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Daniel Varnell II, MD, Psychiatry, Walla Walla, WA, Columbia County Health System

DanielD.VarnellIIMD

Psychiatry Walla Walla, WA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Integrative Psychiatry

Medical Director, Behavioral Health

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Summary

  • Board Certified psychiatrist with broad range of interest and expertise. Rural health practice with experience treating most conditions in children, adolescents and adults. Methods used include medication, Ketamine IV infusions, Electroconvulsive Therapy and psychotherapy.
  • August 7th, 2017 | Vol. 190, No. 6 | U.S.

    Every week, when Ian Hanley sits down with his therapist, he goes through a list of depression treatments he's been researching online. The best-known treatment

    Ketamine For Severe Depression: 'How Do You Not Offer This Drug To People?'

    Gerard Sanacora, a professor of psychiatry at Yale University, has treated hundreds of severely depressed patients with low doses of ketamine, an anesthetic and

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno
    University of California (San Francisco)/FresnoResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2006
  • Loma Linda University School of Medicine
    Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 2002
  • Walla Walla University
    Walla Walla UniversityBS, Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1988 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2003 - Present
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2018 - 2019
  • Medical University of South CarolinaElectro-Convulsive Therapy
  • Medical University of South CarolinaSuboxone/ Buprenorphine Certification

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Contract medical staff of the year Washington state dept of corrections, 2015
  • Most Outstanding Resident UCFS-Fresno Psychiatry, 2006
  • Central California Psychiatric Society Award for Clinical Excellence California Psychiatric Association, 2003
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Committees

  • President, Walla Walla Medical Society

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