NathanielClarkMD

Chief Medical Officer, Vanderbilt Behavioral Health

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As Chief Medical Officer of Vanderbilt Behavioral Health, I serve as the lead physician of the clinical faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. I founded and developed the Neuromodulation Program (including Electroconvulsive Therapy and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) into a busy service with 6 clinical providers, 2 nurses, and 2 support staff. I have received numerous teaching awards in the early career for Medical Student and Resident education at Vanderbilt, a top 15 medical school. My administrative duties include directly supervising a group of clinical directors who manage the clinical efforts of Vanderbilt Medical Group providers in the Department.

Clinical Teacher of the Year Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, 2011
AOA Honor Society, Faculty Inductee Vanderbilt University Medical School, 2010
Thomas E. Brittingham Clinical Teaching Award for Excellence in Clinical Education of Medical Students Vanderbilt University Medical School, 2009, 2012
Master Clinical Teacher Vanderbilt Medical School, Vanderbilt University Medical School, 2009
Resident Teaching Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, 2008
Recognition for Excellence in Clinical Teaching Tufts University Medical Center, 2007
Ruth Hunter Johnson Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry Clerkships
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PubMed

36 citations
Prospective Validation of an Electronic Health Record-Based, Real-Time Suicide Risk Model.
Colin G. Walsh, Kevin B. Johnson, Michael Ripperger, Sarah Sperry, Joyce Harris
JAMA Network Open. 2021-03-01
9 citations
Successful Re-exposure to Clozapine after Eosinophilia and Clinically Suspected Myocarditis
N. M. Granja-Ingram, Jason James, Nathaniel Clark, Jeffrey Stovall, Stephan Heckers
Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria. 2013-02-01

Journal Articles

Impedance testing on cochlear implants after electroconvulsive therapy
McRackan TR, Rivas A, Hedley-Williams A, Raj V, Dietrich MS, Clark NK, Labadie RF, J ECT, 1/1/2014
Electroconvulsive Therapy in a cochlear implant patient
Labadie, RF, Clark NK, Cobb CM, Benningfield MM, Fuchs DC, Otol Neurotol, 1/1/2010

Other

Innovative Treatments for Depression
Clark N, WTVF-TV NewsChannel5 Nashville, Vanderbilt Healthline
1/21/2013

Naomi Judd Championed Mental Health. Here's How You Can Find Help and Be an AdvocateMay 3rd, 2022
My Southern Health: Male Bonding Is Good for Your HealthFebruary 9th, 2018