Dr. Sumbal Akhter, DO
Concierge Psychiatry physician, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Saguaro Direct CareDr. Akhter is a Concierge Psychiatry physician who leads the Mental Health Program at Saguaro Direct Care and offers telehealth across Arizona.
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About Dr. Akhter
Dr. Akhter earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Arizona State University. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her internship was in the family medicine residency program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson.
Her psychiatry residency was at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine. She has also worked as a staff psychiatrist with Talkiatry. Dr. Akhter is a psychiatrist at Saguaro Direct Care.
She leads the Mental Health Program there. Her focus is anxiety and depression treatment and medication management, with personalized mental health plans. She believes mental health care should be individualized, compassionate and collaborative.
Before she makes a treatment plan, she learns about each patient's symptoms, life situation and goals.
Membership and fees
Saguaro Direct Care is a direct primary care practice where patients pay the practice directly.
The Mental Health Program is run solely by Dr. Akhter, is not part of the direct primary care membership and has separate pricing.
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Does Dr. Akhter take insurance, or offer a membership?
Saguaro Direct Care is a direct primary care practice where patients pay the practice directly. The practice keeps insurance out of routine care and reserves it for true medical emergencies. Dr. Akhter's Mental Health Program is not part of the direct primary care membership and has separate pricing.
Where did Dr. Akhter train?
She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a psychiatry residency at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine.
Does Dr. Akhter offer telehealth?
Dr. Akhter offers secure mental health telehealth care across Arizona.
Where does Dr. Akhter practice?
Dr. Akhter is a psychiatrist at Saguaro Direct Care.
What does Dr. Akhter focus on?
Her focus is anxiety and depression treatment and medication management.
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