Brian Cooke, MD

Dr. Cooke completed his Bachelor of Science from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.

He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed his residency in psychiatry at the University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore, Maryland. The program provided training in multiple settings, including the University of Maryland Medical Center which served a myriad of patients from around the state. He treated patients in the general adult inpatient psychiatric unit, a child and adolescent inpatient unit, and a geriatric psychiatry unit. Additionally, he provided outpatient care at the community outpatient clinics. He also trained at Sheppard Pratt Hospital, which included four general adult inpatient units, a trauma disorders unit, an eating disorders unit, a child and adolescent inpatient service, adult and child neuropsychiatric units, a psychotic disorders unit, co-occurring unit, outpatient clinics, services for geriatric psychiatry, chemical dependency, a general adult day hospital, and several specialty day hospitals. Other clinical care rotations included the Baltimore VA Hospital, Mercy Medical Center, and the State Mental Hygiene Administration System. During his fourth year, he served as chief resident in a leadership and administrative role. Awards included the Irving J. Taylor Award for Outstanding Resident Research and
the Dr. George U. Balis Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education.

He completed his Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut where he developed expertise in the complex intersection of psychiatry, law, ethics, and public policy. It gave him a broad-based training experience, with particular strengths in the areas of criminal law, public sector forensic psychiatry, and research.

He moved to Gainsville, Florida, where he was a faculty member of the University of Florida College of Medicine for over ten years. During that time, he treated patients in the psychiatry clinic and the hospital for a variety of mental conditions. He also taught medical students, law students, nursing students, psychiatry residents, and advanced forensic fellows. He was awarded the William “Buck” Ruffin Best Teach Award as well as a number of Exemplary Teacher Awards.

Most recently, he served on the faculty at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he was an Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Other leadership roles included serving as Associate Training Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship and the Medical Director at the Emory/Fulton County Jail Competency Restoration Program. He provided psychiatric services at the Emory Health Clinic as well.