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Gabriel Neal, MD, MA (Bioethics), HALM, FAAFP

Gabriel Neal
Gabriel Neal, MD, MA-Bioethics, HALM, FAAFP

Department Head, Primary Care and Rural Medicine

Clinical Professor

Contact

Primary Care and Rural Medicine
2900 East 29th Street
Suite 100
Bryan, TX 77802
gneal@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0399

Biography

Gabriel Neal, MD is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Primary Care & Rural Medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine.  He received his MD from the University of Oklahoma in 2001, completed his family medicine residency at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, OH, followed by an FM-OB fellowship n Spokane, WA.  He obtained a Master of Arts in Bioethics from Trinity International University in 2012. 

Dr. Neal first joined the Texas A&M College of Medicine as an adjunct faculty in 2008 then joined full time as faculty in the Texas A&M Family Medicine Residency in 2016.  He has taught in numerous pre-clinical and clinical courses for the College of Medicine.  A few of his clinical and educational leadership roles include having served as the Clerkship Director for Family Medicine, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine for the St. Joseph Hospitals, and Chief Clinical Officer for the College of Medicine.  

Dr. Neal's teaching illuminates applied evidence-based medical care and ethics.  He believes there is no better place to learn medicine than seated at the patient’s bedside. He was awarded Clinical Faculty Preceptor of the Year in 2011 and Outstanding Faculty in Family Medicine in 2019. He has authored several chapters in Swanson's Family Medicine Review and his work has been published in peer reviewed journals such as Medical Education, Family Medicine, and The Journal of Family Practice.

Education and Training

  • University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine, MD, 2001
  • Grant Medical Center, Family Medicine/Obstetrics Fellowship, 2006
  • Trinity International University, Chicago, MA, Bioethics, 2012

Professional Certifications

  • Board Certified in Family Medicine, ABFM
  • American Academy of Family Practice

Teaching Interests

  • Bioethics
  • Primary Care

Awards, Recognition and Service

  • Outstanding Faculty in Family Medicine- 2019
  • Clinical Faculty Preceptor of the Year-2011
  • Humanism in Medicine Award-2001

Memberships

  • American Board of Family Medicine Board Certification - 2004
  • American Academy of Family Practice Fellow
  • Institute for Healthcare Access Fellow – 2024

Representative Publications

Published Articles

  • Case Report: Life‑Threatening Fluoxetine‑Linked Postoperative Bleeding Informed by Pharmacogenetic Evaluation
  • Sara Rogers, Patrick J Silva, George Udeani, Monica Deleon, Sriarchala Mutyala, Ladan Panahi, Asim Abu-Baker, Gabriel Neal, Kenneth S Ramos
  • Drugs in R&D (2024) 24:117–121 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40268-023-00451-5
  • Maternal peripheral blood telomere length and preterm birth in African American women: a pilot study.Huang, W., Han, G., Taylor, B.D. et al.
  • Arch Gynecol Obstet (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07681-1
  • Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination as defense against SARS-CoV-2 (BADAS): a randomized controlled trial to protect healthcare workers in the USA by enhanced trained immune responses.
  • DiNardo, A.R., Arditi, M., Kamat, A.M. et al.
  • Trials 24, 636 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07662-w
  •  Sex Related Differences in Muscle Health and Metabolism in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Authors: Engelen MPKJ, Kirscher SK, Coyle KS, Argyelan D, Neal G, Dasarathy S, Deutz NEP
  • Clinical Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2023.06.031.

  • What I Remember
    Author: Gabriel Neal, MD
    Family Medicine. 2022;54(1):63-63. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2022.113058

  • The Effect of a Medical Student on Community Preceptor Productivity
    Authors: Hatfield J.; Neal G.; Isbell T.; Dickey D.
    Medical Education. 2022;1-7. doi:10.1111/medu.14733
  • Implementation of Pharmacogenomics and Artificial Intelligence Tools for Chronic Disease Management in Primary Care Setting  Authors: Silva, P.; Jacobs, D.; Kriak, J.; Abu-Baker, A.; Udeani, G.; Neal, G.; Ramos, K.

  • Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021 - Volume 11 - Number 6 - p 443

  • Suicide screening: How to recognize and treat at-risk adults
    Authors: Meredith Williamson, Brandon Williamson, Gabriel Neal, et al

  • The Journal of Family Practice: November 2019 - Volume 68 - No 9 - p 505-510

  •  In healthy postmenopausal women, what diet and exercise plan decreases fracture risk?
    Authors: Schandevel, Franchesca MD; Neal, Gabriel MD

  • Evidence-Based Practice: December 2018 - Volume 21 - Issue 9 - p 98–99

 

Posters

  • Telomere Length and Preterm Birth in Pregnant African Americans

  • Authors: Oluwadamilola Olowomeye, MPH , Weiyi Huang, MPH,  Brandie Taylor PhD, MPH, Gang Han, PhD, Gabe Neal, MD, MA, FAAFP,  Robin L. Page, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN

  • Presenter: Oluwadamilola Olowomeye, MPH
    Date: June 18, 2024
    Location: Society for Pediatric Perinatal Epidemiological Research Conference

 

  • The Effect of a Medical Student on Community Preceptor Productivity
    Authors: J. Hatfield, G. Neal, T. Isbell, D. Dickey
    Presenters: Jess Hatfield, Gabriel Neal
    Date Presented: January 26th, 2022
    Location: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference on Medical Student Education

 

  • Non-specific Effects of BCG Vaccination Enhancing Efficacy of COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccines
    Authors: K. Koster, Z. Spieler, G. Neal, M. Moule, A. Benjamin, M. Lebedev, S. Kumar, S. Lerner, R. Hutchison, T. Ofili, P. Avalos, G. Udeani, A. Kamat, M. Arditi, A. DiNardo, J. Cirillo
    Presenter: Kent Koster
    Presented: January 6, 2022
    Location: 2022 Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease Research Retreat

 

  • Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination in SARS-CoV-2: Assessing Cognitive and Brain Impacts
    Authors: I. Herrejon, K. Koster, G. Neal, J. Cirrillo, J. Bernard
    Presenter: I. Herrejon
    Date Presented: March 15, 2021
    Location: Cognitive Neuroscience Society Virtual Meeting

 

Published Book Chapters

  • Gabriel Neal, MA, MD and Jennifer L. Davis, MPH, MD.  Testicular Malignancies.  In: Domino FJ, Baldor RA, Barry KA, Golding J, Stephens MB. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2025. 33rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2025.  Published online 04/2024

 

  • Gabriel Neal, MA, MD, Dennis Garcia-Rhodes, MPH, MD and Kara Hensley, DO. Photodermatitis. In: Domino FJ, Baldor RA, Barry KA, Golding J, Stephens MB. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2025. 33rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2025.  Published online 04/2024

 

  • Tallia, A.F., Scherger, J.E., Dickey, N.E. (2021). Chapter 86 Exercise and Pregnancy: Swanson’s Family Medicine Review: A Problem Oriented approach.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

 

  • Tallia, A.F., Scherger, J.E., Dickey, N.E. (2021). Chapter 87 Common Problems of Pregnancy: Swanson’s Family Medicine Review: A Problem Oriented approach.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

 

  • Tallia, A.F., Scherger, J.E., Dickey, N.E. (2021). Chapter 101 Fever: Swanson’s Family Medicine Review: A Problem Oriented approach.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

 

  • Tallia, A.F., Scherger, J.E., Dickey, N.E. (2021). Chapter 110 Childhood Asthma: Swanson’s Family Medicine Review: A Problem Oriented approach.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

 

  • Tallia, A.F., Scherger, J.E., Dickey, N.E. (2021). Chapter 113 Cardiac Murmurs: Swanson’s Family Medicine Review: A Problem Oriented approach.  Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

 

  • Neal, G. (2017). Ethical Considerations of Illicit Prescription Use. In Brekken Shea, K., Darnell, G., Slagel, K., & Locklear, A. Introduction to the Science of Health and Fitness, 2nd edition (pp. 288-289). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

 

  • Neal, Gabriel. (2012). Ethical Considerations of Illicit Prescription Use. In Bounds, L., Brekken Shea, K., Agnor, D., & Darnell, G., Health and Fitness: Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle (p. 356). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.