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Byron Garcia

Byron Garcia, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Pediatrics
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Gender

Male

About Byron Garcia

Byron Garcia, MD, is a board-certified adult and child psychiatrist who specializes in the care of adolescents and adults with psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, OCD, Autism and anxiety disorders. Dr. Garcia is a psychiatrist in the child division and primary care psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, his goal is to implement an effective treatment for his patients to resolve or significantly reduce their symptoms. At the same time, he has a compassionate approach with a focus on the patient’s strengths and building new skills.

Dr. Garcia has a vast background in clinical, administrative, and teaching responsibilities. He is an expert in medication management, with 26 years of experience. Dr. Garcia has lectured on children and adults with psychiatric illnesses, nationally and internationally. He has participated in clinical research on predicting outcomes for depression comparing standardized tools with clinician’s prognosis. Dr. Garcia is also the medical director at McLean SouthEast, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Adult Inpatient Program.

Locations

  1. Mass General Brigham for Children Psychiatry Clinic
    • 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 6th Floor, Suite 6A, Boston, MA 02114
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  2. Massachusetts General Psychiatry Clinic
    • 15 Parkman Street, Wang Building, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Residency: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Adult/Child Psychiatry, 1997
  • Internship: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Pediatrics, 1993
  • Medical Education: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, 1989

Board Certifications

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2002
  • Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001

Insurance

This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown. Please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Coventry
  • Evernorth Behavioral Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Humana
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicare
  • Medicare ACO
  • Multiplan
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Behavioral Health
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense
  • WellSense NH

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