
Brandon Scott Pruett MD PhD (He/Him)
Psychopharmacology
Assistant Professor at UAB
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Ccb 4th Fl 1720th 2nd Ave SBirmingham, AL 35294
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Summary
- Dr. Brandon Pruett is a psychiatrist in Birmingham, AL and an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his medical degree and PhD from LSU Health in Shreveport, completed his residency in psychiatry at Brown University, and has been in practice sine 2018. He specializes in psychopharmacology and is experienced in the treatment of acute psychosis, schizophrenia, psychiatric emergencies, and mood and anxiety disorders.
Education & Training
Butler Hospital/Brown UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2018
LSU School of Medicine in ShreveportClass of 2014, MD
Louisiana State University School of Graduate StudiesPh.D., Pharmacology/Neuroscience, 2008 - 2012
Louisiana Scholars' College, Northwestern State UniversityBA, Liberal Arts with a concentration in Scientific Inquiry, Summa Cum Laude, 2002 - 2006
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2017 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- PGY-2 Faculty Recognition Award for excellence in knowledge, teaching, and mentorship Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, UAB, 2024
- Argus Award for Best MS2 Course – Neurosciences Module University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, 2023
- Chair's Choice Travel Fellowship Award Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2018
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 43 citationsMapping the cellular etiology of schizophrenia and complex brain phenotypes.Laramie E Duncan, Tayden Li, Madeleine Salem, Will Li, Leili Mortazavi
Nature Neuroscience. 2025-02-01 - 3 citationsOptimizing long-acting injectable antipsychotic safety and care continuity through documentation best practices.Amie R Throneberry, Bradley G Burk, Brandon S Pruett
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2025-01-01 - 16 citationsAntipsychotics and obsessive-compulsive disorder/obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A pharmacovigilance study of the FDA adverse event reporting system.Bradley G Burk, Tilyn DiGiacomo, Shea Polancich, Brandon S Pruett, Soumya Sivaraman
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 2023-07-01
Journal Articles
- Holistic Health: Bridging Disability and Mental Well-Being Promotion through Community EngagementLanzi RG, Behrens, TK, Black, JS, Upshaw, K, Sisson, GL, Pruett, BS, King, KM, ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, 3/2025
- Playing with a Full Dex of Cards: Treatment Resistant Depression with Suicidality Responds to Inpatient Dextromethorphan TherapyShapira I, Burk B, Hill H, Pruett BS, Psychiatry Research Case Reports, 6/2023
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Brain MRI morphometry changes associated with Na+/H+ Exchanger 6 mutations in Christianson syndrome.Pruett BS, Pescosolido MF, Best CR, Bradley R, Marsland H, and Morrow EM, Society of Biological Psychiatry; Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI, 2018; New York, NY, 2018, 1/1/2018
- Evaluating Models of Neuropsychiatric Illness Using Volumetric Analysis of Mouse Brain MRI.Pruett BS, Morrow EM, Mind Brain Research Day, Providence, RI, 1/1/2017
- Nigral GFR alpha1 expression as mediator of striatal GDNF impact: Evidence from aged and 6-OHDA lesioned rats.Salvatore MF, Kasanga EA, Owens C, Manfredsson FP, Richard AD, Pruett BS, Cantu M, Mcdivitt L, Tan C, Gajewski A, Latimer B, Society for Neuroscience 47th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2017
Lectures
- Psychosis and Movement Disorders given in conjunction with a Neurology resident around five times per year to third-year medical students rotating through Psychiatry a...Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI (Multiple Years) - 1/1/2018
- Modulating Neurotransmitter Regulation to Keep You Moving.Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA - 1/1/2012
- Introduction to Autonomic and Neuromuscular PharmacologyLouisiana State University School of Allied Health Professionals, Shreveport, LA, 2011, 2012 - 1/1/2012
Other
- Targeting the soluble GDNF family receptor alpha1 in the substantia nigra to reverse age-related bradykinesia [dissertation].Pruett BS, ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing
https://www.proquest.com/docview/1041044188
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center -Shreveport - 1/1/2012
Press Mentions
Open Letter to Alabama School Boards from 102 Mental Health Providers on Masks in SchoolsSeptember 1st, 2021
Grant Support
- Organellar Na+/H+ Exchangers and Intracellular pH Regulation in Schizophrenia BrainUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM2022–2026
- “Organellar Na+/H+ Exchangers and pH Regulation in Schizophrenia”NIH Loan Repayment Program / NIMH2019–2021
Committees
- Member, UAB Department of Psychiatry Compensation Committee 2021 - Present
- Member, UAB Psychiatry Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee 2019 - Present
- Member, UAB Suicide Prevention Leadership and Implementation Team 2019 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Society of Biological PsychiatryMember
External Links
- Pruett Labhttps://sites.uab.edu/pruettlab/
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