Alexander Cole, M.D.

Biography

Alexander Cole, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. He is primarily involved in evaluating patients with treatment-resistant depression for advanced somatic interventions, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and intranasal esketamine.

Dr. Cole was born and raised in the Dallas metroplex. He graduated magna cum laude from Baylor University, majoring in biochemistry. While at Baylor, he was an elected member of the Student Senate; became chapter president of the Baylor chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a national coed service fraternity; and served as a supplemental instruction leader for the introductory chemistry sequence for science majors.

He attended medical school at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. At Pritzker, he graduated on the medical education track, served as a teaching assistant for multiple first- and second-year courses, served as an educational consultant at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and was a member of the school's admissions committee. He also served as co-president of Pritzker's Adolescent Substance Abuse Program, teaching middle school students about the function of the human body and the effects of drug use on physical health.

Dr. Cole returned to Dallas for his internship and psychiatry residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Health and Hospital System. During his residency, he was an American Psychiatric Association Leadership Fellow, an American College of Psychiatrists Psychiatry Resident-in-Training Exam (PRITE) Fellow, and a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal. He was awarded the Outstanding Resident Contribution to Medical Student Education award as a second-year resident, and graduated on the residency program's educator track. He served as Chief Resident of psychiatry and Chair of the Chief Residents' Council during his final year of residency training.

Dr. Cole's clinical interests include the evaluation and treatment of mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders. In addition to his work at Clements University Hospital, he works as an emergency room psychiatrist at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He is interested in medical education and is involved in teaching medical students and residents at both Zale Lipshy Pavilion – William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and Parkland Memorial Hospital.