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Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA

Board-certified psychiatrist and medical editor. He writes or medically reviews every page on PsychiatryRx. See the reviewer profile for areas of expertise and itemized disclosures, and the medical editor page for background.

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• The Shrink Network on Wikidata Record (Q139972275) for the network PsychiatryRx belongs to.

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