Stuart Lustig, MD, MPH
How to be Less Lonely and Stressed, and More Resilient: Research-Based Strategies for Everyday Life
As a nation, we were lonely even before the pandemic. Socially and physically distancing from our family, friends and colleagues made matters worse. Stress levels, along with mental illness is now the other pandemic. Cigna's research into loneliness and resilience, as well as a P.L.A.N. for stress, can help you maintain meaningful connections and be your best self, even in these challenging times.
Dr. Stuart L. Lustig came to Cigna in 2011 and is the National Medical Executive for Behavioral Health at Evernorth, a Cigna company. He engages with clients, provider groups, and other stakeholders about their behavioral health care business. He also manages a team that manages escalated grievances of importance to their clients. A board certified child psychiatrist, he previously served as Lead Medical Director for Child and Adolescent Care for Evernorth Behavioral Health. Members of Dr. Lustig’s team received the company’s prestigious Quarterly Champion Award for disseminating health services research via peer reviewed journal publications and presentations at conferences. Dr. Lustig previously served as 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 in Public Health from the University of Illinois School of Public Health.