Research Interests

History of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies and Research

Biography

Emily Willow, MD (formerly Emily Williams, MD) is a board certified psychiatrist, researcher, and educator based in San Francisco, California. She is an ardent advocate for psychedelic medicine and has worked on multiple clinical trials investigating psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy – including both MDMA and psilocybin. She is a member of the clinical research team for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) at the San Francisco Insight and Integration Center. Additionally, Emily has a private practice in San Francisco, CA and is an attending psychiatrist at the University of California, San Francisco and Zuckerberg SF General Hospital in Psychiatric Emergency Services. She holds multiple mentorship and teaching roles including at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Center for Psychedelic Assisted Therapies and Research and the School of Consciousness and Transformation.

Education

MD, Medical University of South Carolina; BS, Clemson University

Courses

Psychedelic Medicine: Past, Present, Future