Lilia Negron, MD
Soc. Venezolana para Ninos Y Adultos Autistas (Sovenia)
Ave. Alfredo Jahn con Tercera Transv. Qta. Emaus.
Urb Los Chorros
Caracas 1071-A
Venezuela
Telephone: (58) 212-237-1051
Fax: (58) 212-238-7339
Email: lnegron@cantv.net
Website: www.sovenia.net
Specialties: Psychiatry
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Psychiartist
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
3,400 in Venezuela, about 200 (Chile, Peru, Colombia)
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
Yes (one year)
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
4 hours
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
1 hour 30 minutes.
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes. GFCF to all (little access to special lab tests), the others depending on patient
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
Yes
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
Yes
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
No
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Not possible at present time.
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes (Internet follow-ups, consulations, difficult cases of very poor patients, and emergencies).
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
No
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
No, but provide reports requested by insurance companies
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
No
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
When patient is really poor
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