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Brandon Pruett, MD, Psychiatry, Birmingham, AL

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Psychiatry Birmingham, AL

Psychopharmacology

Assistant Professor at UAB

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  • Office

    Ccb 4th Fl 1720th 2nd Ave S
    Birmingham, AL 35294
    Phone+1 205-934-4108
    Fax+1 205-975-8950

Summary

  • Dr. Brandon Pruett is a psychiatrist in Birmingham, AL and an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his medical degree and PhD from LSU Health in Shreveport, completed his residency in psychiatry at Brown University, and has been in practice 5 years. He specializes in psychopharmacology and is experienced in the treatment of acute psychosis, schizophrenia, psychiatric emergencies, and mood and anxiety disorders.

Education & Training

  • Butler Hospital/Brown University
    Butler Hospital/Brown UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2018
  • LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport
    LSU School of Medicine in ShreveportClass of 2014, MD
  • Louisiana State University School of Graduate Studies
    Louisiana State University School of Graduate StudiesPh.D., Pharmacology/Neuroscience, 2008 - 2012
  • Louisiana Scholars' College, Northwestern State University
    Louisiana Scholars' College, Northwestern State UniversityBA, Liberal Arts with a concentration in Scientific Inquiry, Summa Cum Laude, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2017 - 2018
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chair's Choice Travel Fellowship Award Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2018
  • John W. Bick, Jr., M.D. Award for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of Psychiatry Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association, 2014
  • Poster Award in Postdoctoral Category, Neuroscience Research Day Louisiana State University Health, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Brain MRI morphometry changes associated with Na+/H+ Exchanger 6 mutations in Christianson syndrome.
    Pruett BS, Pescosolido MF, Best CR, Bradley R, Marsland H, and Morrow EM, Society of Biological Psychiatry; Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI, 2018; New York, NY, 2018, 1/1/2018
  • Evaluating Models of Neuropsychiatric Illness Using Volumetric Analysis of Mouse Brain MRI.
    Pruett BS, Morrow EM, Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI, 1/1/2017
  • Nigral GFR alpha1 expression as mediator of striatal GDNF impact: Evidence from aged and 6-OHDA lesioned rats.
    Salvatore MF, Kasanga EA, Owens C, Manfredsson FP, Richard AD, Pruett BS, Cantu M, Mcdivitt L, Tan C, Gajewski A, Latimer B, Society for Neuroscience 47th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • Psychosis and Movement Disorders given in conjunction with a Neurology resident around five times per year to third-year medical students rotating through Psychiatry a... 
    Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI (Multiple Years) - 1/1/2018
  • Modulating Neurotransmitter Regulation to Keep You Moving. 
    Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA - 1/1/2012
  • Introduction to Autonomic and Neuromuscular Pharmacology 
    Louisiana State University School of Allied Health Professionals, Shreveport, LA, 2011, 2012 - 1/1/2012
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Other

  • Targeting the soluble GDNF family receptor alpha1 in the substantia nigra to reverse age-related bradykinesia [dissertation]. 
    Pruett BS, ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/1041044188
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center -Shreveport - 1/1/2012

Press Mentions

  • Open Letter to Alabama School Boards from 102 Mental Health Providers on Masks in Schools
    Open Letter to Alabama School Boards from 102 Mental Health Providers on Masks in SchoolsSeptember 1st, 2021

Grant Support

  • Organellar Na+/H+ Exchangers and Intracellular pH Regulation in Schizophrenia BrainNIMH2022–2027
  • “Organellar Na+/H+ Exchangers and pH Regulation in Schizophrenia”NIH Loan Repayment Program / NIMH2019–2021

Committees

  • Member, UAB Department of Psychiatry Compensation Committee 2021 - Present
  • Member, UAB Psychiatry Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee 2019 - Present
  • Member, UAB Suicide Prevention Leadership and Implementation Team 2019 - Present

Professional Memberships