Dr. James M. Hageman, MD

Expert Publications

• Absorption of flurbiprofen through human buccal mucosa.
• Cloning and physical characterization of chromosomal conjugative elements in streptococci.
• Vitamin K-dependent carboxylase: requirements for carboxylation of soluble peptide and substrate specificity.
• Vitamin K-dependent carboxylase: requirements for carboxylation of soluble peptide and substrate specificity.
• Isolation and characterization of three new classes of transformation-deficient mutants of Streptococcus pneumoniae that are defective in DNA transport and genetic recombination.
• Molecular characterization of the her-1 gene suggests a direct role in cell signaling during Caenorhabditis elegans sex determination.
• Vitamin K-dependent carboxylase. Development of a peptide substrate.

Media Releases

Get to know Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. James M. Hageman, who serves patients in Liberty Hill, Texas.

Dr. Hageman is a top child and adolescent psychiatrist who has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders. He is the Medical Director of Neurobehavioral Services and the Medical Director Falcons of the Older Boy’s Neurobehavioral Program at Meridell Achievement Center in Liberty Hill, Texas. Dr. James Hageman also has a private solo practice in Cedar Park located at 201 S. Lakeline Blvd. Ste.#903 Cedar Park, Tx 78613 where he can be reached at (512) 336-0109.

Meridell Achievement Center is a residential treatment center that specializes in behavioral and neurobehavioral programs for adolescents. The team of professionals working there strive to help youths find successful outcomes and continued success after discharge. 

In regards to the doctor’s educational background, he earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1984. He then went on to complete his rotating internship at the Medical College of Ohio, followed by his residency in general psychiatry at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, an affiliate hospital of Case Western Reserve University. He also completed a residency in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. 

Committed to his profession, Dr. Hageman is board-certified in child and adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, which is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high-quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists. He is also the recipient of a Patients’ Choice Award in 2014. 

Child and adolescent psychiatry, also known as pediatric psychiatry, is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders in children, adolescents, and their families. A child and adolescent psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of thinking, feeling, as well as behavior affecting children, adolescents, and their families.

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