Larner College of Medicine

James Hudziak

Professor, Psychiatry

James Hudziak
Alma mater(s)
  • Fellow, Child Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1991-1993
  • Residency, Psychiatry, Washing university, St. Louis, MO, 1989-1991
  • Intern, Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1988-1989

BIO

Known internationally for his work in the psychiatric genetics and developmental neuroimaging of child and adolescent behavior. Dr. Hudziak has published over 240 peer-reviewed publications from these, and other investigations. Dr. Hudziak is the creator of a health promotion and illness prevention treatment program entitled, "The Vermont Family Based Approach". The Approach is the direct result of his 30+ years in genetics and neuroscience and is based on the simple fact that the best way to promote health in children and families is to help the family. Dr. Hudziak’s is also the creator and Director of the UVM Wellness Environment, an internationally known model to promote health and prevent illness while “Building Healthy Brains” in University Students. Dr. Hudziak’s approach is being used in clinics around the world and it is his goal to have it used more broadly”. Dr. Hudziak has also invested energy in the development of Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Apps to provide individuals with real time health coaching (UVM WE APP).

Jim is also Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Communication Sciences & Disorders at UVM, and the Thomas M Achenbach Chair of Developmental Psychopathology. In addition he holds Professorships at Washington University in St. Louis MO, Dartmouth in Lebanon, NH, and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is known internationally for his work in genetic and environmental influences on developmental psychopathology and Wellness (and has a book by that title). 

Awards and Achievements

  • 2011 Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, AACAP Annual Meeting's
  • 2011-Present: Annual New York in US News and World Report Top 1% Doctors in US from Vermont and Northern
  • 2004-present Marquis Whos Who American in Medicine and Healthcare2008 Class of 2010 Foundations Awards; The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 1998-present The Best Doctors in America, Woodward/White, Inc.
  • 2011 Class of 2013 Foundations Award; Nomination for The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2010-2011 2010 University Scholar Award, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • 2010 Class of 2012 Foundations Award; Nomination for The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2010 American Registry, America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
  • 2009 Charlotte Brewster Lecturer, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
  • 2009 Guide to America’s Top Psychiatrists
  • 2009 Class of 2011 Foundations Award; Nomination for The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2008-present America’s Top Doctors
  • 2007 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Child Psychopathology and Wellness, UCLA, Greenblatt Professorship Lecture, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2007 Class of 2009 Foundations Awards; The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2006 Class of 2008 Foundations Awards; The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2002-2003 Institute Of Medicine Committee on Incorporating Research into Psychiatry Residency Training, Washington DC
  • 2002 Psychiatry Residents Teacher of the Year Award, University of Vermont; Burlington, VT
  • 2002 Psychiatry Residents Teacher of the Year Award, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • 2001 J. Macy Foundation, the Future of Psychiatry in Medical Education, Toronto, Canada

Bio

Known internationally for his work in the psychiatric genetics and developmental neuroimaging of child and adolescent behavior. Dr. Hudziak has published over 240 peer-reviewed publications from these, and other investigations. Dr. Hudziak is the creator of a health promotion and illness prevention treatment program entitled, "The Vermont Family Based Approach". The Approach is the direct result of his 30+ years in genetics and neuroscience and is based on the simple fact that the best way to promote health in children and families is to help the family. Dr. Hudziak’s is also the creator and Director of the UVM Wellness Environment, an internationally known model to promote health and prevent illness while “Building Healthy Brains” in University Students. Dr. Hudziak’s approach is being used in clinics around the world and it is his goal to have it used more broadly”. Dr. Hudziak has also invested energy in the development of Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Apps to provide individuals with real time health coaching (UVM WE APP).

Jim is also Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Communication Sciences & Disorders at UVM, and the Thomas M Achenbach Chair of Developmental Psychopathology. In addition he holds Professorships at Washington University in St. Louis MO, Dartmouth in Lebanon, NH, and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is known internationally for his work in genetic and environmental influences on developmental psychopathology and Wellness (and has a book by that title). 

Awards and Achievements

  • 2011 Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, AACAP Annual Meeting's
  • 2011-Present: Annual New York in US News and World Report Top 1% Doctors in US from Vermont and Northern
  • 2004-present Marquis Whos Who American in Medicine and Healthcare2008 Class of 2010 Foundations Awards; The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 1998-present The Best Doctors in America, Woodward/White, Inc.
  • 2011 Class of 2013 Foundations Award; Nomination for The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2010-2011 2010 University Scholar Award, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • 2010 Class of 2012 Foundations Award; Nomination for The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2010 American Registry, America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
  • 2009 Charlotte Brewster Lecturer, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
  • 2009 Guide to America’s Top Psychiatrists
  • 2009 Class of 2011 Foundations Award; Nomination for The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2008-present America’s Top Doctors
  • 2007 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Child Psychopathology and Wellness, UCLA, Greenblatt Professorship Lecture, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2007 Class of 2009 Foundations Awards; The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2006 Class of 2008 Foundations Awards; The Silver Stethoscope Award
  • 2002-2003 Institute Of Medicine Committee on Incorporating Research into Psychiatry Residency Training, Washington DC
  • 2002 Psychiatry Residents Teacher of the Year Award, University of Vermont; Burlington, VT
  • 2002 Psychiatry Residents Teacher of the Year Award, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  • 2001 J. Macy Foundation, the Future of Psychiatry in Medical Education, Toronto, Canada