Elizabeth Brannan, MD

Psychiatrist, Bradley Hospital

Elizabeth (Beth) Brannan, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and pediatrician working in the Intensive Program for OCD and Anxiety Disorders (PARC) at Bradley Hospital. A native of California, Dr. Brannan earned her bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford University and her medical degree from the University of California at Davis School of Medicine. She completed combined residency training in pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at Brown University in 2015, and she has happily worked at PARC ever since. She has held leadership roles in PARC, including training lead, community engagement lead, and most recently interim clinical director of the Intensive Program.

In her academic role, Dr. Brannan is an associate professor (clinician educator) of psychiatry and human behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Brannan served as the associate program director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship and the Triple Board Residency from 2020 to 2023, during which time she was instrumental in developing the training program’s curriculum in culturally responsive care.

Currently, Dr. Brannan is excited to bring her commitment to improving culturally responsive care to her role as a team member on Dr. Jennifer Freeman's $11 million PCORI-funded grant in which PARC is partnering with community-based mental health teams to disseminate evidence-based treatment for youth with anxiety disorders and OCD in a community-oriented and culturally responsive way. In addition to providing ongoing education in pediatric anxiety disorders and OCD in the academic and community settings, Dr. Brannan co-directed the first-year medical student brain and behavior course for six years, directed the longitudinal third-year medical student integration seminar for eight years, and led the development of medical school curricula on professional identity formation and formal skills training for managing emotions and navigating complex interpersonal interactions in healthcare.

Locations

Primary

Bradley Hospital
1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway
East Providence, RI 02915

Education

  • Medical School:  University of California at Davis, School of Medicine
  • Residency:  Rhode Island Hospital