Dr. Galerkin graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology.
He obtained his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
He completed an Internship at the University of California at Davis Medical Center and went on to complete his Residency in Psychiatry at Davis Medical Center.
During his residency, he served as the on-call Physician for the Sacramento County Jail Psychiatric Services. He provided psychiatric services for patients with a variety of complex mental illnesses.
In 1992 he opened Premier Psychiatric Services, a private practice in Roseville, California, dedicated to providing medication management, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and psychodynamic psychotherapy to patients in need. His outstanding patient care was recognized with “The Most Compassionate Doctor” award, which he was nominated for by patients year after year.
Dr. Galerkin recently sold his California practice to Mindful Health Solutions and he is now opening a new psychiatric practice in Henderson, Nevada serving all Clark County residents with outpatient and virtual services.