BrandonYarnsMD

Psychiatry • Los Angeles, CA

Geriatric Psychiatry, Pain Medicine

Physician

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Office
11301 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90073
Phone+1 310-478-3711

Education & Training

UCLA School of Public HealthMS, Health Policy and Management, 2016 - 2017
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2015 - 2016
University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 2011 - 2015
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2020
NM State Medical License 2011 - 2017
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) or Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Older Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 19
Completed
Not Applicable
Optimizing Psychotherapy for Older Veterans With Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2019 May 16
COMPLETED
NA
vEAET for Older Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Pilot Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 15
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The COVID-19 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) Online Trainee Curriculum: Program Evaluation and Future Directions.
Michelle L Conroy, Erica C Garcia-Pittman, Laura I van Dyck, Susan W Lehmann, Brandon C Yarns
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2025-03-01
The Impact of Stressful Life Events on Centralized Pain and Pain Intensity: A Combined Model Examining the Mediating Roles of Anger and Perceived Injustice Among Racia...
Joel Jin, Brandon C Yarns
The Journal of Pain. 2024-11-01
6 citations
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain in Older Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Brandon C Yarns, Nicholas J Jackson, Alexander Alas, Rebecca J Melrose, Mark A Lumley
JAMA Network Open. 2024-06-03

Authored Content

Sertraline for the Treatment of Depression in Vascular Cognitive ImpairmentApril 2018
Sertraline for the Treatment of Depression in Vascular Cognitive ImpairmentApril 2018
2017 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting Gay and Gray Session: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Transgender AgingFebruary 2018

Press Mentions

Building Your Clinician / Educator CareerMarch 16th, 2019
New Form of Psychotherapy Might Help Ease Chronic PainJune 20th, 2024
New Psychotherapy Treatment Reduces Chronic Pain in SeniorsJune 20th, 2024
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Grant Support

Optimizing Psychotherapy for Older Veterans with Chronic PainVA CSR&D2019–2024

Professional Memberships

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
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