Stuart L. Lustig, M.D., MPH

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Dr. Stuart L. Lustig came to Cigna in 2011 and is currently the National Medical Executive for Provider Partnerships at Evernorth, part of The Cigna Group.  He engages with behavioral provider groups and other stakeholders about innovative care delivery and contracting approaches.  He has also worked extensively with Cigna clients in his prior role as National Medical Executive for Behavioral Health.  A board-certified child psychiatrist, he has also served as Lead Medical Director for Child and Adolescent Care for Evernorth Behavioral Health.  Dr. Lustig previously served as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.  For two decades, Dr. Lustig has worked with numerous human rights organizations and, due to numerous published articles in professional journals, is a nationally recognized expert on psychological trauma among refugees and political asylum seekers.  He has provided consultations to numerous school systems in the San Francisco and Boston areas.  He is the editor of the textbook Advocacy Strategies for Health and Mental Health Professionals: From Patients to Policies.  Dr. Lustig received his Doctorate of Medicine from Rush Medical College and completed his psychiatric training at Stanford and Harvard hospitals.  He also has a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Illinois School of Public Health.