Dr. David Husted

Biography

Dr. David Husted is a board-certified psychiatrist at Steadfast Psychiatry. For more information, please call us to schedule an appointment. Dr. David Husted’s office is located at 3365 Burns Rd., Suite 203, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410.

Dr. David Husted is a highly regarded psychiatrist with a strong educational background who has helped thousands of patients with depression and anxiety. He is passionate about helping his patients “live their best life.” As we journey through life, there are expected and unexpected events, negative emotions, and even choices that happen. Overcoming fears, anxieties, mental struggles, and depression are so important for us all, and our ability to cope and achieve wellness impacts us and the people we love. Dr. Husted’s mission is to help patients get better and start to thrive. Living our best life is something we naturally desire.

Dr. Husted decided to pursue psychiatry as a surprise choice upon completion of his Doctorate of Medicine at the University of Florida. As top of his medical school class, he had several prestigious options yet felt unexpectedly drawn to psychiatry. He has never regretted this choice as he finds being a psychiatrist immensely rewarding. He has received many awards, published many papers, and has delivered numerous speaking engagements over the course of his career, yet what he values most is seeing his patients get better and have hope. The importance of mental health and its treatment is increasingly recognized as necessary and an extremely valuable area of medicine. What is more important than your mental health?

Dr. Husted studied at the University of Florida obtaining a Bachelors in Chemistry, Masters in Physics, and a Doctorate of Medicine. Throughout his studies he distinguished himself by being Valedictorian in both his undergraduate class and medical school class. He also distinguished himself with over a dozen academic awards and has written or collaborated on 19 research papers and studies, the majority of which are published in peer reviewed journals. He was honored to be the Chairman of Psychiatry at JFK Medical Center for the last 5 years and Medical Director of Palm Beach Behavioral Health since 2014. He continues to serve as Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Miami, leading the Psychiatry clerkship at the Regional Medical Campus. He greatly enjoys teaching the medical students as he furthers their understanding and compassion for mental illness and shapes their future careers, which he hopes will positively impact countless future patients.

In his personal life, David Husted is described as optimistic, outgoing, energetic, and an identical twin. He loves the outdoors, runs every day, and is an avid reader (science fiction and history.) He loves his job and prioritizes his personal life. He is the proud father of two children. His interests include skiing, reading, traveling, running, and football. He is also a long-suffering fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a more recent fan of Tom Brady.

Education

• M.D.: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, May 2001.
  Graduated Valedictorian in a class of 120 students.
• M.S.: University of Florida College of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Gainesville, Florida, (Charles E. Wood, Ph.D.), December 1998
• B.S.: University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, Florida, May 1996.
  Graduated Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in a class of 3,500 students.

Post-Graduate Education

• Forensic Psychiatry Fellow: University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Forensic Psychiatry, Gainesville, FL, July 2006-July 2007.
• Psychiatric Resident: University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, Florida, January 2003-January 2006.
• Orthopaedic Internship: Yale University, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, New Haven, Connecticut, July 2002-December 2002.
• Psychiatric Internship: University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Gainesville, Florida, July 2001-June 2002.

Awards & Honors

• 2007 Recipient of the Resident Achievement Award from the North Central Florida Psychiatric Journal Club
• 2006 Recipient of the Annual Resident Research Award from the Southern Psychiatric Association
• 2005 Recipient of the Resident Award for Most Outstanding Research for the 2004-2005 academic year
• 2004 Recipient of the Resident Award for Most Outstanding Research for the 2003-2004 academic year
• 2003 Recipient of the Resident Award for Most Outstanding Research for the 2002-2003 academic year
• 2001 Summa cum laude graduate from the University of Florida College of Medicine
• 2001 Valedictorian of 2001 graduating class from the University of Florida College of Medicine
• 2000 Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society as a 3rd year medical student
• 1999 Recipient of the Most Outstanding Scholar award, given for outstanding academic achievement through the first 2 years of medical school
• 1996 Summa cum laude graduate in Chemistry from the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• 1996 Valedictorian of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• 1996 Recipient of the University of Florida National Alumni Association Four-Year Scholar Award
• 1995 Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society as a junior undergraduate at the University of Florida
• 1994 Recipient of the University of Florida Anderson Scholar Award, given for outstanding academic achievement through the first 2 years of college
• 1993-1996 President’s List each semester of undergraduate studies 1993 National Merit Finalist