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Van King | UT Health San Antonio

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kingvl@uthscsa.edu

Programs

  • Ph.D. in Translational Science

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  • Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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  • Addiction Research, Treatment & Training Center

Van L King, M.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Medical Director Behavioral Wellness Clinic

Medical Director TXMOUD

Dr. King received his Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin- Madison, and his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed his general psychiatry training at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. He was a member of the faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for 25 years, most recently as the medical director of Addiction Treatment Services and the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy, before accepting a professorship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2016. He is a highly trained general psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of severe and chronic opioid use disorder. In addition to his daily clinical activities, he has been involved extensively in treatment services research related to patients with severe substance use disorder and how best to manage these frequently chronic conditions. He is a nationally recognized treatment expert in patients with severe opioid dependence (including pregnancy) and co-occurring psychiatric conditions. He is the Medical Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 1) Behavioral Wellness substance use disorder treatment program and 2) the Texas Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (TXMOUD) program that provides opioid treatment education and support to health care providers throughout the state. TXMOUD also provides opioid use disorder treatment services to uninsured Texans and conducts research on the outcomes of TXMOUD initiatives. Dr. King leads substance use disorder education and participates in general psychiatry training for medical students and residents at UT Health San Antonio. 

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 1991 - Residency - Psychiatry - Massachusetts General Hospital
    • 1991 - Clinical Fellowship - Chief Resident, Psychiatry (Chief Resident) - Massachusetts General Hospital
    • 1988 - Internship - Transitional Medical Internship - Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Tufts University
    • 1987 - MD - Medicine - University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    • 1978 - BS - Biochemistry - University of Wisconsin

    Appointments

    • 6/2016 - Member Medical-Dental staff - University Health Services, Psychiatry, San Antonio
    • 5/2016 - Professor and Behavioral Wellness Clinic Medical Director - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio
  • Instruction & Training

    • 1/2017 - Present, Coordinator PGY-2 substance use disorder didactic series, UTHSCSA
    • 7/2016 -6/2018, Coordinator PGY-1 substance use disorder didactic series, UTHSCSA
    • 7/2016 - present, Clinical Supervisor PG-3 outpatient psychopharmacology clinic, UTHSCSA
  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 2018 - Addiction Medicine/ American Board of Preventive Medicine
    • 1993 - American Board of P&N/Psychiatry
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