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11301 Wilshire BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90073
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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
- Optimizing Psychotherapy for Older Veterans With Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2019 May 16
- vEAET for Older Veterans With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Pilot Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 15
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 - 10 citationsEmotional 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 PsychiatryMember
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