BrianPBrennanMDMMSc

Psychiatry • Belmont, MA

Medical Director, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Institute, McLean Hospital

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Office
115 Mill St
Belmont, MA 02478
Phone+1 617-855-3910

Fax+1 617-855-3585

Summary

Dr. Brian Brennan is a psychiatrist in Belmont, MA and is affiliated with McLean Hospital. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 17 years. He is experienced in obsessive-compulsive disorder and mood disorders.

Education & Training

Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and TechnologyMMSc, Medical Science, 2008 - 2009
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2004
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2000
University of PennsylvaniaBA, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2001
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Boston Magazine Top Doctor 2017-2019

Clinical Trials

An Open-Label Trial of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 4
The Use of a Mitochondrial Enhancement Treatment in Bipolar Disorder Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
Change in Brain Bioenergetics in Bipolar Disorder in Response to Photic Stimulation Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Efficacy and Safety Study of Low-Dose Ondansetron For Adjunctive Therapy In Adult Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Bipolar Depression Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Withdrawn
Glutamatergic and GABAergic Mediators of Antidepressant Response in Major Depression Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 4
Trial of Low-Dose Xenon For The Treatment Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
A Trial of Intranasal Ketamine for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Individually Targeted Neuromodulation for Contamination-based OCD Start of enrollment: 2022 Jul 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1653 individuals: machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group.
Bo-Gyeom Kim, Gakyung Kim, Yoshinari Abe, Pino Alonso, Stephanie Ameis
Molecular Psychiatry. 2024-04-01
Correction: White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1653 individuals: machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group.
Bo-Gyeom Kim, Gakyung Kim, Yoshinari Abe, Pino Alonso, Stephanie Ameis
Molecular Psychiatry. 2024-04-01
Genome-wide association study identifies 30 obsessive-compulsive disorder associated loci.
Nora I Strom, Zachary F Gerring, Marco Galimberti, Dongmei Yu, Matthew W Halvorsen
Medrxiv. 2024-03-13

Journal Articles

Archival Report Use of an Individual-Level Approach to Identify Cortical Connectivity Biomarkers in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Jason W Krompinger, Brian P Brennan, Scott L Rauch, ScienceDirect
A Case of Severe Intractable Contamination-Based Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Alik S Widge, Brian P Brennan, JAMA
Neuroscientifically Informed Formulation and Treatment Planning for Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Darin D Dougherty, Alik S Widge, Scott L Rauch, Brian P Brennan, Sabine Wilhelm, JAMA

Authored Content

A Better OCD Treatment?November 2014

External Links

McLean Hospitalwww.mcleanhospital.org