Dr. McLeod-Bryant received his BA and MD at the University of Rochester and completed his residency in psychiatry at the Tufts-New England Medical Center in 1988. He has served on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Medical University of South Carolina, Meharry Medical College, and University of Miami. He has been a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), President of the South Carolina Psychiatric Association, and served as the APA Caucus of Black Psychiatrists’ Representative to the APA’s Assembly from 2003-2016. He is a recipient of the American Psychiatric Association’s Solomon Carter Fuller Award and a member of the American College of Psychiatrists. He has been President of the Black Psychiatrists of America, Inc. since November 2023. He is married to Dr. Sarah Denaud, a child and adolescent psychiatrist. He has three adult children, Sydney, Andrew, and Aaron, and granddaughters, Audrey and Amelia.