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David C. Fipps, D.O.

  1. Psychiatrist

David Fipps, D.O., is an adult psychiatrist with sub-specialty training in consultation-liaison psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. His clinical focus includes:

  • Providing comprehensive consultation to ambulatory and hospitalized patients with mental health concerns in the context of complex medical comorbidities and/or addictive disorders.
  • Assessment and management of psychiatric aspects of organ transplantation including pretransplant screening, psychopharmacology in organ failure, and quality of life issues following transplantation.
  • Assessment and management psychiatric aspects of bariatric surgery including presurgical evaluations, perioperative mental health concerns, and psychopharmacology as it relates to restrictive and malabsorptive surgical procedures.

In addition, Dr. Fipps is active in both research and education. He provides mentorship to medical students, residents, and fellows. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and publishes in high impact scientific journals.

  1. 2023
    Fellowship - Addiction PsychiatryMayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  2. 2021
    Fellowship - Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryMayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  3. 2020
    Residency - PsychiatryUniversity of South Carolina
  4. 2016
    Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  5. 2011
    BS - Biology and Minor in Chemistry. Summa Cum LaudeSouthern Wesleyan University

Awards and honors

  1. 2025
    Mayo Clinic School Of Graduate Medical Education Health Care Disparities Award. Mayo Clinic
  2. 2024
    Most Downloaded Article of the YearJournal of the Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  3. 2024
    Stoudemire Innovations in Education AwardAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  4. 2024
    Dorfman Best Original Research Paper AwardAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  5. 2024
    Top Ten Most Influential Papers in Consultation Liaison PsychiatryAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  6. 2023
    Research Summit: Best Article in Psychosomatic CategoryMayo Clinic
  7. 2023
    Psychiatry Faculty Teacher of the Quarter AwardDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychology
  8. 2020
    Young Leadership Alumni AwardSouthern Wesleyan University
  9. 2020
    Prisma Health Department of Psychiatry Outstanding resident Research AwardUniversity of South Carolina
  10. 2020
    Prisma Health House Staff Research AwardUniversity of South Carolina
  11. 2019
    William Webb FellowshipAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  12. 2019
    Greenville Health System Psychiatry Resident Research AwardUniversity of South Carolina
  13. 2019
    National Alliance for Mental Illness Mental Health Professional Student AwardSoutheastern Symposium for Mental Health

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - present
    Chair of the SubcommitteeAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  2. 2024 - present
    MemberTransplant Ethics Advisory Board
  3. 2023 - present
    MemberCardiopulmonary Transplantation Selection Committee
  4. 2023 - present
    MemberThree Site Transplant Psychosocial Guidelines Committee
  5. 2023 - present
    MemberVascular Composite Allograph Transplantation Selection Committee
  6. 2023 - present
    MemberKidney Donor Transplantation Selection Committee
  7. 2022 - present
    Mentorship Subcommittee MemberAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  8. 2022 - present
    MemberApplicant Review Committee, Fellowship in Addictions Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Psychology
  9. 2021 - present
    Transplant Psychiatry Special Interest Group MemberAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
  10. 2021 - present
    Fellowship Education Committee MemberFellowship in Addictions Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic
  11. 2021 - present
    National Case Conference Moderator and Case Selection Committee MemberAcademy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

Publications