Dr. Val Bellman was born in Moscow, Russia and is a graduate of Sechenov University (Moscow, Russia) where he obtained his medical degree before moving to the United States. He subsequently earned an MPH and a doctorate in psychology from CSU, School of Behavioral Sciences in Los Angeles, CA. He is currently doing his psychiatry residency at the University of Missouri Kansas City and planning to specialize in psycho-oncology and palliative psychiatry. 

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