AHMED TAHSEEN, MD

Physician-Scientist, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist

I’m practicing mostly in Colorado but seeing patients across the US. I spend most of my time as a medical director of research and clinical development at Biohaven Therapeutics, leading programs to discover novel therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders. I’ve been a part of several clinical trials with psychedelics during my psychiatry residency including: psilocybin for the treatment of OCD, psilocybin for the treatment of MDD, and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD (MAPS/Lykos). Since graduating, I’ve led clinical trials investigating novel therapies for the treatment of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and OCD.

I’ve continued as a Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry at Yale University where I completed my Psychiatry Residency. I graduated from the Neuroscience Research Training Program and was awarded the Thomas P. Detre Fellowship Award for Translational Neuroscience Research in Psychiatry, investigating a role for MDMA treatment in a stress-diathesis model relating PTSD to suicide. Courses I’ve taught include: ‘History of Psychedelics’ with the Yale Psychedelic Science Group; ‘Trauma-Informed Architecture’ with the Yale School of Architecture; ‘Somatoform Disorders’ with the Yale Physician Associate Department.

My other professional experiences include: clinical advisor for Radial Health; previous scientific advisor for Freedom Biosciences leading the development of scientific rationales for next-generation psychedelic compounds; Source Research Foundation Review Committee Member; New Haven Crisis Center Planning Committee; Admissions & On-Duty Psychiatrist at Silver Hill Hospital for three years.

My other postgraduate education includes: Certification in MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy with MAPS PBC/Lykos; Certificate in Psychedelics Therapies & Research with the California Institute of Integral Studies & Boston Psychedelic Research Group; Internal Family Systems Level 1 Training; Internal Family Systems, Intimacy from the Inside Out Couples Therapy Training.