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Timothy Brewerton, MD, Psychiatry, Mount Pleasant, SC

Timothy David Brewerton MD DLFAPA, FAED, DFAACAP, CEDS-S

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology


Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

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  • 208 Scott StMount Pleasant, SC 29464

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Summary

  • Dr. Brewerton is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he has a private practice and conducts research. He is currently: Senior Clinical Research Consultant for SunCloud Health, Senior Clinical Advisor for Eating Recovery Center Pathlight Behavioral Health Centers; Senior Research Consultant for Monte Nido. He is board certified in general, child/adolescent and forensic psychiatry, and addiction medicine. Dr. Brewerton received his Bachelors of Science degree from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) in 1974 and his MD degree from Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans, LA) in 1978. He completed a psychiatry residency training at the University of California at San Francisco in 1982, a research fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health (Bethesda, MD) in 1987 and a child-adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) in 1996. He is: Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry; Founding Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders; Former president of the Eating Disorders Research Society and the SC Psychiatric Association. He has presented at 450 presentations at regional, national and international conferences, authored 200 articles/chapters and edited 2 books, including a major textbook on the overlap between eating disorders and substance use disorders. He has served on the editorial board for multiple journals. He has been instrumental in exploring the overlaps between trauma, PTSD, dissociation, ADHD, eating disorders and substance use disorders, and has promoted integrated treatment approaches for these potentially life-threatening disorders. He is Executive Director of the documentary film (sylviadoc.com) about his 1st case of dissociative identity disorder.

Education & Training

  • Medical University of SC
    Medical University of SC1996
  • NIH Clinical Center
    NIH Clinical Center1987
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1982
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Psychiatry, 1978 - 1979
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State UniversityBS, Zoology, 1971 - 1974
  • Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State UniversityB.S., Zoology, Minor: Psychology, 1971 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1987 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2009 - 2013
  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 1982 - 1986
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1979 - 1983
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
  • Addiction Medicine
    American Society of Addiction MedicineAddiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Craig Johnson Award for Clinical Practice and Training National Eating Disorders Association, 2013
  • Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Teaching in Child/Adolescent Residency Program Medical University of South Carolina, 2013
  • Honorary Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (HCEDS) International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • Conceptualizing Primary and Secondary Pathological Exercise Using Available Measures of Excessive Exercise  
    Cunningham HE, Pearman S, Brewerton TD, International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1/20/2016
  • Associations between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Eating Disorders by Gender: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication  
    Brewerton TD, Duncan AE, European Eating Disorders Review, 1/1/2016
  • Novel Psychopharmacological Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: Psilocybin and MDMA  
    Mithoefer MC, Grob CS, Brewerton TD, Lancet Psychiatry, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Psychopharmacology of PTSD.
    Brewerton TD, 13th Hawaii International Summit on Preventing, Assessing and Treating Trauma across the Lifespan, Honolulu, HI, 1/28/2016
  • What Professionals Need to Know about PTSD: Personal and Professional Perspectives.
    Brewerton TD, Schaefer J, Annual Meeting of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, Amelia Island, FL, 1/17/2016
  • Trauma, PTSD and Eating Disorders: Integrating Personal and Professional Perspectives.
    Brewerton TD, Schaefer J, Alexander J, International Conference on Eating Disorders, Academy of Eating Disorders, San Francisco, CA, 1/4/2016
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Lectures

  • "Clinical and Research Perspectives on Patients with Eating Disorders and PTSD" 
    San Diego, CA - 1/30/2016
  • "Psychobiological and Psychopharmacological Perspectives of Suicide and Eating Disorders" 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/3/2016
  • Suicide and Eating Disorders: Psychobiological and Psychopharmacological Perspectives, In: Siegfried N, Bartlett M, Brewerton TD, Kolodner F, Broome K: Intervention an... 
    Boston, MA - 1/22/2015
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Other

  • "Exercise addiction" 
    Brewerton TD, Nautilus Magazine
    1/10/2016
  • Healthy Behaviors in Recovery: A Question of Balance. Moving toward Improvement, Not Perfection. 
    Brewerton TD, 2016 Gurze/Salucore Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue
    1/1/2016
  • "Hope in Recovery: A Panel Presentation" 
    Brewerton TD, National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
    The Hearth Center for Eating Disorders, Columbia, SC - 1/21/2015
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Authored Content

  • Seasonality of Cerebrospinal Fluid Monoamine Metabolite Concentrations and Their Associations with Meteorological Variables in HumansJanuary 2018
  • Seasonality of Cerebrospinal Fluid Monoamine Metabolite Concentrations and Their Associations with Meteorological Variables in HumansJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

  • PTSD Link to Food Addiction Seen in Report - US News
    PTSD Link to Food Addiction Seen in Report - US NewsSeptember 17th, 2014

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