Cord Huston

Dr. Huston is an alumnus of Saba University School of Medicine and is excited to return as an Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Skills.

As a practicing psychiatrist he has dedicated his career on advancing community mental health needs in Kansas through clinical and leadership roles. His work has included improving access to care, developing programs, and collaborating with communities to meet local needs.

While serving as a Medical Director for several community mental health centers across the state of Kansas, Dr. Huston has been involved in initiatives such as the creation of a MAT/Suboxone clinic, an intranasal ketamine clinic, and collaboratively worked to develop and implement the state’s first Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Center.

Dr. Huston has served on the Kansas Psychiatric Society council, providing guidance and advocacy for their profession. They served on the Psychiatric Infrastructure Committee in Douglas County and the Mental Health Medication Advisory Committee of Kansas to address mental health needs and reduce systemic barriers.

He has been nationally recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He joins an elite group of psychiatrists with this honorary distinction who continue to make significant contributions to the field of psychiatry.

Dr. Huston has also been involved in disaster relief, offering medical care during the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These experiences reinforced their commitment to supporting individuals during crises and shaped their perspective on psychiatry.

In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Huston enjoyed mentoring psychiatry residents as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. They are passionate about helping prepare the next generation of providers for the challenges ahead.

• Psychiatry
• Community mental Health
• Crisis Intervention

• Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Society

• Sleep Apnea

• Huston, C., Hunter, J., VanOwen, K., Tarantino, I., Kaur, P., Mecum, T., Huston, W., Rowe, V., “Contribution of Vegetative Symptoms in Obscuring Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New York, New York 2014
• Tarantino, I., Hunter, J., VanOwen, K., Rowe, V., Huston, C., “Impact of Seasonal trends of Pollen and Mold on Mood Symptoms” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New York, New York 2014
• Meyerovich, D., Mayorga, A., Tarantino, I., Huston, C., “Improving Compliance in Psychiatric Patient Handovers: A Resident-Based Quality Improvement Project Utilizing a Novel Tool” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New York, New York 2014
• Huston, C., Hunter, J., VanOwen, K., Huston, W., Mecum, T., Rowe, V., “Mild sleep disordered breathing has significant implications for the treatment of many neurological conditions” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurology, San Diego, CA 2013
• Winegarner, D., Rowe, V., Hunter, J., VanOwen, K., O’Shea, A., Huston, C., Tarantino, I., Mecum, T., “Polysomnographic characteristics of sleep in patients with sleep disorders who also have headaches” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Headache Congress, Boston, M 2013
• Rowe, V., VanOwen, K., Hunter, J., Mecum, T., Huston, C., “Insomnia may be more of a breathing disorder than previously thought” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Society, Baltimore, MD 2013
• University of Kansas Medical Center:
  • Lecture – “Anxiety disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment” 2016 – 2020 Annual presentation for first and second year psychiatric residents
  • Lecture – “Got Anxiety? Why isn’t this working?” 2020 Annual Presentation for third and fourth year psychiatric residents
  • Lecture – “Neurological and Psychiatric Sequelae of OSA and UARS” 2014 Grand rounds presentation
• CNS Small Group Teaching Sessions 2012-2014 2017-2018 Annual Psychopharmacology lecture for the 2nd year medical students

Disaster Work:

• January 2010 – February 2010 
  Earthquake in Port-au-Prince, L’Hôpital de la Communauté Haïtienne.
  
  Provided initial emergency care on ground 3 days after earthquake. Worked collaboratively with 8 multinational teams to provide care for over 2000 victims. Established and led post-operative wound care teams. Directly responsible for post-operative wound care of 300 patients.
  
  On second trip, acted as hospital administrator coordinating and assisting in communications between emergency services, orthopedics, general surgery, plastic surgery, pediatrics and internal medicine. Worked directly with two of the WHO clusters, interfaced with Miami mobile center, USNS Comfort, and the US Coast guard. Worked with Haitian administration to return nurses and physicians back to work and to transition management of the hospital back to day operations.
• 2017 Hurricane Irma/Maria on St. Thomas, St. John with the American Red Cross as Disaster Mental Health Supervisor.
  
  Provided disaster recovery support after hurricane Irma. Switched to disaster preparation with oncoming of Maria helping to coordinate with the local government to provide shelter and supplies in a school cafeteria and gymnasium. Disaster survival – assisted with overseeing the shelter: coordinated food, shelter, cots, worked with the national guard from Puerto Rico, after Maria returned to disaster recovery support.