James Schuster

Chief Medical Officer, UPMC Insurance Services Division Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

James Schuster, MD, MBA is the Chief Medical Officer for the UPMC Insurance Services Division. He is closely engaged with clinical and quality initiatives and also provides oversight to medical staff and the UPMC Center for High-Value Health Care.

Dr. Schuster has served in key clinical leadership roles at Community Care Behavioral Health Organization and UPMC Health Plan over nearly two decades. He has led teams at the UPMC Center for High-Value Healthcare that have secured several awards from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute and other funders focused on integrated care, shared decision making, and medication assisted treatment. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. He is board certified in psychiatry and in the subspecialties of geriatric psychiatry and addiction psychiatry.
Education/Training:
  • Medical degree from the University of Louisville
  • Completed his residency in psychiatry and MBA at the University of Pittsburgh