R. Bradley Sanders, DO has worked 20+ years as a psychiatrist. He is Executive Medical Director of Alvarado Parkway Institute and Medical Director of Casa Palmera.
Published on May 3, 2017
https://casapalmera.com/why-casa/mission-statement/
Casa Palmera is a nationally recognized subacute residential treatment center staffed with a diverse team of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists who work together to help each patient move forward within a caring community. We design individualized treatment plans and apply a holistic approach in a world class healing environment.
Our Commitment:
Casa Palmera is a free standing residential treatment center that provides 12-step, evidenced based treatment combined with an integrated traditional/holistic treatment component. We provide exceptional care for individuals and families needing treatment for the disease of addiction, eating disorders, and trauma/mood disorders. Casa Palmera offers a full continuum of care to include residential treatment, partial hospitalization with/without board, intensive outpatient program and weekly continuing care. Our staff consists of licensed professionals including medical doctor, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, registered nurses, social workers, and master’s level therapists. We accept most of the major insurance plans and self-pay at a reasonable price.
Our Vision
Casa Palmera‘s vision is integration of a holistic program of total healing that embraces the language of recovery, philosophy, and psychology. Our approach incorporates four elements to support your recovery:
Medical and Psychological: …which offers the latest integrative medical approaches and finest psychotherapeutic modalities.
Lifestyle: …which emphasizes fitness, wholesome eating, stress management, and spiritual reflection which teaches patients how to live a balanced, healthy and rewarding life.
Mind-Body Support: …which supports recovery through methods such as meditation, yoga, tai chi and self-hypnosis.
Environmental: …which provides 24/7 nursing care within a safe, luxurious environment in a warm coastal community.
Yes, Dr. R. Bradley Sanders is accepting new patients at this office.
(619) 465-8614
7050 Parkway Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
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Yes, Dr. R. Bradley Sanders is accepting new patients at this office.
14750 El Camino Real, Del Mar, CA 92014
Casa Palmera behavioral health facility is located in sunny Del Mar, California, just 20 miles north of San Diego. Southern California enjoys some of the most spectacular weather in the U.S., with an average annual temperature of 70 degrees, average highs of 78 degrees in August and 65 degrees in January. Additionally, Del Mar sits on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and the laid-back beach town is routinely ranked at the top of “America’s Healthiest Cities.”
Located only two miles from the coast, Casa Palmera is a wonderful location to undergo a life-changing experience and return to wellness. It is a beautiful, peaceful, and tranquil healing environment nestled in a calm, coastal community where patients can recover peacefully from drug, alcohol, and eating disorder addictions, as well as trauma/mood disorders or any number of co-occurring disorders.
Dr. Sanders completed his Psychiatric Residency training at the University of California, San Diego and is Board Certified by the Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry since 1993. A native and resident of San Diego, he has been a practicing physician providing direct patient care in hospital and outpatient treatment settings. Doctor Sanders was honored as “Clinician of the Year for 2011″ at the 25th Annual Mental Health Recognition Dinner hosted by over 25 major Mental Health Care Organizations in Southern California.
Dr. Sanders has extensive experience as a Clinician and Administrator over the course of his career having served as Associate Medical Director (15 years experience) and Chief of Staff at two well- known San Diego hospitals. Dr. Sanders has been the Clinical Director of numerous hospital and outpatient-based treatment programs, and has participated as a member of the Medical Executive Committee, the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Clinical Directors Committees, Performance Improvement Committees, and Peer Review committees in various prestigious institutes and hospitals in California. He currently is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and in the past, served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD.
Dr. Sanders holds a BS Degree in Zoology, and an MS Degree in Physiology from the University of California, Riverside. He obtained his Medical Degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Dr. Sanders served his Medical/Surgical Internship at Hillside Hospital in San Diego California and completed his Psychiatric Residency at The University of California, San Diego. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Organization and the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine.
Psychiatrists are primary care doctors for the mind. Dr. Sanders focuses on treating the overall mental well-being in patients, capable of diagnosing & treating the various types of mental illness. These may include depression, eating disorders, bipolar disorder or anxiety disorders, for example. Dr. Sanders may provide treatment options ranging from medication management plans to different forms of therapy.
Specializing in the treatment of mental illness or disorder in patients over the age of 18, Dr. Sanders may treat conditions such as mood disorders, behavioral disorders, anxiety, addiction, depression, and others that affect mental wellness. Dr. Sanders may provide counseling and therapy, medication management, and other psychiatric services.
Dr. Sanders is a physician who specializes in the treatment of addiction, which can involve substances, activities, or behaviors. Patients may seek the care of Dr. Sanders for addictions to drugs and alcohol, tobacco, gambling, illegal activities such as theft, the internet, sex, and many more. Treatments that may be offered by Dr. Sanders for patients near Del Mar may include a range of short & long term therapies, detoxification programs, and harm reduction or rehabilitation services, among others.
University of California, San Diego • San Diego, CA
Residency in Psychiatry
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Sanders, but only those who participate in Medicare.