I’m a psychiatrist and board-certified obesity medicine specialist. I help patients find balance in mind and body, supporting practical steps toward lasting wellness. I created our weight management program to provide compassionate, evidence-based care and celebrate every small success along the way
Deborah Brooks, MD
Publications
National Peer-Review Curricula
- DeJong SM, Alicata D, Brooks D, Khan S, Pruitt D, Ramtekkar U, Roth D, Vo Lan-Chi, Busch B, Myers K. Pediatric Telepsychiatry Curriculum for Graduate and Continuing Medical Education, May 2020. Available online at aadprt.org and at aacap.org.
Journal Articles
- Doddi, S. R., Pham, F., Wineke, J., Marano, C., & Brooks, D. (n.d.). Protracted psychiatric complications including psychosis in a Middle-Aged man after COVID-19 vaccination. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1097/jcp.0000000000001969
- Brooks D, Jani S. Rural and Frontier Communities. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2024 Oct;33(4):729-739. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2024.06.002. Epub 2024 Jul 20. PMID: 39277322.
- Jani S, Brooks D, Ochaney N, Ortiz A. Rural Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Journal of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. 2022; 2(2). 55-60.
- DeJong S, Brooks D, Khan S, Reaves S, Busch B, Alicata D, Ramtekkar U, Vo L, Pruitt D. The Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Telepsychiatry Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowships. Academic Psychiatry. 2021.doi: 10.1007/s40596-021-01563-3.
- Khan S, Myers K, Busch B, Brooks D, Alicata D, Ramtekkar U, Vo L, DeJong S. Development of a National Pediatric Telepsychiatry Curriculum for Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Continuing Medical Education (CME). Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2021.0024
- Gibbs W, Bell H, Ajith A, Sadtler K, Escuro K, Brooks D, Edwards S. Identification of 16p11.q2 deletion syndrome on a child inpatient psychiatric unit: A case report and call for inpatient genetic testing. J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2020; 1– 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12305
- Brooks DM, Kelly A, Sorkin JD, Koren D, Chng SY, Gallagher PR, Amin R, Dougherty S, Guo R, Marcus CL, Brooks LJ. “The Relationship Between Sleep Disordered Breathing, Blood Pressure, and Urinary Cortisol and Catecholamines Children.” J Clin Sleep Med. 2020; 16(6).
- Hughes T, Brooks D. “Grasping Gaming: Parent Management Training for Excessive Videogame Use in Children.” JAACAP. 2020; 59(7):794-796.
- Brooks DM, Brooks LJ. Reevaluating norms for childhood obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(11):1557–1558.
- Brooks DM, Brooks LJ. Interactions between sleep, sleep difficulties, and quality of life. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(4):541–542.
Book Chapters
- Edwards, S., & Brooks, D. (2025). Self-stimulating behavior. In American Academy of Pediatrics (Ed.), Signs and Symptoms in Pediatrics, 2nd edition (2nd ed.).
- Brooks DM, Brooks LJ: Sleep Testing in the Laboratory and Home, Pediatric Pulmonology, 2nd ed, Edited by Light MJ and Van Hook, K, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2023.
- Brooks DM, Jani S: Microaggressions and Refugee Health, Handbook of Refugee Experience, edited by Kottler J, Banu S, and Jani S, Cognella Publishing, 2020.
- Brooks DM, Brooks LJ: Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatric Pulmonology, Asthma, and Sleep Medicine: A Manual for Primary Care, Edited by Dozer A., American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018.
Ages
Locations
Columbia
Services
Adult Medication Management | Child and Adolescent Medication Management | Weight Management
