Dr. David Purselle, MD

About Dr. Purselle

Dr. Purselle graduated with honors in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt in 1992 before earning his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1996 and a Master of Science in Clinical Research at Emory University in 2005. He completed his psychiatry residency at Emory University School of Medicine from 1996 to 2000 and has been board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology since 2001.

His clinical career has spanned outpatient, emergency room, and inpatient settings at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Emory University Hospital, and Grady Hospital. He has served as the Director of Acute Mental Health Services and held a chair on the Mental Health Environment of Care Committee for the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Dr. Purselle is an adjunct faculty member at Morehouse School of Medicine and has served as a consultant for pharmaceutical corporations on the development of new mental health therapies.

His practice offers Ketamine/Spravato treatment and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy, with a clinical focus on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. He leads Advanced Discovery Research, a clinical research site, and has been principal investigator or co-investigator on more than 65 studies.