Brent Forester, MDEnriched profile
Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center; Director of Behavioral Health, Tufts Medicine; Dr. Frances S. Arkin Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine · Tufts Medical Center / Tufts University School of Medicine (Tufts Medicine)
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Brent P. Forester, MD, is Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center. The public record shows 263 publications with 5,830 citations (h-index 42), centered on Bipolar Disorder, Depression (MDD). It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2009–2024).
- Top research focus: Bipolar Disorder
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Effects of Nicotinamide Riboside on Bioenergetics and Oxidative Stress in Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer's Dementia
Sponsor: Mclean Hospital
InvestigatorEarly phase 1CompletedNCT04430517 - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Agitation in Dementia (AD)
Sponsor: Brent Forester
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT03926520 - Study of Dronabinol Treatment for Depression and/or Anxiety in Older Patients
Sponsor: Mclean Hospital
InvestigatorWithdrawnNCT03369639
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20252 payments
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.Program year20231 payment
- Biogen, Inc.Program year20211 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2009–2024 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
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Office address
800 Washington Street, Farnsworth Building, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02111
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
Dartmouth Medical School (now Geisel School of Medicine)
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Harvard/MIT (Health Sciences and Technology)
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Dartmouth College
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →mcleanhospital.org ↗
- Distinguished Fellow
American Psychiatric Association
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Alzheimer's Association of Massachusetts/New Hampshire; former Chair, Medical Scientific Committee
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- Distinguished Fellow
American Psychiatric Association
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Former: Chief
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital; former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
2023verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →mcleanhospital.org ↗
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →usagainstalzheimers.org ↗
- Podcast: "Let's Talk About Aging With Dr. Brent Forester"
McLean Hospital podcast series
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Deconstructing Stigma campaign (Brigham and Women's / Mass General Brigham public art & mental health initiative)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/brent-forester-md
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researchgate.net/profile/Brent-Forester
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- Other
aagponline.org/member-contributions/podcast-lets-talk-about-aging-with-dr-brent-forester
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mcleanhospital.org/profile/brent-forester
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youtube.com/watch
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