Dr. David Panting, MD, Addiction Psychiatrist
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Dr. David Panting, MD

Psychiatrist | Psychiatry

4/5(19)
855 Peter Bryce Blvd Tuscaloosa AL, 35401
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4/5

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Dr. David Panting is a general psychiatrist, with special interest in neuropsychiatric conditions, addiction medicine as well as interface of general medicine and mental illness. Dr Panting is board certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Alabama, College of Community Health Sciences, Tuscaloosa. His leadership roles include Medical Director of First Step of Sarasota. He retired from that position after 20 years of community service in 2019. He currently enjoys community work as Medical Director for the state of the Florida Volunteers of America program since 2010. He served as Medical Director of Manatee Memorial Hospital Department of Psychiatry (2011-2013), and was  Director of the Consultation Liaison and Emergency Department psychiatric services at that facility until September of 2024. Since 2005, after receiving an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at LECOM, he enjoyed teaching medical students and starting 2017 was a teacher for the Manatee Memorial Hospital Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residency program physicians as well as the Centerstone Psychiatry Residency program physicians.

He enjoys live music, long walks on the beach and outdoor activities, spending time with his wife and family in his North Georgia mountain cabin.

Education and Training

Allegheny Health Network Medic Psychiatry 1996

Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Honduras MD 1985

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology—Psychiatry

National Board of Physicians and Surgeons

American Board of Addiction Medicine

American Society of Addiction Medicine

Fellow American Society of Addiction Medicine FASAM

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Addiction MedicineNeuropsychiatryBuprenorphineTranscranial Magnetic StimulationNasal esketamineComplex Psychopharmacology

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Alabama, Department of Psychiatry Tuscaloosa 2024 - Present
  • Private Practice Psychiatry / Behavioral Health 1997 - Present
  • Medical Director Volunteers of America--Florida 2010 - Present
  • Medical Director / Addictions Receiving Facility-ARF First Step of Sarasota 2006 - 2019
  • Staff Psychiatrist Operation PAR 2010 - 2014
  • Medical Director Manatee Memorial Hospital 2011 - 2013
  • Staff Psychiatrist Florida Center for Addictions and Dual Disorders 2000 - 2006
  • Staff Psychiatrist Manatee Glens Corporation 1996 - 2000
  • Clinical Care Coordinator University of Miami Hospital And Clinics 1988 - 1992
  • Staff Physician Tela Railroad Company Hospital 1987 - 1988
  • Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry LECOM Bradenton Campus 2007 - 2024

Awards

  • Chief Resident 1996 Allegheny General Hospital Psychiatry 
  • Fellow 2017 American Society of Addiction Medicine 
  • Manatee County Medical Society Board Of Directors 2011  
  • Wyeth-Ayerst Resident Reporter to the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 1996  
  • Member of the Manuscript Review Board for the Journal “Hospital Physician” 2004  

Treatments

  • Opiate Dependence

Professional Memberships

  • Florida Medical Association  
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine  
  • Manatee County Medical Society  

Fellowships

  • Allegheny General Hospital/ Allegheny Neuropsychiatric Institute Electroconvulsive Therapy  1996

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Volunteers of America Florida

Professional Society Memberships

  • Manatee County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association, American Society of Addiction medicine

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Persistent work, drive to serve others, Family support

Areas of research

  • Brain imaging, Substance abuse

Dr. David Panting, MD's Practice location

University Medical Center, University of Alabama

855 Peter Bryce Blvd -
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
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Media Releases

Acclaimed Psychiatrist to Enhance Community Health Sciences Program with Extensive Experience in Neuropsychiatry and Addiction Medicine

Dr. David Panting, an esteemed general psychiatrist with a robust background in neuropsychiatric conditions and addiction medicine, has accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Alabama, College of Community Health Sciences, effective September 2024. He brings with him over two decades of dedicated service in the mental health field, having maintained a successful private practice in Bradenton, Florida, since 1997.

Education-wise, he received his medical degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras in 1985, before completing his residency in psychiatry at the Allegheny Neuropsychiatric Institute in 1996. He received specialized training in Electroconvulsive Therapy during his chief resident year at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He is currently an Attending Psychiatrist at Greenbrook TMS Therapy Center of Bradenton, where he supervises Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Nasal Esketamine therapies.

A board-certified psychiatrist and a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Dr. Panting’s leadership roles include serving as the Medical Director of First Step of Sarasota, where he played a pivotal role in establishing Florida's third Addiction Receiving Facility. After 20 years of community service, he retired from that position in 2019 but continues to actively contribute to the mental health landscape as the Medical Director for the Volunteers of America program in Florida, aimed at reducing public expenditures related to homelessness and hospitalization.

Continuously advancing his efforts, he is an active member of the Florida Medical Association, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the Manatee County Medical Society, the  American College of Forensic Examiners, the American Neuropsychiatric Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society, the American Medical Association, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and the Allegheny County Medical Society.

Currently, Dr. Panting is the lead for Consultation Liaison and Emergency Department psychiatric services at Manatee Memorial Hospital and has a rich history of teaching. Since 2005, he has held an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at LECOM, and since 2017, he has also instructed physicians in the Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residency program at Manatee Memorial Hospital, as well as the Centerstone Psychiatry Residency program.

On a more personal level, he attributes his success to his persistent work ethic, a deep drive to serve others, and the unwavering support of his family. Outside of his professional commitments, he enjoys live music, long walks on the beach, and spending quality time with his wife and family at their mountain cabin in North Georgia.

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