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Walter Duffy, MD, Psychiatry, Lincoln, NE, Columbus Community Hospital

WalterJDuffyMD

Psychiatry Lincoln, NE

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

President, CMO, Owner: Alivation Health, Alivation Research Institute

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Summary

  • Dr. Duffy is the President, Owner, and Chief Medical Officer at Alivation Health, a cutting-edge healthcare facility that uses an integrated, team-based approach to patient care. Formally Premier Psychiatric Group, Alivation offers extensive and innovative services including brain and behavioral health, neurology, primary care, an on-site pharmacy, and research institute, but Alivation is more than a “one-stop-shop”. Every person at Alivation whether they are a provider, an executive leader, or part of the support team, is aligned and working as one to bring next level patient care. Focused on improving patient outcomes, Alivation dedicates significant time and resources to providing the best assessment, diagnostic, and treatment services available.
    Dr. Duffy knows that to transform healthcare, it takes more than a clinical approach. Therefore, Alivation has clinical, leadership, and technology experts leveraging their combined knowledge to provide patients a better quality of care.
    Dr. Duffy and Alivation is a national leader in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TR-MDD) and other illnesses. TMS is a non-invasive, FDA-approved treatment procedure for TR-MDD. Using this treatment, Alivation has treated more than 600 patients while performing more than 10,000 treatment sessions with close to 85% of patients having successful outcomes. In addition to TMS, Dr. Duffy is an expert in utilizing pharmacogenomic testing in patient treatment. Dr. Duffy is also an early innovator and leader in utilizing EEG in the neurocognitive evaluation and treatment of patients across the spectrum of brain, behavioral, primary care and functional wellness.
    Dr. Duffy graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN and completed his residency training at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) in Georgia and his Child Fellowship in a combined program with DDEAMC and the University of Georgia.
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Education & Training

  • Medical College of Georgia
    Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992 - 1994
  • Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
    Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1992
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • NE State Medical License
    NE State Medical License 1991 - 2024
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2012 - 2021
  • SD State Medical License
    SD State Medical License Active through 2019
  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 2014 - 2018
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2013 - 2017
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1994 - 1998
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Hospital Affiliations