Dr. Book has been a practicing psychiatrist since 1979.
Dr. Book is Board Certified by:
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
The American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
He has a special interest in Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy, with a focus on treating anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder. He has served as a principal investigator for a number of industry-sponsored clinical trials.
After graduating from The University of Maryland at College Park, he earned his medical degree from the Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, Iowa. He completed his Residency in Psychiatry at the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry, Topeka, Kansas. Following that, he received an appointment to the Menninger Clinic Faculty until joining Woodmont Psychiatric Group in 1986.
Dr. Book is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (F.A.P.A.). He is also a member of several local and national medical organizations, including:
The American Psychiatric Association
The Washington Psychiatric Society
The Maryland State Medical Society
The Montgomery County Medical Society
Dr. Book has been consistently listed in the Washingtonian magazine as one of the area's "TOP DOCTORS" in Psychiatry.
Dr. Book is listed as a "TOP DOCTOR" in the Washington Consumers' Checkbook. He has also received the Patients' Choice award, which is awarded based upon a survey of over 100,000 patients, nationwide. Less than 6% of doctors receive this award.
7910 Woodmont Avenue
Suite 1300
Bethesda, MD 20814
