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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
Summary
- Dr. Kast is serving as interim Division Director for Addiction Psychiatry at Vanderbilt for AY2024-25. He has also served as Program Director for the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship since 2021. From 2020-24, he directed the Tennessee State Opioid Response ECHO Tele-Education Hub at Vanderbilt, providing a CME platform for community clinicians and creating an annual regional conference, the Mid-South Addiction Conference, in partnership with the Tennessee Society for Addiction Medicine in 2022. Dr. Kast works clinically on the Addiction Consult Service in the general hospital, where he has been Clinical Director since 2020, and he cares for outpatients with SUD and co-occurring disorders in the Vanderbilt Recovery Clinic. He has previously worked on the Co-occurring Disorders Unit at the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and in the Vanderbilt Bridge Clinic for low-barrier post-acute outpatient care. Dr. Kast supervises clinical fellows, residents, and medical students across these levels of care. In addition to this work with individuals with SUD, Dr. Kast teaches and supervises resident psychiatrists in psychodynamic psychotherapy. He is a candidate in psychoanalysis at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC).
Education & Training
- Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC)Certificate in Psychoanalysis, 2024 - 2028
- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2019 - 2020
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Chief Residency, Psychiatry, 2018 - 2019
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Psychiatry, 2015 - 2019
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2015, M.D., Alpha Omega Alpha
- University of Notre DameB.S., Biological Sciences/Philosophy, summa cum laude, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- NY State Medical License 2016 - 2021
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Clinical Teacher Award Psychiatry Residency Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2022
- Barchas Prize for Outstanding Work by a Trainee in the Field Clinical Scholars Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2018-2019
- APsaA Fellowship American Psychoanalytic Association, 2017-2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Nonprescribed Substance Use in the General Hospital: A Retrospective Study.Lee M Dockery, Kristopher A Kast, Mariah Smith, Lisa S Stewart, Thomas Reese
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 2024-10-05 - Impact of inpatient addiction psychiatry consultation on opioid use disorder outcomes.Kristopher A Kast, Kristopher A Kast, Thao D V Le, Lisa S Stewart, Andrew D Wiese
The American Journal on Addictions. 2024-09-01 - 1 citationsComparison of phenobarbital monotherapy to a benzodiazepine-based regimen for management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients.Lori Montana Fleenor, Jennifer R Beavers, William P Tidwell, Leanne Atchison, Edward Woo
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024-03-01
Journal Articles
- Community as Treatment: The Therapeutic Community Model in The Era of The Opioid CrisisKast KA, Manella G, Avery J, J Addict Behav Ther Rehabil, 6/30/2019
- Case study of first-episode schizophrenia in pregnancy and postpartumKast KA, Agarkar S, Arch Women’s Ment Health, 8/2017
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Effect of Specialty Addiction Consultation on Prescribing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) During General Hospital AdmissionKA Kast, D Marcovitz, C Adkins, D Acker, T Reese, 2022 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, Naples, FL, 12/2022
- Where regional anesthesia and addiction cross pathsDurning S, Donald R, Kast KA, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 47th Annual Meeting, 3/2022
- So You Want to Do Research? How to Develop a Research Curriculum for TraineesWard HB, Fong T, Kast KA, 2021 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, 12/2021
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Lectures
- Managing stimulant use disorder in the MOUD population2024 TDMHSAS Opioid Treatment Program Provider Meeting, Brentwood, TN - 9/9/2024
- Managing benzodiazepines in the MOUD population2023 TDMHSAS Opioid Treatment Program Provider Meeting, Murfreesboro, TN - 9/14/2023
- Stimulant Use Disorder and HIVSoutheast AIDS Education and Training Center: Webcast Wednesday - 11/30/2022
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Authored Content
- Jail or Italy? Long-term Addiction Treatment Is Hard To Find7/26/2018
Press Mentions
- How prescription medications can carry serious consequences behind the wheelJuly 25th, 2024
- VUMC co-hosts the 2023 Mid-South Addiction Conference Oct. 27 and 28October 23rd, 2023
- Alcohol Deaths Among Middle-Aged Women Have Surged During the PandemicNovember 8th, 2022
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Committees
- Committee Member, Education Committee, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 2022 - Present
- Clinical Advisory Committee, Physician Health Services of the Massachusetts Medical Society 2019 - 2020
Professional Memberships
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- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry - AAAPMember
- American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training - AADPRTMember
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External Links
- Vanderbilt Addiction Psychiatry Fellowshiphttps://www.vumc.org/psychiatry/addiction-psychiatry-fellowship
- 2024 Mid-South Addiction Conferencehttps://tnsam.org/event/2024-mid-south-addiction-conference/
- Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Practicehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/kast-dynamic-therapy-and-psychiatry-pllc-nashville-tn/1169461?preview=1&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmember.psychologytoday.com%2Fus%2Fprofile%2Fupload-photo
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