Dr. Brandon Birckhead

Biography

Brandon Birckhead is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He works in the Virtual Reality Immersive Technology Clinic and the Stanford Anxiety Depression Adult Psychological Treatment (ADAPT) clinic. He graduated as valedictorian in Biological Sciences from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and later earned an MD from Mayo Medical School. He also holds a master's degree in healthcare delivery science from Cedars-Sinai. His clinical work focuses on integrating evidence-based therapies including Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). He is particularly interested in treating adults suffering from anxiety disorders, PTSD, mood disorders, and OCD, and is committed to a collaborative and personalized treatment approach. His notable experiences include developing VR therapy recommendations for clinical trials and serving as a consultant for Apple, contributing to the Apple Vision Pro project. Additionally, he completed his psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also co-directed the virtual medicine conference from 2019 to 2020. His academic and clinical focus lies at the intersection of psychiatry, psychotherapy, and innovative virtual reality treatments.

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