Dr. Brian C. Reed is a practicing family physician and the Founding Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Medicine. Dr. Reed grew up in the Sugar Land, Texas. He completed his undergraduate studies and medical degree at the University of Michigan. After graduation, Dr. Reed pursued a primary care specialty and completed his Family Medicine residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

In 2002, Dr. Reed returned to Houston and joined the faculty group at the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Shortly into his tenure at Baylor, Dr. Reed completed a HRSA sponsored abbreviated fellowship in faculty development and began to actively engage in teaching undergraduate medical students and family medicine residents.

During the last 3 years at the newly established University of Houston College of Medicine, Dr. Reed has been a key contributor to the development and implementation of an innovative curriculum that seeks to prepare future primary care physicians for an ever-changing environment. At the University of Houston College of Medicine, Dr. Reed co-directs a series of clinical focus sessions that introduce medical students to timely subjects such as the social determinants of health, health disparities, global health, pain management, end of life care and addiction.

In addition to being a medical educator, Dr. Reed has held various administrative positions throughout his career. These administrative roles include assistant chief of staff for Harris Health System’s ambulatory care services, vice chair, and interim chairman for Baylor’s Department of Family and Community Medicine. Prior to joining UH College of Medicine, he served as division director of Disease Control and Clinical Prevention at Harris County Public Health (HCPH). At HCPH, he served as one of the lead physicians at the NRG Stadium Hurricane Harvey shelter. Dr. Reed uses the lessons learned from these administrative positions to teach medical students, residents and junior faculty about the principles of quality improvement and public health.