I received my undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was a Johnston Scholar and graduated with a BA in Pre-Medicine and Latin American Studies. My MD was earned at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Internship and residency training took place at Columbia Presbyterian NYC and Ohio State University, Columbus OH. I completed a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at George Washington University/Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC.

Following training, I served as an associate professor (teaching and training medical students and residents) first at Harvard University, then at Brown University. At Brown, I led the consultation liaison service at Hasbro Children’s Hospital then worked as a staff member of an innovative intensive day treatment program for children and teens with severe combined medical/psychological disorders including diabetes, eating disorders, elimination disorders, cancers and psychosomatic disorders. I also ran a group for teenage siblings of children with disabilities. In 2015, I completed New York State’s Partners in Policymaking course to help families, individuals and professionals be more effective in influencing policy development and advocacy relating to the disabled.

Bari Hall has worked with Dr. Bruning since the opening of her private practice in 2007 and is the glue that holds the whole operation together. She can assist you with appointment scheduling, billing questions, prescription refill requests, and more. Bari is also a Certified Professional Coach, assisting youth and adult clients with education/career planning, decision making, motivation, and more.