
Dr. Lucas Trautman, MD, MPH, ABPN, ABPM
About
Lucas Trautman, MD, MPH, ABPN, ABPM has an extensive background in addiction and general psychiatry, is board-certified in addiction medicine, and is a regional authority in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. His expertise and reputation for delivering high-quality, compassionate care, will ensure our patients receive top-notch psychiatric care to achieve the best health outcomes.
Dr. Trautman, a fourth-generation physician and Memphis native, was previously a privately practicing psychiatrist treating children, adolescents, and adults in an office that prided itself on being a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. His work also includes psychiatric services for orphanages in Southeast Asia, young athletes throughout the Hawaiian Islands, mental conditioning for a Memphis high school wrestling team, and a youth minister.
He received his medical degree from the UT Memphis Health Science Center College of Medicine, and a master’s in public health from Tulane University’s world-renowned school of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
When Dr. Trautman is not treating patients, he is very active in the community. He is the owner and head coach of Stardust Jiu Jitsu in Memphis, where he mentors a team of more than 200 children and adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Credentials & Education
- University of Tennessee Memphis Health Science Center College of Medicine: MD
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine: MPH
Featured In
- When the War Follows You Home: a Call to Remember, Rebuild, and Inspire: Homeland Magazine
- A Crisis in Disguise: How New Synthetic Opioids Are Infiltrating Popular Substances: HCPLive
- Fighting Against Addiction through Oxford Treatment Center: The Oxford Eagle
- FDA Approves New Narcan Packaging, Aiming to Boost Carry Rates: HCPLive
- Synthetic Captivity: America’s Hidden War: Women’s ENews
- Bill to ban kratom across Tennessee heads to governor’s desk: Fox 13 Memphis
- Beyond the Appointment: City Lifestyle
- Are The Trump Admin’s Efforts To Combat US Addiction Crisis Actually Working?: Daily Caller
- Can You Reverse Damage From Drinking Alcohol? What a New Review Found: Health.com
- Health Care Heroes in profile: Schorge, Trautman: Memphis Business Journal
- Drugs at their fingertips, intense pressure: Why child stars fall into addiction: BBC News
- So THAT’s Why Drinking Alcohol Makes You More Tired As You Get Older: HuffPost
- Authorities warn Ole Miss students about illicit drug use after 2 found dead: Fox 10 News
- Two Ole Miss students found dead; investigation underway: Action News 5
- Health Officials Warn About Adverse Effects of ‘Kratom’ Supplement: WBAY-TV
- Doctors Warn Concentrated Kratom Substance Mimics Opioid, Tied to Record Poison Center Calls: WBAY-TV
- Why “legal” kratom isn’t safe: Fox 35 Orlando
- Still on the shelves: Kratom, synthetic kratom sales under scrutiny following overdose deaths: Action News 5