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Lawrence S. Gaines PhD, MA, BA

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Adult Psychiatry
  • Depression
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Psychiatry

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Center
1301 Medical Center Drive, Suite 1660
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic One Hundred Oaks
Vanderbilt Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 20500
Nashville, TN 37204

Services

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, 1965
  • Master of Arts - University of Maryland, College Park, 1968
  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Maryland, College Park, 1972
  • Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Dr. Gaines has shown great concern and provided life changing advice in the years since I began seeing him. I have dealt with mental illness for decades. The value of a good therapist cannot be overstated.
September 13, 2026
Dr. Gaines is very knowledgeable and gives me insights and tools to help me recover from poor self esteem and have less anxiety when dealing with my manager.
August 26, 2026
He always shows a lot of concern for what I'm going through.
August 20, 2026
Mr Gaines is very helpful
July 25, 2026
Dr. Gaines will always summarize what steps I need to take to improve my well being. He is knowledgeable and gives good llfe examples to make a point for my best understanding.
June 24, 2026
I have had many various BH providers in past 40 years and Dr. Gaines listened well and focused on me. He knew me pretty much in 45 minutes and gave me an assignment that made sense to me. I am grateful he is with me to help me find healing.
April 21, 2026
Excellent
April 21, 2026
Extremely knowledgeable
March 20, 2026
Dr Gaines listens carefully, is thoughtful and knowledgeable. He is forward thinking, meaning he thinks about how I can project into the future in a more healthy way.
February 16, 2026