James K Rustad, MD
Title(s)
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Department(s)
Psychiatry
Education
University of Florida, B.S. 2002
University of Vermont College of Medicine, M.D. 2007
Jackson Memorial Hospital (in affiliation with the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami), Residency in Adult Psychiatry, 2007-2011
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellowship in Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation Psychiatry, 2011-2012
Curriculum Vitae
Rustad_J_CV_2025-09-10.pdf
Contact Information
Email: James.K.Rustad@Dartmouth.edu
Professional Interests
Mental Health Care for Veterans
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Mood and anxiety disorders
Opioid use disorder
Courses Taught
Caring for Veterans
Catatonia
History of Psychiatry
Treatment Resistant Depression
Delirium
Mood Disorders
Anxiety, trauma, and dissociation: Differential Diagnosis and Management of PTSD
Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
Introduction to Fellowships
Biography
Dr. Rustad joined the Dartmouth faculty as a psychiatrist on the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in 2016. He is Director of Mental Health Services at the Burlington Lakeside Community Based Outpatient Clinic and works on the Consultation-Liaison Service at the White River Junction VA Medical Center. He was awarded Fellowship in the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) by the Fellowship and Awards Subcommittee and the ACLP Board of Directors reflecting recognition by peers of abilities, talents, and contributions to the profession of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. He is an executive member of the ACLP Military/Veterans Specialty Interest Group.
Dr. Rustad serves as a didactics lecturer, clinical supervisor, and psychodynamic psychotherapy supervisor for psychiatric residents in the Dartmouth-Hitchcock program. He was awarded the 2024 Excellence in Education award for the Dartmouth Department of Psychiatry in appreciation of excellent teaching, supervision, and mentorship.
Dr. Rustad is the WRJ Site Principal Investigator for the National Adaptive Trial for PTSD related Insomnia (a VA cooperative study).
Dr. Rustad has presented workshops at the American Psychiatric Association and Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry annual meetings. He recently presented at APA 2025 in Los Angeles on "Financial Abuse of Older Adults: Screening, Prevention, and Interventions," “Catch me if you can”: Catatonia in general medical settings, and “Mastering Systematic Reviews Using the Framework of Social Determinants of Health in Proactive Integrated Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.”
Impulsivity: Differential Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management. Facilitating Academic Success for Practicing Clinicians. Treatment Nonadherence: Sequelae of Using Digital Technologies to Circumvent Hospital Dietary Restrictions. Screening for and Managing the Sequelae of Toxic Exposures in Veterans. Collaboration Between Primary Care Providers and Mental Health Professionals: Rationale and Clinical Practice. Somatic Delusions: An Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment. Dizziness: An Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment. Assessment and Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care Practices. Psychotropic Medication-Induced Priapism: An Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment. Functional Neurological Disorders in Active-Duty Military Personnel and Veterans: Challenges to Diagnosis and Treatment. |
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