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Dr Franz is no longer taking new patients

Dr. Franz has been practicing psychiatry in Orange County since 2001. She is interested in understanding the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to psychiatric illness and takes a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.

She specializes in the following conditions in all patients who are at least 18 years old:

Post Partum Depression
Mood Disorders during Pregnancy
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Mood Disorders due to Hormonal Imbalances
Depression
Anxiety
Panic Disorder
Bipolar Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder
 
 
Education and Certification

-Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
-Ongoing recertification by National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
-Psychiatry Residency including year as Chief Resident at
    Stanford University Medical Center
-M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
-Postdoctoral research in the Department of Psychiatry at
    the University of Pittsburgh
-Postdoctoral research in the Department of Endocrinology at
    the University of Pittsburgh
-Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Brown University
-B.A. in biochemistry from Cornell University  
-Certified in EMDR psychotherapy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bettina Franz, M.D., Ph.D.
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