Brian Miller
                                                                                Professor
                                        Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior
Bio
I am a tenured Professor and clinical schizophrenia researcher. I provide clinical care for patients with schizophrenia, and supervise and teach residents and medical students in psychiatry.
                                     
                                 
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        -  BRMILLER@augusta.edu
-  (762) 375-4445
-  (706) 721-1793
-  EG 3014
 
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                                                                    Education
                                    
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 MD, Medicine
Ohio State University, 2005
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 MPH, Public Health, General
Ohio State University, 2005
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 BS, Math
Vanderbilt University, 2000
Certifications
                                    
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 Certification in Psychiatry (#62271) 
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2011
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 PHY
GA Composite State Medical Brd, 2008
Awards & Honors
                                    
                                        - 
 Didactic Teacher of the Year
Department of Psychiatry, Augusta University, 2022
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 Exemplary Teaching Award
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 2021
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 Didactic Teacher of the Year
Department of Psychiatry, Augusta University, 2020
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 Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
2020
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 Exemplary Teaching Award
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 2020
 
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                                                             Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
                                        
                                        
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 PSRY 5000Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
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 PHAS 5200Essentials of Psychiatry
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 RPSY 5000Psychiatry
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 PSRY 5040Res Elec in Psychotic Disorder
 Teaching Interests 
                                        Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders
Antipsychotics
Epidemiology
Research Methodology
                                        
                                    
                                 
                             
                            
                            
                            
                                                                     Scholarship 
                                    Selected Recent Publications
                                                                    
                                    - Investigating the Diagnostic Stability of Schizophrenia vs Schizoaffective Disorder, 2023
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Research Analyzes Caffeine Intake and Levels in Smokers with Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia., 2023
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
-  Research Explores the Efficacy of Clozapine as a Treatment for Catatonia, 2023
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Lower adiponectin levels as a predictor of depressive  symptoms in African-American males with schizophrenia. , 2022
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Recurrent antimicrobial exposure and acute psychosis., 2022
 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
                                    Schizophrenia
Psychosis
Psychoneuroimmunology
Insomnia
Suicide
                                                                 
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                                                             Department Service
                                        
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                                            - 
 NIMH Loan Repayment Program
2016 - Present
Role:  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
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 American Journal of Psychiatry
2007 - Present
Role:  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
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 Biological Psychiatry
2007 - Present
Role:  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
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 BMC Psychiatry
2007 - Present
Role:  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
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 Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
2007 - Present
Role:  Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer