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Clinics & Locations
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Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
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Accommodations. Admission. Discharge. Procedure prep. We've got you covered.
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Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
Medical Professionals
Medical Professionals
Referrals made easy

Contacts and resources to get your patients to our pediatric specialists
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

Petra Steinbuchel

MD

Psychiatrist
Medical Director, Mental Health and Child Development, Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

About me

Telehealth (video visits)

Insurance plan info

Education

Medical College of Georgia, MD, 2001
Residencies

California Pacific Medical Center, Psychiatry, 2005
Fellowships

Massachusetts General Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Academic Title

Professor

Where I see patients (1)

Selected research

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Using human-centered design to develop and implement a pediatric mental health care access program.
Frontiers in psychiatry
January 2024
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Systematic Review: Child Psychiatry Access Program Outcomes.
JAACAP open
August 2023
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Pediatric Primary Care Perspectives of Mental Health Services Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
August 2022
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Soothing the soul

Our music therapy program nurtures patients with bedside serenades, rap workshops and more.