Disorder

    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    600 N Wolfe St, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ramin Mojtabai is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Mojtabai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, and Opioid Use Disorder.

    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Advanced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    5500 East Lombard Street, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anita Everett is a Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Everett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizophrenia. Dr. Everett is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    Johns Hopkins University

    5500 E Lombard St, Bayview Adult Psychiatry, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Shannon Barnett is a Psychiatrist and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Barnett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. Her clinical expertise encompasses Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizoaffective Disorder, and Major Depression. Dr. Barnett is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Emergency Medicine
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Emergency Medicine

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hardin Pantle, M.D., FACEP, FAAP, FAAEM, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and former Assistant Director of the Emergency Department at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Pantle earned a medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1998 and completed residencies in pediatrics (2001) and emergency medicine (2004) at The Johns Hopkins University. He has worked in the Emergency Department at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since 2004. Dr. Pantle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. His clinical expertise encompasses Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Schizoaffective Disorder, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Acute Pain, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Pantle is board certified in American Board Of Emergency Medicine and American Board Of Pediatrics.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry

    Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Bengali, Hindi, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Durga Roy is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Neuropsychiatry and Brain Injury Clinic. She is the Director of Education for the Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Internship and the Director for the Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her clinical area of expertise is in the neuropsychiatric complications after traumatic brain injury. Her area of research interest focuses on the neurobiology of psychiatric symptoms after traumatic brain injury and the study of prognostic markers for neuropsychiatric sequelae after traumatic brain injury using functional neuroimaging techniques. Her educational interests focus on curricula teaching management of agitation in complex neurobehavioral syndromes in the acute medical hospital settings. Dr. Roy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Traumatic Brain Injury, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Major Depression. Dr. Roy is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder

    Johns Hopkins University

    4940 Eastern Ave, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, Dr. Peters graduated from Penn State University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed residency and Chief Residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, as well as clinical and research fellowships in neuropsychiatry at Hopkins. An active clinician, teacher, and researcher, Dr. Peters is the Director of Clinical Services for psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Bayview. He sees patients in the Acquired Brain Injury Clinic and Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center at Bayview. He has been internationally recognized for his research work, being the recipient of the New Investigator Award from the Alzheimer’s Association (2015), Career Development Award from the American Neuropsychiatric Association (2016), and the Young Investigator Award from the International Brain Injury Association (2017). He has an active interest in developing sustainable, reliable, scalable mental health programs. Towards this end, he is the Medical Director of Telepsychiatry and Telebehavioral Health at Johns Hopkins Bayview, as well as the medical director of the BALANCE program, which incorporates mental healthcare into the workplace. He is an associate editor for the International Review of Psychiatry and a managing editor of the Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. Dr. Peters is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Peters is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Sleep Medicine

    Johns Hopkins University

    4940 Eastern Ave, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Neubauer is a Psychiatrist and a Sleep Medicine provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Neubauer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Schizophrenia, Narcolepsy, and Bipolar Disorder (BPD). Dr. Neubauer is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Schizoaffective Disorder
    Psychiatry | Geriatrics

    Johns Hopkins University

    4940 Eastern Ave, 
    Baltimore, MD 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Wise is a Psychiatrist and a Geriatrics provider practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wise is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. Her clinical expertise encompasses Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Major Depression, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Wise is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Schizoaffective Disorder?

    Schizoaffective disorder is a mental condition that causes both a loss of contact with reality (psychosis) and mood problems (depression or mania).

    When should I see a Schizoaffective Disorder doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Schizoaffective Disorder doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Schizoaffective Disorder doctors near Baltimore, MD?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Schizoaffective Disorder doctors near Baltimore, MD?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Schizoaffective Disorder doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Schizoaffective Disorder doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Schizoaffective Disorder doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Schizoaffective Disorder doctor near Baltimore, MD?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Schizoaffective Disorder doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Schizoaffective Disorder doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Schizoaffective Disorder doctors near Baltimore, MD?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Schizoaffective Disorder doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Schizoaffective Disorder doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Schizoaffective Disorder doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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