DR. KATHLEEN BRADY
Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D. is an internationally known clinical and translational researcher and has been conducting scientific investigations and clinical work in the field of addictions and psychiatric disorders for over 30 years. Her research focuses on pharmacotherapy of substance use disorders, comorbidity of psychiatric disorders and addictions, gender differences and women’s issues in addictions, and the neurobiological connections between stress and addictions. She has received numerous federal research grants and has published over 400 peer-reviewed journal articles and co-edited 10 books. She is the Principal Investigator of MUSC’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), Principal Investigator of the Southern Consortium Node of the NIDA-funded Clinical Trials Network and Director of MUSC’s Women’s Research Center. Her dedication to furthering research careers has attracted a number of junior investigators and clinicians. Dr. Brady was featured in the 2006 HBO special Addiction and has won a Betty Ford Award for her contributions to research on women and substance use disorders. She is the former Vice President for Research at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has served as the President of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Use Disorders (AMERSA), the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and is the immediate past president of International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM).
