Meet & Greet with Dr. Wengel

12.01.2020

Join us for a virtual Meet & Greet with our new child psychiatrist Dr. Curt Wengel on Tuesday, January 12 at 8:00 am.

Dr. Wengel is a board-certified psychiatrist who comes to AKBH from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

We’ll talk about the services Dr. Wengel is able to provide for children, adolescents and their families across Alaska and learn about the referral process. There will be designated time for Q&A.

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