Larry H Pastor, MD was born and raised in Philadelphia Pa and educated at Princeton University, Jefferson Medical College, and Duke University Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, the American Board of Addictions Medicine, and the American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry, and on the clinical faculty of the departments of psychiatry and human behavior at the George Washington University Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Dr. Pastor is experienced in a wide range of outpatient psychiatric conditions including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addictions, and PTSD. Dr. Pastor believes that psychiatric medications can often be helpful as part of an overall treatment plan that includes therapy, healthy lifestyle changes, social connections, and a resilient, sustaining belief system.
Dr. Pastor believes in treating the whole person; that means developing a working rapport built upon trust and shared goals and decision-making, and looking beyond symptoms and synapses into the client’s individual strengths and challenges. Dr. Pastor is a US Army veteran, enjoys art, literature, and fitness, and has two beloved adult daughters.