Doctor of Medicine: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 1989

Ph.D., Economics: University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 1976

Residency: William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993

Board Certification:
     American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1995 
     Added Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry, 1996

Special Interests: Treatment of dementias and mood disorders

Dr. James Bouknight spent almost a decade as an economist before returning to school in the mid-1980's to pursue his medical education. He earned a doctor of medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to his medical degree, he received a bachelor of arts in economics from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina; a master of arts in economics from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.

After serving a residency at William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia, South Carolina, Dr. Bouknight was employed by the Columbia Area Mental Health Center and WJB Dorn Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, South Carolina; and Charter Rivers Hospital, West Columbia, South Carolina. During five years at Charter Rivers Hospital he served as Director of the Partial Hospitalization Program, Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Service and president of the medical staff. Dr. Bouknight joined the faculty of the USC School of Medicine in 1993, and was named Director of Geriatric Psychiatry in 2004.

Board certified in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry, Dr. Bouknight has added qualifications in geriatric psychiatry. His special interests are in the treatment of dementias and mood disorders.