Brian C. Coleman, DC, MHS
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, and Biostatistics (Health Informatics)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2023)
Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2023)
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University of Bridgeport, Chiropractic (2017)
University of Bridgeport, Chiropractic (2017)
BS
University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering (2013)
University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering (2013)
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Emergency Medicine
464 Congress Ave, Suite 260
New Haven, CT 06519
United States
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MHS
Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2023)
Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2023)
DC
University of Bridgeport, Chiropractic (2017)
University of Bridgeport, Chiropractic (2017)
BS
University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering (2013)
University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering (2013)
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Emergency Medicine
464 Congress Ave, Suite 260
New Haven, CT 06519
United States
Appointments
Education
MHS
Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2023)
Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2023)
DC
University of Bridgeport, Chiropractic (2017)
University of Bridgeport, Chiropractic (2017)
BS
University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering (2013)
University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering (2013)
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Emergency Medicine
464 Congress Ave, Suite 260
New Haven, CT 06519
United States
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, and Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
Biography
Brian C. Coleman, DC, MHS, is a clinician-scientist with a primary interest in the application of clinical informatics in pain research. Dr. Coleman’s background as a biomedical engineer, chiropractor, and informaticist has supported his early career work focusing on data mining, machine learning, and natural language processing of electronic health record data. He has published his research in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, including the application of machine learning and natural language processing to data collected in chiropractic clinics. He has also published on responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic during clinical research, including leading the publication of a measure to assess individual impacts on pragmatic clinical trial study participants.
Dr. Coleman’s work has focused on pain care and clinical research in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) as part of the Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Center at VA Connecticut. His responsibilities include collaboration with the VA's National Chiropractic Program Office, the VA Health Services Research & Development Pain/Opioid Consortium of Research, and the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory Coordinating Center (PMC3). Dr. Coleman also provides chiropractic care to U.S. military veterans at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Last Updated on October 18, 2023.
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Emergency Medicine
Assistant ProfessorPrimaryBiomedical Informatics & Data Science
Assistant ProfessorSecondaryBiostatistics
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Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Research (2023)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Informatics
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2020)
- DC
- University of Bridgeport, Chiropractic (2017)
- BS
- University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering (2013)
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Medical Research Interests
Chiropractic; Machine Learning; Medical Informatics; Natural Language Processing; Pain; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Veterans Health
Public Health Interests
Health Informatics; Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Clinical Trials; Implementation Science
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0000-0002-6926-5571
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Anthony J. Lisi, DC
Joseph Lucien Goulet, PhD, MS
Robert Kerns, PhD
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Sara N Edmond, PhD
30Publications
271Citations
Chiropractic
Veterans Health
Natural Language Processing
Pain
Publications
2026
Initiating Care for Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department of the Veterans Health Administration, Impact on the Location of Subsequent Visits
Penza C, Coleman B, Abel E, Brandt C, Lisi A, Runels T, Flack A, Williams A, Goulet J. Initiating Care for Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department of the Veterans Health Administration, Impact on the Location of Subsequent Visits. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2026, 7: 100367. DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow back pain visitsLow back painLow back pain carePrimary care clinicsVeterans Health AdministrationCare clinicsCare settingsPrimary careED/urgent careEmergency departmentVeterans AffairsHealth AdministrationInternational ClassificationLow back pain diagnosisICD-10Clinical characteristics of veteransInternational Classification of DiseasesCharacteristics of veteransSite of careICD-10 codesClassification of diseasesPrescription of opioidsNeck painED settingBack painChiropractor perspectives on the use of patient reported outcome measures: a survey of Veterans Health Administration chiropractors
Coleman B, Brandt C, Melnick E, Kawecki T, Heapy A, Lisi A. Chiropractor perspectives on the use of patient reported outcome measures: a survey of Veterans Health Administration chiropractors. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2026 PMID: 41851793, DOI: 10.1186/s12998-026-00631-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractors' perspectivesPROM useFollow-up visitOutcome measuresLow back painPoint of careChiropractic careChiropractic practiceNeck painChiropractorsBack painHealth systemWilcoxon signed-rank testHealth AdministrationPain presentationsPain intensitySurvey itemsComplaint categoriesDescriptive statisticsInitial visitResultsThe surveySigned-rank testAdministrative workflowKruskal-Wallis H test177 Baseline Psychosocial and Pain-related Characteristics of Veterans Receiving Pain Management Team Care in the Veterans Health Administration
Grant A, Coleman B, Snow J, Sandbrink F, Echevarria-Baez M, Murphy J, Becker W, Edmond S. 177 Baseline Psychosocial and Pain-related Characteristics of Veterans Receiving Pain Management Team Care in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 105824. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105824.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Impact of chiropractic care on opioid use for noncancer spine pain: systematic review and meta-analysis
