ABOUT US
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Our vision is to relieve individual human suffering to improve the well-being of humankind and our planet.
Our mission is to conduct research, teach, and provide direct care using psychedelic medicine and other means to heal the minds and hearts of traumatized and vulnerable individuals and communities, alleviating transgenerational suffering.
The OMC Team
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Sylvestre Quevedo, MD
President and director of research
Principal investigator in a trial of MDMA-assisted therapy
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Sidney Edsall, MD
Director of Clinical Services
Integrative psychiatrist with a focus in treating trauma
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Emily Misnick
Clinical Research program manager
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Dr Audrey Redfield
Research Therapist
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Mai Shimada, MD
Clinical Study Physician
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Evan Sola
Research Therapist
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Raghu Appasani, MD
Clinical research rater
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Patricia Pop, MD
Clinical Research rater
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Dr Yotam Heineberg
Clinical research rater
Kaila Compton, MD
Research Therapist
Inna Zelikman
Clinical research rater