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Robert Trestman, MD, Psychiatry, Roanoke, VA

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Psychiatry Roanoke, VA

Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, VTC School of Medicine

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  • Office

    2017 Jefferson St SW
    Roanoke, VA 24014
    Phone+1 540-981-8025
    Fax+1 540-853-0511

Summary

  • Robert Lee Trestman PhD MD joined Carilion Clinic and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in April 2017 as Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.

    Dr. Trestman previously was a tenured professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine with a joint appointment as Professor of Nursing. He served as executive director of Correctional Managed Health Care (CHMC), a division of the University of Connecticut Health Center. In this role, he led a health system that provided global health care to all inmates within the Connecticut Department of Correction. Prior to that, he served in numerous academic and leadership roles at the University of Connecticut, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and the Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

    Dr. Trestman has lectured and consulted nationally and internationally, authored or coauthored over 180 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and commentaries, and is the senior editor of the Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry, which received the 2016 Guttmacher Award. His interests include mental health services research and the treatment of people with severe mood and personality disorders. Dr. Trestman is the co-developer of START NOW, a skills-based psychotherapy in use in five countries. Dr. Trestman has given over 150 regional, national, and international invited presentations. Dr. Trestman is the immediate past Chair of the American Hospital Association’s Committee on Behavioral Health and chairs the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry’s Clinical Enterprise Committee. He serves on the Board of the Bradley Free Clinic in Roanoke VA and is Chair of its Behavioral Health Committee. Dr. Trestman sits on the Western Virginia Division of the US District Drug Court as the Expert Medical Consultant.

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1986 - 1989
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Psychiatry, 1985 - 1986
  • University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
    University of Tennessee Health Sciences CenterMD, 1981 - 1985
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1985
  • University of Tennessee
    University of TennesseePh.D, Experimental Psychology, 1977 - 1981
  • Carnegie-Mellon University
    Carnegie-Mellon UniversityBS, Chemistry and Psychology, 1971 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1999 - 2017
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1986 - 2000
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Expert Panel Member Justice and Health Data Exchange Initiative, Vera Institute for Justice, 2012
  • Associate Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2010
  • Council Member American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2006, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Stress, infection and the immune system.  
    Trestman RL and Stein M, Infections in Medicine
  • Depression and immune function: A critical review.  
    Stein M, Miller AH, and Trestman RL, Archives of General Psychiatry
  • The growth hormone response to clonidine in acute and remitted depressed male patients.  
    Siever LJ, Trestman RL, Coccaro EF, Bernstein D, Gabriel SM, Owen K, Moran M, Lawrence T, Rosenthal J, and Horvath TB, Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Physician attitudes and action in preventive medicine.
    Dismuke, S.E., McClary, A., Trestman, RL, Lassiter, D. and Dickson, H, Clinical Research
  • Serotonergic correlates of personality disorder.
    Coccaro, E.F., Siever, L.J., Kavoussi, R., Trestman, RL, Howard, L., and Davis, K.L, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
  • Effect of brief stressors on lymphocyte function in rats: Mechanistic implications.
    Halper, J.P., Miller, A.H., Lackner, C., Trestman, B., Berkenbosch, F., Santucci, A, Haroutunian, V. and Stein, M, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts
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Lectures

  • Mental Illness in Jails and Prisons. 
    Abbott Neuroscience, National Specialty Account Executives Meeting, Chicago IL
  • Prisoners with Mental Illness. 
    WWUH University of Hartford Radio
  • Difficult Issues, Difficult People, Difficult Times. 
    CT Freedom of Information Commission Annual Conference, Westbrook CT
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Walk-in Clinics Tackle Urgent Mental Health Needs
    Walk-in Clinics Tackle Urgent Mental Health NeedsAugust 21st, 2024
  • Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony from American Psychiatric Association
    Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony from American Psychiatric AssociationMay 10th, 2023
  • Americans Getting More Comfortable Talking over Mental Health with Doctors
    Americans Getting More Comfortable Talking over Mental Health with DoctorsFebruary 8th, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Mental Health Research Infrastructure In CorrectionsNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
  • Risperidone In Treatment Of Psychotic LIKE &Deficit SymptomsNational Center For Research Resources1999–2000
  • 5HT And NE In Aggression And Suicide In Personality DisorderNational Center For Research Resources1996–2000
  • 5HT &Ne In Aggression &Suicide In Personality DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1997
  • 5HT &Ne In Aggression &Suicide In Personality DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health1994–1996
  • Aggression &Suicide In Personality Disorder--5-Ht &NeNational Institute Of Mental Health1993
  • Acute Experimental Stress And Immnue Function In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome PTSNational Center For Research Resources1991