Gregory Scott Brown, MD, FAIHM, is a board-certified psychiatrist and director of the Center for Green Psychiatry. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Houston College of Medicine where he also serves as the psychiatry division director.
Dr. Brown completed residency in general psychiatry at the Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas and a fellowship in integrative medicine with the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM). He received a doctorate of medicine from the McGovern Medical School in Houston, a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Rice University, and he completed a Post-Baccalaureate Pre-medical Program at Johns Hopkins.
While in medical school, Dr. Brown participated in a rotation on the adolescent residential treatment unit at Harvard's McLean Hospital and during residency, he completed an adolescent mental health track allowing extended exposure to diagnosing and treating mental health concerns in young people.
Prior to starting medical school, Dr. Brown worked as a research coordinator in addiction psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and is co-author on several peer-reviewed studies on stimulant addiction.
Dr. Brown is a member of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and currently serves on the APA's Council on Communications. He is regularly seen in the media and his writing and commentary about mental health has been featured in the New York Times, Men's Health, and the Washington Post.
Dr. Brown is the author of the book The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life.
Dr. Brown is licensed by the Texas Medical Board and the Medical Board of California and is currently seeing patients in those two states via telemedicine.
Professional Areas of Interest
Integrative Medicine
Depression
Anxiety
Burnout
Sleep Disorders
Eating Disorders
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Adjustment Disorder