Introduction
Dr. Angela Casmier is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. Dr. Casmier says, “I love psychiatry because I have an opportunity to truly connect with people and positively impact their lives in a personal way.” Dr. Casmier also enjoys the challenges that the field of psychiatry presents, including crafting individualized care plans for each patient.
“I always want to provide the best care for my patients,” she says. “Sometimes that means prescribing medication, but sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes that means encouraging a patient to participate in therapy or get treatment for his or her addiction. Other times that means urging a patient to step away from an unhealthy relationship or work toward developing a new hobby. Most of the time, the best care for a patient involves a combination of all of the above.”
Dr. Casmier always wanted a career in medicine. Through working in a special shadowing role in a pediatrician’s office from high school through freshman year of college, she thought that pediatrics would be a great fit.
“Then, I experienced my first clinical rotation in psychiatry, and I was hooked,” explains Dr. Casmier. “Psychiatry struck a chord with me that no other field did.”
Education
Medical School
MD, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Residency
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon