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Dr. Mark Sands, MD

Dr. Mark Sands, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry*
45+ years of experience

Dr. Mark Sands, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatrist in Metairie, LA and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1978. He is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

3.2 Star Rating
Based on 9 reviews 3.2 Star Rating (9 reviews)

Practice

4500 Clearview Pkwy Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70006
Telehealth available

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  • Friendly Staff
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  • Offers Telehealth
    This doctor offers telehealth appointments. Call the office to schedule an appointment.
  • Hospital Satisfaction
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Dr. Sands' Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Sands

3.2
9 ratings, 4 with a written review
5 star
56%
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4 star
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3 star
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1 star
44%
44%

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My son has been in Dr. Sands hands for more than 11 years. He has been a God send. My son has Autism, ADHD and a mood disorder. Dr, Sands has helped us through many difficult times and I highly recommend him. He is highly intelligent and has a warm and compassionate bed side manor.
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Feb 21, 2022
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Years of visits not only individual, but in marital and family therapy as well. This amazing Psychiatrist is honest, extremely skilled in his prescribing abilities as well as his psychotherapeutic abilities, trustworthy and professional. I have been very happy to have found such a compassionate man, who listens well, asks the right questions and provides the feedback that leaves a patient continuing to explore the triggers and struggles that initiated therapy in the first place. I would recommend him to anyone.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Jun 02, 2021
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Awful!!! As my "pillars of the community" parents were torturing me for failing to get only A's & B's on report cards, Dr.Sand$s was the 4th mental health professional they sent me to for "my problems." He was supposed to prioritize my well being first & foremost, instead, he readily embraced bald faced lies about me. Mommie & Daddy Dearest went to a parent teacher conference when I was 13, & life changed,forever. I was being f'd with at school, & for the first time, I was unable to meet my parents standards. They responded by raging at me "we wish you had never been born" as they ripped the sheets off of my beds, as they spat at & hit me, as they screamed I was "shame of the family," every morning, before I went to school. It only escalated thereafter, daily, for years. They called up my entire family & inverted my entire identity, smearing me as a "out of control trouble child, sociopathic drug addict who was failng at school." The only truth was my academic decline.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
3 others found this helpful
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Anthony – Mar 12, 2021
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Horrible life changing trauma as a result of seeing this doctor. Avoid him at all costs.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
10 others found this helpful
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Dec 07, 2019
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About Me

biography

Dr. Mark Sands, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatrist in Metairie, LA and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1978. He is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

  • Pediatrics

  • Psychiatry

  • Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • Baylor College Of Medicine

    Fellowship Hospital, 1983
  • Hospital Sick Chldn

    Internship Hospital, 1979
  • Wayne State University School Of Medicine

    Medical School, 1978
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Locations

Practice

Higgins Psychological Services A Professional Psychological Corp4500 Clearview Pkwy Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70006
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  • Hours
    • Mon: 8:30am - 7:30pm
    • Tue: 8:30am - 6:30pm
    • Wed: 8:30am - 7:30pm
    • Thu: 8:30am - 5:30pm
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Affiliated Hospitals

  • Ochsner Medical Center

    1516 Jefferson Hwy
    New Orleans, LA 70121
    Recipient of 6
    hospital awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    89%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    5% higher than the national average

    82%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    6% higher than the national average

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