Berlin, Vt – Dr. Ryosuke Kawatsuji recently joined the staff of
the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Central Vermont Medical Center. “In
addition to his Ivy League academic training in adult psychiatry, Dr.
Kawatsuji completed a number of elective rotations during the course of his
education that will be particularly applicable to his work in our Inpatient
Psychiatric Unit,” stated Judy Tarr, CVMC President and CEO.
“He has worked in the community at a hospital and at a mental health
center, both in New Hampshire and at the Veterans Affairs Center in White
River Junction, Vermont.”
Dr. Kawatsuji received his B.S., cum laude, from Tufts
University and went on to earn his MD at Tufts University School of
Medicine. When Dr. Kawatsuji graduated from medical school he was given the
award for achievement in the art and skill of doctor/patient relationship
and a high degree of understanding, integrity and maturity of character in
the care of the patient.
He completed his residency in General Adult Psychiatry at
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). His elective experiences
included in-patent psychiatry at New Hampshire Hospital in Concord,
community health work, serving clients with severe and persistent mental
illness at the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, New Hampshire, as
a Psychiatrist working with electroconvulsive therapy at the Veterans
Affairs Center in White River Junction, Vermont and in the sleep disorder
center and the palliative care service at DHMC.
“I wanted to stay involved in inpatient care and
electroconvulsive therapy, so CVMC seemed like the right fit for me,” said
Dr. Kawatsuji. “It suits my personality to give focused care and inpatient
psychiatry allows me to spend more time with patients than I would in an
outpatient setting.”
Dr. Kawatsuji grew up in Japan until age nine when his parents
moved to Rye, New York, where he spent the remainder of his childhood and
teenage years.
He enjoys downhill skiing, mostly at Killington, and fly
fishing and tennis during the warm weather months.
For more information about the Inpatient Psychiatry unit at
CVMC, visit their website at www.cvmc.org.