Emary P, Corcoran K, Coleman B, Brown A, Ciraco C, DiDonato J, Wang L, Couban R, Sud A, Busse J. Impact of chiropractic care on opioid use for noncancer spine pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. PAIN Reports 2025, 11: e1374. PMID: 41404361, PMCID: PMC12705058, DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsChiropractic careRandomized Controlled TrialsSpine painCertainty evidenceSystematic reviewPrescription opioidsMeta-analysisSpine-related painOpioid useRisk of biasCertainty of evidenceChiropractic LiteratureChiropractic servicesPrescription opioid useWeb of ScienceMedical carePaired reviewersCareCohort studySubgroup effectsMeta-analysesControlled TrialsObservational studyPrescriptionPainPatient safety culture research within the chiropractic profession: a scoping review
Wright D, Kleppe M, Coleman B, Funabashi M, Ferguson A, Brown R, Rubinstein S, Salsbury S, Pohlman K. Patient safety culture research within the chiropractic profession: a scoping review. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2025, 33: 46. PMID: 41121121, PMCID: PMC12538883, DOI: 10.1186/s12998-025-00605-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatient safety cultureChiropractic professionSafety culturePatient safety attitudesSafety culture researchPatient Safety FrameworkPatient outcomesEvidence-based safety interventionsAction plan frameworkEnglish-language studiesChiropractic careChiropractic groupClinical decision makingInterprofessional collaborationInterprofessional engagementPatient engagementPatient safetyScoping ReviewComprehensive literature searchProvider safetyMethodsA comprehensive literature searchPrevent harmSafety interventionsAdverse event reportingInclusion criteriaManagement of low back pain among Medicaid beneficiaries: modalities, patterns, and perspectives across states
Tormohlen K, Luo C, Ahsan A, Coleman B, Dow P, Becker W, Haegerich T, McGinty E. Management of low back pain among Medicaid beneficiaries: modalities, patterns, and perspectives across states. Health Affairs Scholar 2025, 3: qxaf180. PMID: 41035929, PMCID: PMC12482911, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsLow back painLow-value careChronic pain expertsMedicaid beneficiariesPain expertsValue careBack painManagement of low back painLow back pain diagnosisLow back pain treatmentLong-term opioid therapyBack pain diagnosisBack pain treatmentNon-opioid analgesic medicationsNon-pharmacological methodsModality of treatmentCause of disabilityPatterns of treatmentConclusions BarriersOpioid therapyConservative therapyPain specialistsPain diagnosisHigh-dosePain treatmentCommentary on the Veterans Health Administration Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) pain measure set
Edmond S, Murphy J, Rogers D, Coleman B, Hadidi D, McMullen T, Sandbrink F. Commentary on the Veterans Health Administration Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) pain measure set. Pain Medicine 2025, 27: 1-3. PMID: 40607639, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaf088.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetricThe Impact of Chiropractic Care on Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Health Administration Patients Receiving Low Back Pain Care
Lisi A, Bastian L, Brandt C, Coleman B, Fenton B, King J, Goulet J. The Impact of Chiropractic Care on Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Health Administration Patients Receiving Low Back Pain Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 40: 3973-3981. PMID: 40394439, PMCID: PMC12686267, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09556-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsLow back painPrimary care providersVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractic careOpioid prescriptionsCare usersLow back pain careLow back pain visitsVA primary care providersElectronic health record dataVeterans Health Administration patientsBack pain careDesignCross-sectional analysisHealth record dataReceipt of opioid prescriptionsPain careCare providersPropensity-matched sampleFollow-upBack painHealthcare servicesVHA patientsHealth AdministrationVA patientsPotential confoundersAn exploration of trauma-informed care curricula in chiropractic programs: A scoping document analysis protocol
Bensel V, Cupler Z, Poppen O, Joyce J, Allgeier M, Wiles M, Driscoll M, Carbonelli-Cloutier K, Coleman B. An exploration of trauma-informed care curricula in chiropractic programs: A scoping document analysis protocol. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0321498. PMID: 40343894, PMCID: PMC12063856, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDoctor of chiropractic programTrauma-informed careChiropractic educationChiropractic programsTrauma-informed care trainingTrauma-informed care curriculumRisk of re-traumatizationSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationMental Health Services AdministrationSignificant public health issueHealth Services AdministrationPublic health issueChiropractic careChiropractic trainingImprove patient outcomesEnhance careCare curriculumHealthcare deliveryHealthcare settingsPhysical healthTrauma-exposed patientsServices AdministrationHealth issuesData extractionUnited StatesIdentifying Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Documentation in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Clinic Notes: Natural Language Processing Analysis
Coleman B, Corcoran K, Brandt C, Goulet J, Luther S, Lisi A. Identifying Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Documentation in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Clinic Notes: Natural Language Processing Analysis. JMIR Medical Informatics 2025, 13: e66466. PMID: 40173367, PMCID: PMC12038758, DOI: 10.2196/66466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractic careNatural language processingPROM useNatural language processing approachCare quality dataCare quality metricsHealth care systemText notesText matchingClinical textHealth cohortVisit notesCare systemHealth AdministrationNatural language processing modelsMeasure documentationBag-of-wordsConvolutional neural networkOutcome measuresQuality improvementCareRule-based methodClinical notes
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honor George B. McClelland Researcher of the Year Award
01/23/2026National AwardAmerican Chiropractic AssociationDetailsUnited Stateshonor Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08)
09/12/2022National AwardNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)DetailsUnited Stateshonor SpineLine's "20 Under 40"
06/25/2020International AwardNorth American Spine SocietyDetailsUnited States
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