Susan Rubman , PhD
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Biography
Dr. Rubman is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and a member of the Medical Staff at Yale New Haven Hospital. She completed both her PhD and Clinical Psychology Residency with a specialization in Behavioral Medicine. She is a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Since completing her training, Dr. Rubman has provided evidence-based clinical assessments and interventions to a variety of medically complicated inpatient and outpatient populations, including a developing a specialty in managing patients with sleep disorders.
She is currently the Site Supervisor for the Organ Transplant Rotation within the Yale Psychology Doctoral Internship Training Program, training psychology fellows and doctoral students.
Dr. Rubman’s current clinical and research interests are in the area of mood and adjustment associated with liver transplantation both in liver transplant recipients and living liver donors.
Last Updated on April 24, 2025.
Appointments
Psychiatry
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology (1990)
- Resident
- University of Mississippi Medical Center and VA Consortium (1990)
- MA
- Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology (1986)
- BS
- Union College, Psychology (1984)
Advanced Training & Certifications
- Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (2028)
Research
Publications
2025
From embedded interprofessional clinics to expanded alcohol-associated liver disease programs
Winder G, Arab J, Banerjee A, Bryce K, Fipps D, Hussain F, Im G, Omary L, Patel A, Patel S, Rubman S, Serper M, Shenoy A, Suzuki J, Zimbrean P, Brown K, Abouljoud M, Mellinger J. From embedded interprofessional clinics to expanded alcohol-associated liver disease programs. Liver Transplantation 2025, 31: 1567-1580. PMID: 40359009, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated liver diseaseAUD careLong-term patient relationshipsCare delivery strategiesHazardous alcohol usePatient populationInterprofessional clinicPalliative carePrimary careCare elementsCare frameworkIll patient populationPatient relationshipHealthcare systemLiver transplantationHarm reductionDisease programsCareAlcohol useLiver diseaseEnhanced supportChronic liver diseaseEating disorder treatmentCollaborative modelDisorder treatmentCHAPTER 15 Telehealth CBT-I
Schneeberg L, Rubman S. CHAPTER 15 Telehealth CBT-I. 2025, 135-146. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-87041-2.00024-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCBT-ICBT-I.Telehealth cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyTherapeutic allianceBehavioral therapyInsomnia treatmentTreatment componentsSleep difficultiesCollect sleep dataInsomniaSleep dataAvailability of providersDiscussion of legislationReview definitionsTreatment efficacySleepTelehealthCOVID-19 pandemicAlliance
2024
The Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donation: Time for Standardization in Practice.
Levan ML, LaPointe Rudow D. The Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donation: Time for Standardization in Practice. Transplantation 2024 PMID: 38867350, DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States
Clifton E, Winder G, Lentine K, Zimbrean P, Yadav A, Rubman S, Kalil R, Kumar V, Prashar R, Gan G, Deng Y, Joyce M, Holmes R, Laflen J, Bakhai D, Liapakis A, Doshi M. Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: A Survey of Current Practices in the United States. Transplantation 2024, 108: e382-e389. PMID: 38867351, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersUse disorderActive anxiety disorderMental healthPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial teamAnxiety disordersStress disorderActive suicidalitySelf-harmActivity depressionDisordersPsychosocial assessmentDepressionPsychosocial evaluationPost-donationUnited StatesClinical toolPsychosisLiving Kidney DonorsCannabisAnxietySuicideAbsolute contraindicationBest practicesFinancial toxicity in living donor liver transplantation: A call to action for financial neutrality
Kaplan A, Aby E, Scott S, Sonnenday C, Fox A, Mathur A, Olthoff K, Heimbach J, Ladin K, Emamaullee J, Consortium T, Testa G, Gupta A, Lee S, Fricker Z, Hashimoto K, Kwon D, Emond J, Fox A, Samstein B, Brown R, Rosenblatt R, Kubal A, Gilroy R, King E, Heimbach J, Taner T, Watt K, Chacko K, von Ahrens D, Fortune B, Florman S, Schiano T, Liapakis A, Griesemer A, Orandi B, Caicedo J, Dietch Z, Ganger D, Duarte A, Ravindra K, Kappus M, Melcher M, Bhan I, Tholey D, Kaplan A, Anderson B, Selzner N, Roberts J, Pillai A, DiSabato D, Pomfret E, Jackson W, Maluf D, Sonnenday C, Bloom P, Haakinson D, Chinnakotla S, Aby E, Olthoff K, Abu-Gazala S, Bittermann T, Abt P, Humar A, Ganesh S, Bambha K, Biggins S, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Tomiyama K, Emamaullee J, Kaur N, Han H, Klair T, Yamaguchi S, Cullen J, Baker T, Kim R, Goldaracena N, Sturdevant M, Kwon Y, Garonzik-Wang J, Al-Adra D, Shingina A, Rizzari M, Mulligan D, Rubman S, Batra R, Batisti J. Financial toxicity in living donor liver transplantation: A call to action for financial neutrality. American Journal Of Transplantation 2024, 24: 1742-1754. PMID: 38763318, PMCID: PMC11439575, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeave policiesFinancial neutralityIndependent living donor advocateLiving donor advocateFinancial toxicityLiving donor liver transplantationRelief programsCenter useFinancial toolkitDonor liver transplantationDonor advocatePotential living liver donorsImprove equityRate of rejectionLiving liver donorsPatient survivalLiver transplantationFinancial challengesPolicyWilson Disease and the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring patients’ mental health and vaccination attitudes in a longitudinal study
