Brian C. Coleman

Brian C. Coleman, DC, MHS, is an Assistant Professor at Yale University with joint appointments in Emergency Medicine, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, and Biostatistics. He serves as a clinician-scientist at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System's PRIME Center, focusing on pain care and clinical research for veterans.

Dr. Coleman's interdisciplinary work bridges clinical informatics, machine learning, and natural language processing to analyze electronic health records in chiropractic settings. His research particularly examines nonpharmacological pain management strategies and their impact on opioid prescription practices within the Veterans Health Administration.

Notable scientific contributions include:

• 2025 - First NLP analysis of chiropractic clinic notes for outcome measures
• 2024 - Global patient safety task force leadership
• 2023 - Chronic pain care quality indicators
• 2022 - K08 clinical scientist award from NCCIH

Key collaborations include:

• Anthony J. Lisi, DC - Chiropractic research
• Robert Kerns, PhD - Pain management
• Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH - Health informatics