CNS Medical Group, APMC is an independent psychiatric medical practice that offers a comprehensive and individualized approach to whole person health and wellness in a confidential private practice setting. Our patients include adolescents, adults and families with an emphasis on both medical management and psychotherapy.
The practice was founded on the core values of providing a high level of personal dedication within the professional relationship and the belief that excellent patient care begins--first and foremost--with a relationship of trust. This relationship, combined with academic excellence and technical skill, provides the foundation for the highest level of care.
Daniel J. Kostalnick, M.D., F.A.P.A. is a Diplomate (Board Certified Physician) of both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. He has extensive training and expertise in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a member of the Orange County Psychiatric Society and the California Psychiatric Association. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP, Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum) in Scotland, United Kingdom--a presigious global organization dedicated to encourage and promote international scientific study, teaching and the application of neuropsychopharmacology.
Dr. Kostalnick was born and raised in Avon, Ohio and Littleton, Colorado. Dr. Kostalnick attended Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1990, where he attended and graduated from Valley Christian High School.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in Biological Sciences with an Individualized Concentration focusing on Molecular and Cellular Biology. He served on the Cal Poly College of Science and Mathematics Council as Vice Chair and as a Peer Health Educator during his undergraduate education.
He attended the University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine where he earned the degree Doctor of Medicine. His internship included training in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine. He attended residency training at the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Human Behavior where he received additional training and education in both psychopharmacology and psychotherapeutic practices under the direct supervision of internationally recognized leaders in both medicine and psychiatry.
Additionally, Dr. Kostalnick was honored to have additional training at the University of California, Davis in the department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He also spent time training in the Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute (MIND Institute)--A collaborative international research center focusing on education, clinical care and research at UC Davis that provides comprehensive evidence-based assessments of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, i.e., ADHD, Autism/ASD, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
This educational background provides for a comprehensive and developmental view of the whole person--both adolescent and adult.
Dr. Kostalnick lives in the San Francisco East Bay Area with his wife and children. They are very active in the local community and it is not uncommon to see Dr.K around town on weekends with his family and friends when he is not writing, lecturing, traveling or enjoying his backyard gardening projects.
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