Coskun A, Aydin A, Tosun S, To U, Rubman S, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Wilson Disease and the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring patients’ mental health and vaccination attitudes in a longitudinal study. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1326802. PMID: 38803830, PMCID: PMC11129684, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1326802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthMental health of individualsMental health scalesCognitive functionVaccination ratesHealth of individualsQuality of lifeCOVID-19 pandemicStudy investigated stressLevels of stressHealth ScaleChronic conditionsCOVID-19 perceptionsVaccine attitudesIncreased depressionIncome lossCOVID-19Exacerbate anxietyPositive attitudesLongitudinal studyEssential workersActive initiatorsAnxietyWD patientsDepression
2023
Psychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States
Zimbrean P, Rubman S, Andacoglu O, Bakhai D, Clifton E, Deng Y, Doshi M, Emamaullee J, Gan G, Holmes R, Jaber L, Jackson W, Joyce M, Kalil R, Kumar V, Laflen J, Lentine K, Prashar R, Winder G, Yadav A, Liapakis A. Psychosocial evaluation of living liver donors—State of current practices in the United States. Liver Transplantation 2023, 30: 505-518. PMID: 37861339, DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor liver transplant programLiver transplant programPsychosocial evaluationTransplant programsPsychosocial contraindicationsAbsolute contraindicationLiver donationDonor candidatesOpioid use disorderSelf-injurious behaviorActive suicidalityProvider teamPsychosocial assessmentContraindicationsUse disordersMental healthPsychosocial teamPostdonationSignificant differencesDisordersUnited StatesDonationMultidisciplinary processDonorsCurrent practiceCorrigendum to 'Assessment of long-term outcomes post living liver donation highlights the importance of scientific integrity when presenting transplant registry data' [American Journal of Transplantation. Volume 22, Issue 6, March 2023, Pages 1519-1522].
Emamaullee J, Heimbach JK, Olthoff KM, Pomfret EA, Roberts JP, Selzner N, NALLDIG Consortium. Corrigendum to 'Assessment of long-term outcomes post living liver donation highlights the importance of scientific integrity when presenting transplant registry data' [American Journal of Transplantation. Volume 22, Issue 6, March 2023, Pages 1519-1522]. Am J Transplant 2023, 23: 695. PMID: 36977617, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.03.009.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersEnhanced recovery for liver transplantation: recommendations from the 2022 International Liver Transplantation Society consensus conference.
Pollok JM, Tinguely P, Berenguer M, Niemann CU, Raptis DA, Spiro M, ERAS4OLT.org collaborative. Enhanced recovery for liver transplantation: recommendations from the 2022 International Liver Transplantation Society consensus conference. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023, 8: 81-94. PMID: 36495912, DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00268-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Major Depressive Disorder in an International Multisite Wilson Disease Registry
Camarata M, Ala A, Coskun A, Deng Y, Embel V, Gonzalez-Peralta R, Maciejewski K, Patel A, Rubman S, To U, Tomlin R, Schilsky M, Zimbrean P. Major Depressive Disorder in an International Multisite Wilson Disease Registry. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2022, 64: 106-117. PMID: 36521682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderWilson's diseaseDepressive disorderLifetime major depressive disorderMental health QOLPhysical health QoLMajor depressive episodeMental health qualityStructured psychiatric evaluationSignificant differencesCross-sectional reportsLiver testsLiver diseaseNeurological assessmentLife scoresClinical correlatesDepressive episodePsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric evaluationDisease RegistrySevere anxietyLaboratory testsLifetime historySignificant associationPatients
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Overview
Susan Rubman, PhD, specializes in behavioral sleep medicine and the management of sleep disorders, providing evidence-based clinical assessments and interventions to a variety of patients inside and outside the hospital with complicated medical needs.
Dr. Rubman's clinical focus includes working with patients who are dealing with sleep disorders and the associated impacts on their health and well-being.
In addition to clinical work, Dr. Rubman is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Her research interests include the mood and adjustment associated with liver transplantation, focusing on both liver transplant recipients and living liver donors.
Dr. Rubman received her PhD in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University and completed her residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and VA Consortium.
Clinical Specialties
Transplant Psychiatry; Psychology
Board Certifications
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Certification Organization
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2003
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