Medical Education

University of South Carolina School of Medicine, MD, 2001

Residencies

Cabarrus Family Medicine Northeast Medical Center, 2004

Fellowships

Primary Care Sports Medicine - Palmetto Health Richland, 2005

Specialties

Family Medicine
Primary Care/Sports Medicine

Board Certifications

American Board of Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine - Sports Medicine

Biography

Dr. Brian Keisler joined the faculty of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2005 after completing a primary care sports medicine fellowship with Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, South Carolina. He completed a residency with Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency at Northeast Medical Center, Concord, North Carolina, serving as chief resident during his final year. 

Dr. Keisler has a special interest in education and has won several teaching awards. In addition to his responsibilities in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Dr. Keisler began working in the USC SOM Office of Undergraduate Medical Education in 2019 as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum and Assessment.  He is currently serving in the role of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education on an interim basis.

Dr. Keisler has served on various committees for both the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Prisma Health Richland. 

A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Dr. Keisler earned a bachelor of science in biology. He continued his medical education in Columbia, receiving a doctor of medicine from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. 

Dr. Keisler is board certified in family medicine and has a certificate of added qualification in primary care sports medicine. His special interests include medical student education, hypertension, diabetes and sports medicine.