Spencer J Kostinsky
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Psychiatrist, Psychotic Disorders Unit (4 Spruce), Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Began July, 2017.
Attending Psychiatrist, Hall Mercer Community Mental Health Center (Pennsylvania Hospital)
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Hall Mercer Community Mental Health Center
Room 324
Pennsylvania Hospital
245 S. 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Room 324
Pennsylvania Hospital
245 S. 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 2158295514
Fax: 2158298596
Fax: 2158298596
Education:
B.A. (Magna Cum Laude, Biology/Psychology)
Franklin and Marshall College, 1996.
M.D.
Pennsylvania State University, 2000.
B.A. (Magna Cum Laude, Biology/Psychology)
Franklin and Marshall College, 1996.
M.D.
Pennsylvania State University, 2000.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2004.
Permanent linkResident, Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2004.
Description of Clinical Expertise
-Severe mental illness-Psychotic disorders
-Behavioral disturbances in adults
Description of Other Expertise
-Involuntary commitment and mental health court in PA-Hospital psychiatry
-Public mental health
-Antipsychotic medication and their side effects