Adult Psychiatrist, Board Certified

Walnut Creek

✅ Accepting New Patients

💼 22 Years Experience

⭐ Highly Recommended

🕰️ Excellent Wait Time

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Getting to know Craig P. Rudnick, M.D.

Dr. Rudnick is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He received his Psychiatric Residency training at The University of Arizona. In addition to treating the full spectrum of mood disorders, anxiety disorders and ADHD, Dr. Rudnick specializes in using buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) to treat opioid use disorder and intranasal esketamine for treatment-resistant depression.

Focus Areas

Schizophrenia
Chronic Illness Adjustment
Self-Esteem Issues
Depression

Bipolar Disorder
Stress Management
PTSD
ADHD

Panic Attacks
Anxiety
Addiction
Insomnia

Clientele

Young Adults

Adults

Veterans

Treatment Approaches

Addiction Psychiatry: Focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders.
Psychodynamic Psychiatry: Utilizes psychoanalytic techniques to understand and treat mental disorders.
Sleep Medicine: Treats sleep disorders and their impact on mental health.

Identity

Gender

Male

Languages Spoken

English

Insurance Providers

UMR
PHCS MultiPlan
Medicare
Carelon Health
VHP

ComPsych
Kaiser Permanente
Aetna
Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield
Magellan Health
TriWest
MHN

5.00

Craig is awesome! I love docs that know what they're talking about and very objective. He is great at getting to key points and focusing on objectives. As an ex healthcare worker (16 years in the biz) he does a great job!

FAQs

1. What is your approach to working with patients?

There is no single approach to treating everyone. We know the array of available psychotropic medications and therapeutic techniques can provide significant benefit, but we must be willing to meet patients where they are, value their unique experiences and feedback, and include them in the decision-making process.

2. What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

Scuba diving, NBA basketball, and being with my family and dog.