About Dr. Walter Guarino
Dr. Guarino has strong knowledge and experience in the treatment of all general psychiatric disorders including Group and Individual Psychotherapy, Outpatient Psychiatry, Utilization Review, Adolescent-Geriatric Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Eating Disorders, and Vocational Rehabilitation among many others.
Dr. Walter Guarino is a Bilingual English – English-Spanish speaker and is licensed to practice medicine in the state of Virginia.
Professional Profile – Inpatient & Outpatient
- Emergency Psychiatry – 8 years.
- Inpatient Psychiatry – 18 years.
- Day Treatment – 2 years.
- Group and Individual Psychotherapy – 28 years.
- Outpatient Psychiatry – 35 years.
- Utilization Review – 3 years.
- Adolescent-Geriatric Psychiatry – 3 years.
- Inpatient Addiction Psychiatry – 4 years.
- Inpatient Eating Disorders – 4 years.
- Vocational Rehabilitation – 11 years. Member of the American Psychiatric Association, Final Review Group Implementation of Social Security Administration Disability Guidelines.
Professional Accomplishments
- Speaker at APAL (Latin American Psychiatric Association) Punta del Este, Uruguay – November 2004
- Speaker at APSA (Argentinian Psychiatric Association) Mar del Plata, Argentina – April 2005
- Speaker at “Facetas,” Telemundo Network – July 2005
- Speaker at Arlington Independent Media Arlington, VA, Cable Television Channel 30 – June 2005
Awards
- Alcohol Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA) Award for Meritorious Achievement – 1981.
- District of Columbia: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Medical Service Recognition Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership – 1990
Education
- Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology – Washington, D.C. and Boston, MA – 1978.
- Psychiatric Residency Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute – 1974 to 1977.
- FLEX Richmond – 1976.
- MD Degree Faculty of Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay – 1973.
ECFMG Montevideo, Uruguay – 1973.
Languages
- English
- Spanish