Psychiatry near Bedford, OH

Biography: I am a lifelong Clevelander. I graduated from Beachwood High School in 1987 and completed my undergraduate education at Cleveland State University. I then completed my first two years of medical school in Athens, OH at Ohio University. My last two years of medical school training were done in Warrensville, OH at what used to be called Brentwood Hospital and later Meridia South Pointe Hospital. I graduated medical school in 1996. I then completed a General Psychiatry residency and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at University Hospitals of Cleveland. I was board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Academy of Psychiatry & Neurology. _x000D_ _x000D_ In 2002, I went on to start work as an attending Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at MetroHealth Medical Center for about 12 years. During my time there, I was promoted to director of the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division and Assistant Professor through Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. I joined LifeStance, previously known as Psychological & Behavioral Consultants, around 2015. I see new patients up to 17 years old, and I continue seeing patients into adulthood, as needed. I specialize in evaluating and treating patients for ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Panic Attacks, Social Phobia, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. My philosophy of prescribing medications, if needed, is to treat your child as if they were my own; I use my expertise and knowledge, with over 20 years of clinical practice experience, to choose the safest medications, with the least side effects, and at the lowest doses, for your child.

Biography: Dr. Kreger is a child & adolescent psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of mental health issues in children, adolescents, and young adults. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. After attending medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Kreger completed his general psychiatry training at The University of Toledo, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Kreger then completed fellowship training in child & adolescent psychiatry at University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. He is a member of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Society, and the Northeast Ohio Society of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry._x000D_ _x000D_ Dr. Kreger has published work in academic medical journals, presented at national psychiatry conferences, and lectured on a wide variety of topics relating to mental health. He also serves as a volunteer faculty member in the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, helping to teach psychiatry residents and fellows. Dr. Kreger sees children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 26 and has special interests in the treatment of anxiety, disorders, ADHD, and mood disorders.