Faculty Associates

Robin Brey, MD

brey@uthscsa.edu              UTHSCSA Faculty Profile

Robin L. Brey, MD. Dr. Brey is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Neurology at UT Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA). She is the Associate Dean for Research of the UTHSCSA School of Medicine and the Deputy Director of the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science. She serves as the Chairperson for the NIH/NINDS Study section reviewing career development awards.

Dr. Brey's research interests include the study of the relationship between antiphospholipid antibodies and stroke as well as neuropsychiatric manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (NPSLE). Dr. Brey has participated in three expert panels on antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) (1996, 1998 and 2002) to help establish the appropriate criteria for clinical and laboratory diagnosis of the aPL Syndrome for research purposes. She also participated in the American College of Rheumatology NPSLE Case Definition Consensus Committee as an advisor in 1999 and was invited to participate in an NPSLE work-shop held in 1998 by NIH/NIAMS that was devoted to making recommendations for future research funding in the area of NPSLE. Dr. Brey has been the Principal Investigator on grants from the NIH and the American Heart Association. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) and the LFA executive committee to study Lupus flares.

Dr. Brey also serves on the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Board of Directors and is the Chairperson for the AAN Public Relations and Media Relations Committee. She was the founding section editor for the Patient Page in Neurology and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Now, the AAN publication for neurology patients, their families and the lay public.