Psychedelic Science 2025
Wesley Ryan, M.D. is board certified in both addiction psychiatry and adult psychiatry, and among the first to offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, both prescribing the medication and providing psychotherapy. He also offers psychedelic psychiatry consultations on such topics as HPPD, microdosing, and more.
He is author of a book chapter in The Ketamine Papers--Science, Therapy and Transformation (2017) and of various peer reviewed articles, presenter at various conferences (including KRIYA, Breaking Convention, MAPS Psychedelic Science), adherence rater for the MDMA-assisted psychotherapy clinical trials, and study physician / clinical trial site host for a trial sponsored by Cybin and Kernel.
Maintenance Intramuscular Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, a Retrospective Chart Review of Efficacy, Adverse Events, and Dropouts from a Community Practice
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2024;1–15.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2024.2421895
[recorded video talk, from ketamine international journal club, Dec 2024 ]
[full paper]
Ketamine discussion forums (via google groups)
PsyKe
https://groups.google.com/g/psyke-community
Ketamine for psychiatry, restricted to those with doctoral degrees
https://groups.google.com/ketamine-for-psychiatry
Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder - 5CAST with Andrew Callaghan (#4) feat. Dr. Wesley Ryan [ youtube video ]
Publications:
Castillo A, Dubois J, Field RM, et al. Measuring acute effects of subanesthetic ketamine on cerebrovascular hemodynamics in humans using TD-fNIRS. Scientific Reports. 2023;13:11665. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38258-8
Ryan W. Commentary on Ethical Guidelines for Ketamine Clinicians. The Journal of Psychedelic Psychiatry. 2020;2(4):20-23. [ full text ]
Ryan WC. Consider ketamine and psychotherapy combo. Clinical Psychiatry News. 2020, May 26. [ full text ]
Ryan WC, Marta CJ, Koek RJ (2016). Ketamine and depression: a review in The Ketamine Papers--Science, Therapy and Transformation. Santa Cruz, CA: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. [ pdf of the full chapter, or order the book via the publisher, or order the book via amazon ]
Marta CJ, Ryan WC, Kopelowicz A, Koek RJ. Mania following use of ibogaine: a case series. American Journal on Addictions. 2015;24(3):203-5. [ abstract ]
Ryan W. Research for prescription Cannabis is needed [letter to the editor]. Current Psychiatry. 2014;13(11):33-34. [ full text ]
Ryan WC, Marta CJ, Koek RJ. Ketamine and depression: a review. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies. 2014;33(2):40-74. [ full text ] [ mirror: full text ]