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Kathleen T. Brady

Kathleen T. Brady MD, PhD

Psychiatry
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

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Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D., has been named Vice President for Research at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). In this role, Brady is responsible for managing all aspects of basic, translational, and clinical research at MUSC, including all research regulatory and accreditation affairs, external research relations, and the development of the research enterprise.

Brady received her bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, her doctoral degree from the Medical College of Virginia, and her medical degree from MUSC, where she completed her residency and fellowship. She and her husband, R. B. Lydiard, M.D., Ph.D., are the parents of three daughters.

Brady is an internationally known researcher in drug and alcohol dependence. Her work has advanced scientific understanding of the biological and psycho-social gender differences in addictions and informed the development of medical and behavioral therapies best suited to women.

She was recognized in 2001 for these contributions with the Betty Ford Award and the South Carolina Woman of Achievement Award. Her mentoring of faculty and fellows has been recognized with the Marian W. Fischman Award from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and the MUSC Women Scholars Faculty Advancement Award.
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