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Robert Dobyns, MD, Psychiatry, Austin, TX

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Psychiatry Austin, TX

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Robert F Dobyns MDPA

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Summary

  • I have been a qualified child and adolescent psychiatrist sinner 1981. I have been the medical director of a long term residential treatment center 1982-1991) in the Austin area. I also created a trauma treatment inpatient unit for children ages 6-12 at a local hospital. I was the Medical Director of an adult trauma unit in the Austin area also. For the last 25 years I have been in outpatient private practice in Austin.
    I was the child psychiatry consultant for a 6 county area for Child Protective Services from 1981-1985.
    A goal I have not yet pursued in my career is working with the parents of newborns to promote healthy attachments.

Education & Training

  • Austin State Hospital
    Austin State HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1979 - 1981
  • Austin State Hospital
    Austin State HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1976 - 1979
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1971
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M UniversityBS, Zoology, Distinguished Student, 1964 - 1967

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1971 - 2024