Brian D. Barash

Brian D. Barash, M.D. is a Founder and Partner of Comprehensive Psychiatric Associates, a Psychiatric practice serving patients of all ages in the metropolitan Kansas City area. He also serves as a founding partner of CPA Clinical Research and has been involved in various clinical behavioral health trials. Dr. Barash graduated with Honors from the University of Kansas with his undergraduate degree in Human Biology. He completed medical school in 1995, also at the University of Kansas Medical School where he was honored with the Cogswell award for his performance in coursework in Anatomy and Cell Biology. Dr. Barash completed his Adult Psychiatry training in 1998 and after serving as Chief Resident at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, he then went on to finish a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Barash is a Board Certified Diplomate both in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Barash is Medical Director of Signature Behavioral Health Systems and supervises inpatient and outpatient services including Partial Hospital, Intensive Outpatient, and TMS therapy. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Kansas Medical Center and also an Associate Professor at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences where he frequently lectures and serves as a regular Preceptor of tomorrow’s leaders.