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Frank Brown, MD, Psychiatry, Decatur, GA

FrankWayneBrownMD

Psychiatry Decatur, GA

Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology

CMO/CQO Emory Decatur Hospital, Emory Hilladale Hospital, and Emory Long-Term Acute Care; Associate Professor (Tenured), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    2701 N. Decatur Road
    Decatur, GA 30033
    Phone+1 404-501-3473
    Fax+1 404-501-5627

Education & Training

  • Intermountain Health Care
    Intermountain Health CareNo degree, Advanced Training Program in Health Care Delivery Improvement, 2008 - 2008
  • California Coast University
    California Coast UniversityM.B.A., 1996 - 1997
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1989
  • University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine
    University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1984
  • Harding University
    Harding UniversityB.S., Chemistry, Magna cum Laude, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 1984 - 2026
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1984 - 2005
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Bowis Award The American College of Psychiatrists, 2013
  • Co-winner of the Cloie Presley Writers’ Award 2008
  • America’s Top Physicians Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2007-2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Public Safety Suicide: The Human Dimension Eds Mary Van Haute and John M Violanti (Book review)  
    Brown FW, JNMD, 1/1/2015
  • Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice, Helen Lavretsky (Book review)  
    Brown FW, Am J Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
  • Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychiatry, Eds Mugdha E Thakur, Dan G Blazer, and David C Steffens (Book review)  
    Brown FW, J Clin Psychiatry, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Gender differences in qualitative brain morphology findings in schizophrenia
    Lewine RRJ, Hudgins P, Brown FW, Caudle J, Risch SC, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO, 1/18/1993
  • White matter hyperintensity signals associated with vascular risk factors in schizophrenia
    Brown FW, Lewine RRJ, Risch SC, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO, 1/18/1993
  • White Matter Hyperintensity Signals in Psychiatric and Non-Psychiatric Subjects
    Brown FW, Lewine R, Hudgins P, Risch SC, International Congress on Schizophrenia Research; American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Tucson, AZ, 1991; San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1992, 1/14/1992
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Lectures

  • The Financing of Psychiatric Care: Past, Present, and Future 
    1/16/2016
  • Psychiatric Workforce Shortage 
    1/8/2016
  • Civil Commitment 
    1/6/2016
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Other

  • Passing on Tradition 
    Brown FW, Aging & Spirituality
    1/1/1995