Michael Mithoefer
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Michael Mithoefer

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Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research

Biography

Michael Mithoefer, M.D., is a psychiatrist living in Asheville, NC, who, for 25 years, has specialized in experiential therapies for PTSD. He received his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and completed residency trainings in internal medicine at the University of Virginia and psychiatry at MUSC. Dr. Mithoefer has been board certified in psychiatry, emergency medicine and internal medicine. He is now Senior Medical Director for Medical Affairs, Training and Supervision at MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, where he is a member of the executive team. He and his wife, Annie Mithoefer, RN, completed the first MAPS-sponsored Phase II clinical trial testing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for crime-related PTSD, a subsequent study with military veterans, firefighters and police officers, and a pilot study treating couples with MDMA combined with Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD. He has been Medical Monitor for a series of six Phase 2 trials, which produced data that led to breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA. Since 2012, he and his wife have conducted training for research therapists and are now supervising therapists in ongoing MAPS Phase 3 clinical trials. He is a certified Grof Holotropic Breathwork facilitator and is trained in Internal Family Systems Therapy and EMDR. He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Affiliate Assistant Professor at MUSC.