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Michelle Cochran, MD, Psychiatry, Nashville, TN

Michelle R M Cochran MD DLFAPA

Neuropsychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, Integrative Psychiatry


Chief Medical Officer, Synaptic Psych, formerly NeuroScience and TMS Treatment Centers

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  • 2125 Belcourt AveNashville, TN 37212

  • Phone+1 615-224-9800

  • Fax+1 615-224-9840

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Summary

  • Dr. Michelle Cochran is a psychiatrist based in Nashville, TN, specializing in neuromodulation neuropsychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative psychiatry. She graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and completed psychiatry residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She has received further certification in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) from Duke University Medical Center and the Berenson Allen Center for Neurostimulation. Dr. Cochran is the founder, president, and chief medical officer for Synaptic Psych: Hope for your Brain, formerly known as the NeuroScience & TMS Treatment Center. She has served as medical director for the Nashville Center for Hope & Healing previously. Her expertise includes treating severe depression and other psychiatric disorders, with notable work in TMS, reflected in her publication on TMS preservation strategies in the Journal of Affective Disorders. She is also recognized as a PULSES Course Director by the Clinical TMS Society.

Education & Training

  • Berenson Allen Center for Neurostimulation
    Berenson Allen Center for Neurostimulationcertification, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation , 2012 - 2012
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Duke University Medical Centercertification, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, 2011 - 2011
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1996
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1993 - 2026
  • Psychiatry
    National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • PULSES Course Director Clinical TMS Society

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Committees

  • President, Clinical TMS Society 2017 - 2018

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow
  • Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
    Member
  • Tennessee Medical Association
    Member
  • Nashville Academy of Medicine
    Member
  • Tennessee Women in Medicine
    Board member
  • Tennessee Psychiatric Association
    Member
  • Clinical TMS Society
    Member and Committee member

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